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Homeless residents tell Visalia council they experienced mistreatment at library; mayor notes library staff are county employees
Summary
Two speakers during work-session and regular public comment alleged racially tinged mistreatment by library security in June 2025 and asked the city to install cameras outside the Visalia Public Library; Mayor Brett Taylor said city staff will follow up but noted library employees are county employees outside city jurisdiction.
At the meeting’s public-comment periods, two residents who described themselves as homeless told council they experienced and documented an incident at the Visalia Public Library in June 2025 and urged city action.
One speaker, who first identified himself as Jesus Sanchez and later used the name Lou (“Chewy”) Sanchez, described being accused by library security and said he recorded a video of the incident on his…
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