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	<title>Comments on: Porterville City Council member Rivas says he will not resign</title>
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		<title>By: Whistle blower</title>
		<link>https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-161715</link>
		<dc:creator>Whistle blower</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 18:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-161089&quot;&gt;Skeptical Skeptic&lt;/a&gt;.

I think a public records foya request would prove that miester is a liar. He said police and fire were fully staffed, yet they have unfilled and refunded positions. The council preaching about public safety actually defended the police and fire for a battleship and phallic monument to repay the political action people like Wells and Flowers that apparently got them elected. Blessings of liberty, more like blm defund the police agenda. Wolves in sheep’s clothing.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-161089">Skeptical Skeptic</a>.</p>
<p>I think a public records foya request would prove that miester is a liar. He said police and fire were fully staffed, yet they have unfilled and refunded positions. The council preaching about public safety actually defended the police and fire for a battleship and phallic monument to repay the political action people like Wells and Flowers that apparently got them elected. Blessings of liberty, more like blm defund the police agenda. Wolves in sheep’s clothing.</p>
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		<title>By: Greg Makervey</title>
		<link>https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-161503</link>
		<dc:creator>Greg Makervey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-161089&quot;&gt;Skeptical Skeptic&lt;/a&gt;.

Watching the public comments from the meeting, they state that the domicile is where you intend to return. So he intends to return to living with his wife, after his illegal position as the lackey for the required third vote to give the 5 minutes of fame Myster and the dictator McQuircky.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-161089">Skeptical Skeptic</a>.</p>
<p>Watching the public comments from the meeting, they state that the domicile is where you intend to return. So he intends to return to living with his wife, after his illegal position as the lackey for the required third vote to give the 5 minutes of fame Myster and the dictator McQuircky.</p>
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		<title>By: Skeptical Skeptic</title>
		<link>https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-161089</link>
		<dc:creator>Skeptical Skeptic</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 02:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-161060&quot;&gt;Greg Makervey&lt;/a&gt;.

You are spot on!! When I first read the list his handler provided, just about everything you say came to mind. He/they continue to lie and deceive the public. People need to ask why. Political stacking the deck to push through their extreme agenda.This council is out of control and it&#039;s likely to get worse.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-161060">Greg Makervey</a>.</p>
<p>You are spot on!! When I first read the list his handler provided, just about everything you say came to mind. He/they continue to lie and deceive the public. People need to ask why. Political stacking the deck to push through their extreme agenda.This council is out of control and it&#8217;s likely to get worse.</p>
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		<title>By: Guess who</title>
		<link>https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-161068</link>
		<dc:creator>Guess who</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-160778&quot;&gt;Brock Neeley&lt;/a&gt;.

He would not be double dipping, his calpers would transfer and he would retire at his highest two years.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-160778">Brock Neeley</a>.</p>
<p>He would not be double dipping, his calpers would transfer and he would retire at his highest two years.</p>
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		<title>By: Greg Makervey</title>
		<link>https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-161060</link>
		<dc:creator>Greg Makervey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My track record speaks for itself:
LIES AGAIN

