Remarks by Brian Poochigian
83 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 4
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“So for me, I would get rid of the morning restriction. You know, I think about a lot of different places. I see Sam back over there, so I'll probably pick on like the Hyde. The Hyde's a breakfast place. If you want to do breakfast activities, you might have a DJ in there playing, nothing crazy. You know, some places might do events in the morning. I would say anything up to 10 p.m. and get rid of the early restrictions because I think you're putting the breakfast establishments Kind of behind a lot of times are gonna do bingo in the morning get people to come in or different events like that…”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
- Play at 44:33
“I see Renee nodding her head back there. Someone say yes.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Because if everything's transferable and nothing's changing, I don't know why we're making it more difficult. we can do a fee or something on that because it should be easy, like, hey, we're keeping everything the same, we're making no changes. I don't understand why we can't just transfer that over.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“All right, perfect. Yeah, great report. I'll be fully supportive, minus the change on the time restrictions.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Yeah, great presentation. I was talking to Council Member Nelson earlier. We talked about this six years ago. I'm glad to see it's coming to fruition. I'm really glad we listed the neighborhood's concerns and then worked with them and kind of, because obviously it's coming right next to their homes. They were concerns. I'm glad that we listened to them and addressed those. So great job. I'll be fully supportive of it tonight.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“I know. Good report. You know, I hate to see people pay more, but things need to be done. Things need to be fixed. I'm not a big fan of the basements. The more we could hide that so they're not in, people see them. I hate driving in the neighborhood and you see this big hole in there. So the more we can do to block that out for people, the better.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“I don't need a report. I asked to put this on the agenda. You know, water and electricity are things that we struggle with here in the city of Visalia. I heard a lot of people say Tulare County, we're in control of what we do with the city of Visalia. So we've got to focus what we do here. And groundwater and electricity are things that we struggle on a daily basis here. Projects come and we don't have the power to support high producing job creators. A data center is not a job creator and it's going to use so much groundwater and so much electricity. We always pride ourselves on very good…”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“You know, City of Visalia is the seat of the county. We're the biggest city in the county, and I think we need to send a message saying that We're going to set the precedent here that we're not going to allow data centers here and be the first one in Tulare County to say no to data centers. So with that, I will move to approve the request by Council Member Brian Pachigan, which is myself, to place an item on future regular city council meeting agenda to discuss a moratorium that would prohibit the development and approval of data centers and similar high-intensity use with significant water…”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“I don't need a report. So this is my third time up for a re-election. I didn't have an opponent this time. I do think it's good that people have the right to cross off their elected officials. That being said, it is a $20,000 expense. And that's why I want to say, you know, You can't even have a write-in campaign, from my understanding, correct? Because you have to be a qualified write-in.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“But if they do do that, then someone still has a write-in option, right? If we don't approve this tonight, then they have a write-in option?”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“I would really like to run against Mickey Mouse if possible, but that being said, I wouldn't want to take anyone's options if they want to become a write-in candidate at this point, so that's why I'm not going to be supportive of this tonight.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“I completely understand that. I just don't want to say that we took anyone's option away for running for office. That's why I asked the question, because if someone does want to run a rioting campaign against me, they have the right to do that, and I don't want to take that away from anybody. That's why I'm not supporting this today.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“The speech is mandatory, so you've got to say something.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“And then when they come up, they can stay up here too. We'll take a picture. All right, awesome.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
- Play at 37:39
“Hey, Sam. Sam. I don't believe you're going to retire in five years. I figure you're just going to keep working nonstop continuously.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“Yeah, great report. You know, just for public information, I asked this question when I met with code enforcement. And I said, isn't taking a shopping cart a crime? And they said, well, it has to be reported as a crime. Because if it's not reported, it's not a crime when someone takes a shopping cart. Because I would think you're walking out with a $1,000 car, however much it is, that should be considered a crime. It's not a crime until the store actually says, hey, they stole that and has to report it. So public knowledge, I didn't know that. I thought that was good information, passed it…”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“A quick question, I know we said new businesses, but what happens if an existing business pulls a permit for remodel with this kick in?”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“Yeah, great report. Quick question, this is all public knowledge, so at any time anyone requests, you have this information available at any point throughout the year, correct?”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“Yeah, like, great report. It just upsets me that the state puts these kind of requirements on you guys. You know, we have this information out there for anybody that wants it throughout the year, and the fact that the state continues to make you guys jump through hoops for this, it upsets me, but I'll be fully supportive of it because it's the law and I have to do it today. So, thank you.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
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“This is the first time we're doing this. Do people have to be in a waiting room by a certain time, or how is this working?”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Yeah, great report. You know, I think back seven years ago to Council Member Phil Cox saying, I'm tired of staring at empty buses. If no one's running, let's eliminate that route, and I think that's what we're doing. We're making this more efficient. Are we looking at different spots in the city where something like this could work, too? Like, are there certain hot spots we're looking at where, you know, a lot of, this is a popular route, but from there, people disperse. Is that how we're trying to set up, like, maybe like a grid system or something like that?”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
- Play at 26:37
“Perfect. Like I said, I think it's great. Everything sounds great. You know, when you think of Visalia, it's kind of like Los Angeles, kind of the same way. Transit doesn't really work in those kind of places. You look at New York, Boston, even San Francisco, those cities were built on walking. So you have districts where people go in a district and get to disperse where they want. Whereas Visalia, Los Angeles, newer cities are built by automobiles where people drive everywhere. So finding those deficiencies and see how we get better served and better utilize the public's money, I think is…”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Urban, any issues with the call system? I had one resident reach out saying that the call system wasn't working.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“But besides that, no other issues there?”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026