Comments on: Sigala to Ask The Council to Consider Agendizing Items Addressing Unmasked Federal Agents, Impacts of National Healthcare Changes & Planning for a Future Softball Complex on the West Side

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 18:10:23 +0000

Okay…is there a point or motivation to your comment other than an attempt to imake it way more than what it is? Injecting “hate” where hate doesnt exist, is a stretching it. If you want to debate Sigalia’s accountability, or accountability to his D1 constituents, then we can have that discussion.

By: Barbara Kane

Barbara Kane — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:35:45 +0000

In reply to Frank.

You made some pretty good points here Frank that most regardless of their politics would be hard put to dispute. It okay to disagree with Mr. Sigalia, especially with you make some very good salient points, but why you felt the need to go foul and hateful is beyond me. You are obviously intelligent enough to know how to disagree in a respectful tone and manner.

By: Prince Bartel

Prince Bartel — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:19:06 +0000

This is laughable that an elected official, empowered with proposing and voting on local legislation, doesn’t understand the basic hierarchy between local, state, and federal government law. Totally unqualified to be on the Council. He needs to go back to his high school civics teacher and get some guidance.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:32:35 +0000

Regardless of where one stands on party affiliation, the United States citizen should be pissed at the failures of the government in protecting our borders, and more importantly, the demise of our immigration program and system. Past administrations have placated this topic in the name of votes. We currently have known terrorists, murderers, felons, all who are living within our borders, but Sigalia wants to focus his attention on a mask issue rather than demanding to know who is actually here and possibly living in District 1 of Tulare. Never-mind our borders are a thorough way for drugs, sex trafficking, and a socioeconomic demise but Sigalia ignores all those facts. Instead of placing his energy and focus on these pressing matters, he wants to direct TPD to be an enforcer over federal agents to ensure they don’t wear damn mask in the name of ‘safety.’ What about those of us who immigrated here legally, own a business, pay taxes, have our business broken into, have been subjected to the criminal element of Tulare – Jose, do we not matter, are you not worried about those citizens safety? If you have posers with mask pretending to be ICE, then go arrest them! There are laws against posing as a law officer. Not to be outdone by the ignorance of your self reported topic #1, you want to build another empty softball complex funded by tax payers! Sigalia, you are the epitome of what is wrong with the government and you need to be voted out. Actually Jose, you should just step down you are embarrassing Tulare.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:07:55 +0000

In reply to Steve.

I guess it is like seatbelt laws. When a few states implemented the laws, there was no federal law on seat belt requirements. After laws were passed by several states, the Federal Government implemented a national seat belt law. Now states cannot say the person does not have to wear seat belts. Als, consider helmet laws. Some states have them and some states don’t. There is no Federal law on it so it is not enforced.
Meaning, if the Feds have a law stating it can be done, then nothing a state can do about Federal Agents wearing face coverings. But, if there is no law, then it seems individual states have a say. Question is what is on the Federal books.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 21:39:16 +0000

Unfortunately, a city or state cannot get the Federal Government to change policies. To unmask Federal Agents is a Federal requirement. Anything passed by anyone else is not going to work. Federal Law supersedes lower laws. That is why fighting the Feds on Federal issues will not work how people are thinking it might (ie State immigration laws are superseded by Federal laws.)

By: Nonna

Nonna — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 16:49:01 +0000

In reply to Doreen Lacey.

I agree 100 percent. We purchased a house on the west side after living on the east side for many years. The change in daily life is jarring! The distance we have to travel for any conveniency is unacceptable.
We love our home but just traveling to the east side of town for everything feels extremely inconvenient and takes time out of your day. And still, new housing projects are being announced to be built here in the west side. Who is doing the planning?

By: Doreen Lacey

Doreen Lacey — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 01:19:18 +0000

Mr. Sigala. Please fight for businesses to come to the Westside..I love Valley drive in and El Padrinos and El Charro restaurant. But if you would tell these companies like Dutch Bros there is not a coffee place on the Westside so you will be very busy . And the same for other places taco bell.. McDonald’s..Canes..and a good priced Grocery store. I can’t even buy ice cream at foods co because by the time I get to my house in the Westside it’s melted.. houses are still being built and sold for $350,000-$500,000 and if residents can afford that they can afford to support these businesses.. but for some reason they council doesn’t think we can and always pushes the Eastside…the Westside residents work and pay taxes,shop and eat just like the Eastside ..why can’t we get some of the same benefits