Transformed the River Parkway into a safe, lit, family-friendly walkway.
Cleared zoning barriers so Papa’s Restaurant, Elevated Barbershop, Hawaiian BBQ, and Casino hotel could open or expand. THE TULE RIVER PARKWAY WAS DESIGNED AND PLANNED BEFORE YOU LIVED WITH YOUR DAUGHTER. PAPAS HAD NO ZONING ISSUE OTHER THAN THE MURAL SHOULD NOT CONTAIN ADVERTISING, ITS NOT ART IF IT PROMOTES BUSINESS. YOU WERE NOT IN ATTENDANCE FOR ANY OF THESE PROJECT REVIEWS. BIG LIE ABOUT THE CASINO HOTEL, THEY ARE A SOVEREIGN LAND, BUT YOU AREN&#039;T SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT, SO YOU LIE.
Called for line-item budget reports and discovered $13,000,000 unfunded liabilities. Approved a balance budget plan to account for all city expenses, moving forward. CLAIMING YOU FOUND WHAT EDDIE CLAIMS HE DISCOVERED, BUT EVERYONE ELSE ALREADY KNEW, ISN&#039;T A DISCOVERY, JUST YOU SHOWING YOUR IGNORANCE OF HOW CITY FINANCE WORKS. 
Pushed for the Buildout of the Westwood/190 round-about to end constant traffic jams. THIS WAS PLANNED WELL BEFORE YOU TOOK OFFICE, TYPICAL CO, WANTS TO BE A COP SO BAD, HE LIES LIKE THEM 
Cut government friction which allowed the building of the Chevron project, next to RJ Meat Locker. AGAIN YOU HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS PROJECT 
Rewrote the sign code — to reduce government restrictions on local businesses. TO FAVOR ONE GUY THAT COMPLAINED FOR KNOWINGLY DISREGARDING THE CITY ORDINANCE FOR BEING A COMMERCIAL SLUM LORD 
Chaired the Airport Advisory Committee — saved the hangars, stabilized the budget, kept pilots in Porterville HANGERS WERE NEVER ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK, 
Repaved and widened major roads — Plano, Date, Olive — ending the pothole roulette residents dealt with for years. PLANO DATE AND OLIVE HAVE NOT BEEN REPAVED OR WIDENED 
Redesigned the alternate bus routes linking the college and Family HealthCare Network, boosting ridership and unlocking future program funding. YOU DID FOLLOW THE BUSSES AROUND BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE SMARTER THAN EVERYONE, BUT EDDIE AND MASTER MEISTER JUST LET YOU HAVE THAT TO KEEP YOU ON YOUR KNEES BOWING TO THEM. YOU DISGRACE YOUR FAMILY, CAREER, COMMUNITY, AND HERITAGE KISSING THE RING OF YOUR MASTERS. RESIGN YOU COWARD. SO INVOLVED IN YOUR LIES, YOU BELIEVE THEM.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My track record speaks for itself:<br />
LIES AGAIN</p>
<p>Transformed the River Parkway into a safe, lit, family-friendly walkway.<br />
Cleared zoning barriers so Papa’s Restaurant, Elevated Barbershop, Hawaiian BBQ, and Casino hotel could open or expand. THE TULE RIVER PARKWAY WAS DESIGNED AND PLANNED BEFORE YOU LIVED WITH YOUR DAUGHTER. PAPAS HAD NO ZONING ISSUE OTHER THAN THE MURAL SHOULD NOT CONTAIN ADVERTISING, ITS NOT ART IF IT PROMOTES BUSINESS. YOU WERE NOT IN ATTENDANCE FOR ANY OF THESE PROJECT REVIEWS. BIG LIE ABOUT THE CASINO HOTEL, THEY ARE A SOVEREIGN LAND, BUT YOU AREN&#8217;T SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT, SO YOU LIE.<br />
Called for line-item budget reports and discovered $13,000,000 unfunded liabilities. Approved a balance budget plan to account for all city expenses, moving forward. CLAIMING YOU FOUND WHAT EDDIE CLAIMS HE DISCOVERED, BUT EVERYONE ELSE ALREADY KNEW, ISN&#8217;T A DISCOVERY, JUST YOU SHOWING YOUR IGNORANCE OF HOW CITY FINANCE WORKS.<br />
Pushed for the Buildout of the Westwood/190 round-about to end constant traffic jams. THIS WAS PLANNED WELL BEFORE YOU TOOK OFFICE, TYPICAL CO, WANTS TO BE A COP SO BAD, HE LIES LIKE THEM<br />
Cut government friction which allowed the building of the Chevron project, next to RJ Meat Locker. AGAIN YOU HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS PROJECT<br />
Rewrote the sign code — to reduce government restrictions on local businesses. TO FAVOR ONE GUY THAT COMPLAINED FOR KNOWINGLY DISREGARDING THE CITY ORDINANCE FOR BEING A COMMERCIAL SLUM LORD<br />
Chaired the Airport Advisory Committee — saved the hangars, stabilized the budget, kept pilots in Porterville HANGERS WERE NEVER ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK,<br />
Repaved and widened major roads — Plano, Date, Olive — ending the pothole roulette residents dealt with for years. PLANO DATE AND OLIVE HAVE NOT BEEN REPAVED OR WIDENED<br />
Redesigned the alternate bus routes linking the college and Family HealthCare Network, boosting ridership and unlocking future program funding. YOU DID FOLLOW THE BUSSES AROUND BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE SMARTER THAN EVERYONE, BUT EDDIE AND MASTER MEISTER JUST LET YOU HAVE THAT TO KEEP YOU ON YOUR KNEES BOWING TO THEM. YOU DISGRACE YOUR FAMILY, CAREER, COMMUNITY, AND HERITAGE KISSING THE RING OF YOUR MASTERS. RESIGN YOU COWARD. SO INVOLVED IN YOUR LIES, YOU BELIEVE THEM.</p>
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		<title>By: Brock Neeley</title>
		<link>https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-160778</link>
		<dc:creator>Brock Neeley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-160623&quot;&gt;Guess who&lt;/a&gt;.

