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Mayor Tisdale rejects social-media claims, says his comments on sanctuary-city request were about public safety
Summary
Mayor Gerald Tisdale on July 10 rejected social-media claims that his remarks on a June 10 meeting urged residents to act against immigrants, saying his comments were meant to address public-safety concerns and urging critics to view the full meeting video on the city website.
Mayor Gerald Tisdale used council time on July 10 to rebut social-media claims that he had urged residents to act against immigrants or to support immigration enforcement.
Tisdale said posts by an influencer named Alan Vargas and statements attributed to the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice misrepresented remarks made at the June 10 council meeting. The mayor reiterated his June 10 remarks, saying, "the city…
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