Remarks by Eric E. Alvarez
18 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“Thank you, Mayor. Yeah, this is one of those cool moments as serving as a council member, serving in local government. You get to acknowledge things like this. And not only is it cool, you guys as a car community, say you guys, but us, I'm out there, you guys see me and my family, my brother, my dad as well. Many of you guys know my family. But it's not only cool, but you guys have the disposition to change laws. You guys have the disposition to advocate at the state capitol before power, speaking to power, people in positions to literally change laws. And I think you guys have that. that…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. I want to start by highlighting some district, what was that? I want to start by highlighting some things I noticed throughout District 2, particularly Mancini Park. There's a new soccer league that launched early this year. It's the first year or one full year in operation. And they practice at Mancini Park. I drove to Mancini Park the other day. And the parking lot is like cracked asphalt and a bunch of just potholes and just unsafe. So I want to highlight that status of the parking lot at Mancini Park. for staff to assess it and see if we can develop a plan. If we already…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“What about an LLC with the same owner 100% exclusively? Wouldn't it be defined as the same?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“I mean, it's a pretty robust conversation we're having. I appreciate the appellant's representation. Nick, I respectfully hear what you said. Henry Ford probably didn't have all the knowledge in the world, but he could call on any expert to speak on his behalf. So I appreciate you for doing that and having the wisdom to tap somebody who can't speak intelligently on your behalf. So I'll say that. Also, I think that you provided a lot of logic rationale, reason. I don't think there's anything nefarious happening here. I do understand that this industry, the cannabis industry statewide and…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Thank you. I hope the record captures it, but I'll summarize. In the future, I don't think that two entities owned exclusively by the same individual movement of goods should not be taxed. I don't think that you see that in, you know, in BevMo, right? If I own two BevMo's, BevMo is a mainstream, you know, liquor and alcohol is a mainstream sector. What we're seeing, you know, in 2020, 2026, is similar to some of the policy and tax strategies and tactics that the government used in prohibition in the 1920s. And liquor now is a mainstream industry. And I think in 15, 20, 25 years, probably…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Owned exclusively by the same owner though, correct?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Well, thank you. I'm very proud to be here with you tonight. Tonight, I'm proud to recognize National Hispanic Heritage Month observed through, I think, September 15th, October 15th. uh... from not mistaken uh... this month gives us an opportunity to celebrate this uh... the generations of hispanic and latino residents who helped uh... shape our city through uh... culture entrepreneurship public service education uh... to our family are are are are traditions you name it uh... every walk of life is is is impacted by hispanic culture in california In Modesto, that legacy is visible through our…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. I want to echo the sentiments of my colleague, Council Member Rickey, in the vein of entrepreneurs and pop-up events and small micro-permitting. I had sent over a memo that my colleagues, Nick Bavaro, and Chris Rickey signed onto as well, over to staff a couple of weeks ago, that outlined some recommendations to provide the council some recommendations on micro permitting and options that are possible. And so I did get an update from staff, which I'm happy to report. They have been working collaboratively with different business stakeholders like the Chamber of Commerce,…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS TODAY. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, AS MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE DAVID WRIGHT MENTIONED, A NEW AQUATIC CENTER OPENING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, AND THE TREMENDOUS FEEDBACK IN TERMS OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE HAD FOR THE COMMUNITY. I THINK THIS, AS HE MENTIONED, THIS IS A JEWEL. BUT I WANT TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A LOOK BACK, RETROSPECTIVELY. The city manager had mentioned, you know, if we want more parks like this throughout our community here in Modesto, we find the funding, right? So I want to highlight some of the funding sources that made this 4th…”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“No, I haven't even had a conversation with them. OK. Paid to come out and speak and ask these particular questions.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Okay. We'll maintain order. Answer the question, sir.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“So you can ask us questions, but we can't ask you questions. We're here conducting the people's business. We're conducting the people's business.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Council member Alvarez. Thank you, Mayor. I want to thank everyone, all the residents who came and spoke on their concerns tonight.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. As you stated, I wish that this is a packed council chamber. I think the frustration lies in not hearing us respond substantively, which we cannot. We could respond to inquiries or public comment just, you know, just a little, just... NOT SUBSTANTIVELY, RIGHT? BUT THIS IS THE TIME DURING OUR COUNCIL COMMENTS WHERE WE CAN RESPOND WITH SUBSTANCE. SO THIS IS WHY I ALWAYS SHARE MY COUNCIL COMMENTS ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS IN CASE YOU GUYS FOLLOW ME OR DON'T FOLLOW ME THERE. I'LL REPOST THIS IN CASE YOU MISSED IT. I want to talk about four things tonight. I want to talk about…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. I appreciate that, Council Member Bavaro, that very, very thoughtful summary. I have done a relatively thorough research on this subject over the past several years, called it a millennial thing. But I'm very in tune with AI's progression, data centers, water consumptions, closed loop water systems that are proposed that are just, they're not reusing millions of gallons of water over and over, or they're using millions of gallons of water over and over and not. NEW ONE MILLION HERE TODAY, ANOTHER MILLION TOMORROW. THEY'RE USING THE SAME CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEM. AND DESPITE THAT,…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“President, apologies for the technical difficulties. I'm participating remotely under the just cause provisions of SB 707 due to a city-related conference. There are no other adults present in the room with me.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“No, I can hear you now. The cell cut out. All right. Pardon me? I can hear you now. The sound cut out for like 15 seconds. Okay.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026