Meister is already in CalPers and can not “double dip” in that.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-160623">Guess who</a>.</p>
<p>Meister is already in CalPers and can not “double dip” in that.</p>
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		<title>By: Paul Flores</title>
		<link>https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-160731</link>
		<dc:creator>Paul Flores</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-160617&quot;&gt;Greg Shelton&lt;/a&gt;.

You are a failure Greg Shelton and your Charter Review Committee proved it from day one how about you go talk to ai or something? Maybe you can clarify your lies with that thing?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-160617">Greg Shelton</a>.</p>
<p>You are a failure Greg Shelton and your Charter Review Committee proved it from day one how about you go talk to ai or something? Maybe you can clarify your lies with that thing?</p>
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		<title>By: Paul Flores</title>
		<link>https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-160730</link>
		<dc:creator>Paul Flores</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-160623&quot;&gt;Guess who&lt;/a&gt;.

I have no idea why people are trying to act like Raymond Beltran is upstanding when he isn&#039;t. That&#039;s how desperate people are with their trauma bond with these people. Beltran wants Voter ID, Beltran would self deport the second Trump told him to, Beltran is a documented liar from everything that has been reported even from 2017 Putnam Beat Podcast onwards...His wife is a liar too and plays cover for him and she works at Melson, Rafaella also works there too.

Theres no way a strong mayor will happen, what needs to happen is the firing of TREE and LEW and the destroying of the Charter completely.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-160623">Guess who</a>.</p>
<p>I have no idea why people are trying to act like Raymond Beltran is upstanding when he isn&#8217;t. That&#8217;s how desperate people are with their trauma bond with these people. Beltran wants Voter ID, Beltran would self deport the second Trump told him to, Beltran is a documented liar from everything that has been reported even from 2017 Putnam Beat Podcast onwards&#8230;His wife is a liar too and plays cover for him and she works at Melson, Rafaella also works there too.</p>
<p>Theres no way a strong mayor will happen, what needs to happen is the firing of TREE and LEW and the destroying of the Charter completely.</p>
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		<title>By: Paul Flores</title>
		<link>https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-160729</link>
		<dc:creator>Paul Flores</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-160652&quot;&gt;Brock Neeley&lt;/a&gt;.

I wrote about that in an article and studied that decision in detail just so you know Brock I saw it very clearly as well.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2025/12/08/porterville-city-council-member-rivas-says-he-will-not-resign/#comment-160652">Brock Neeley</a>.</p>
<p>I wrote about that in an article and studied that decision in detail just so you know Brock I saw it very clearly as well.</p>
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		<title>By: The Distorter; How a Charles Whisnand Byline Laundered a Josh Flowers / Blessings of Liberty Press Release to Valley Voice into &#8220;News&#8221; from Rivas &#8211; Paul Flores Writer</title>
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		<dc:creator>The Distorter; How a Charles Whisnand Byline Laundered a Josh Flowers / Blessings of Liberty Press Release to Valley Voice into &#8220;News&#8221; from Rivas &#8211; Paul Flores Writer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[&#8230;] Shelton says:December 8, 2025 at 6:45 pm (Commenter ID: 5a1807e4)Hello, I am Greg Shelton, the supposed “close associate to Rivas” that [&#8230;]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Shelton says:December 8, 2025 at 6:45 pm (Commenter ID: 5a1807e4)Hello, I am Greg Shelton, the supposed “close associate to Rivas” that [&#8230;]</p>
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