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Last discussed Jan 13, 2026.
Public comments (48)
Wore a button in solidarity with anyone facing censure and urged the council to settle differences privately and behave like adults.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 1:31:01 →Questioned what the censure accomplishes, urging the council to work on potholes, budgets and pedestrian safety instead.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 1:35:35 →Called the censure retaliation against a councilmember who refuses to fall in line, arguing dissent is not misconduct.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 1:39:01 →Opposed the censure as a political hit piece ahead of an election and criticized selective enforcement of decorum rules.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 1:40:20 →Spoke with Daphney Yanez against the censure, saying it restricts her First Amendment rights and silences community voices.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 1:42:30 →A District 3 resident who opposed the censure as a decorum matter, not criminal misconduct, and criticized the $1.6 million spent in the last election cycle.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 1:46:06 →A District 5 business owner who spoke in solidarity with Sandoval, saying he is exposing truths the public doesn't otherwise see.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 1:48:00 →A fellow public servant who recounted Sandoval's help finding his missing mother and urged the council to halt the censure for lack of evidence.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 1:48:54 →A local educator and business owner who argued the censure lacks documentation and transparency and would chill free speech.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 1:51:00 →A District 5 resident who said the censure decision was pre-made and warned the public will remember the vote.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 1:53:00 →Called Sandoval's posts truth bombs and suggested all councilmembers take an ethics class together.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 1:55:05 →A former District 1 councilmember who called the censure political theater and a distraction ahead of the upcoming election.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 1:57:18 →A District 5 resident of roughly 70 years' meeting attendance who urged councilmembers to fill committee vacancies instead of pursuing the censure.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 1:59:42 →Strongly opposed the censure, invoking free speech rights and citing community problems like homelessness and youth violence.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:01:27 →Sandoval's brother, who argued the censure punishes transparency via social media and said disagreement is not misconduct.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:04:18 →A District 3 resident who sharply criticized the censure as a sham and detailed allegations against Councilmember Barajas's role in initiating it.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:08:00 →A 25-year District 2 resident who opposed the censure in English and Spanish, saying it sets a bad example for youth.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:10:52 →Alleged conflicts of interest involving campaign donations from a developer and criticized the City Attorney's office.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:13:01 →Spoke against the censure, saying revealing the truth is essential to democracy.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:15:30 →Said Sandoval fixes problems in her district even though it's not his, but also raised allegations about defamatory social media posts and FPPC complaint misuse.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:19:23 →Firmly opposed the censure, saying constituents aren't demanding it and it's about control rather than ethics.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 1:32:53 →Sandoval's wife, who asked the council not to silence her husband and noted young people are watching his videos.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:23:30 →Sandoval's son, a Rancho San Juan student, said his father's videos educate students about local politics and urged the council not to silence him.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:25:03 →Another of Sandoval's sons, who spoke emotionally in defense of his father and challenged councilmembers to meet with him.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:27:08 →Spoke emotionally against the censure, saying the council keeps residents in the dark while Sandoval does not.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:29:19 →NAACP president who urged councilmembers to develop thick skin, work with each other, and opposed the censure.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:30:53 →Gave mixed remarks about warnings she'd received about Sandoval but said she doesn't dislike him and urged civility.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 26:56 →One of the few speakers supporting the censure, calling it a necessary reprimand for misconduct and urging the council to work as a team.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:34:04 →Said the room overwhelmingly supports Sandoval and warned councilmembers they'd be valuing a few critics over the crowd.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:35:22 →Spoke against the censure, noting all councilmembers have access to social media and urging focus on what matters.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:37:32 →Spoke in Spanish and English for JAV Language Solutions, calling the censure a public shame and praising Sandoval's community outreach.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:40:47 →Spoke in Spanish and English opposing the censure, saying bullying and harassment of a working councilmember is wrong.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:43:34 →A former school board member who invoked MLK and Cesar Chavez, criticized the council's conduct, and asked members to do the right thing.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:45:10 →With the Salinas Monterey Homeless Union, played a video of Sandoval's posts, criticized ag-money influence in elections, and urged flipping council seats.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:49:07 →A student of public policy who argued the censure infringes constitutional rights and criticized the council for not engaging the public.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:51:42 →Sandoval's daughter, who admitted helping make his videos and asked what the council's agenda is, citing unaddressed community problems.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:53:51 →A lifelong Salinas resident who said the censure isn't fully vetted, warned about taxpayer costs, and urged the council not to vote for it.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:56:00 →Argued the censure rests on protected political speech and warns of legal risk and a chilling effect on council dissent.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 2:57:31 →A District 4 voter who said the council is wasting resources and that Sandoval's videos exist because others broke promises of transparency.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 3:00:23 →A public arts commissioner who compared censorship to Nazism and worried about the city's image with foreign dignitaries in town.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 3:01:58 →Called on the council to pay attention to residents' cries and reject the censure.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 3:04:06 →One of the few critical voices, saying Sandoval plays the victim and urging respect and unity on the council instead of social media bashing.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 3:32:09 →A District 5 member who defended Sandoval as a hard-working truth-teller and predicted the vote was already decided.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 3:14:32 →Spoke in Spanish and English, urging the council to spend its energy on streets, lighting, potholes and violence rather than the censure.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 3:38:34 →Shared a personal story of being charged without evidence and said Sandoval was the only councilmember who responded when she sought help for her child.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 3:27:08 →Called the censure wrong, urged the council to rescind it and apologize, and called Sandoval a good family man and councilman.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 3:29:32 →A former Salinas mayor who said harsh disagreements don't constitute decorum violations and censure should be used sparingly.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 3:23:03 →Urged the five councilmembers behind the censure to reflect and turn back to the people they committed to serve.
City Council — January 13, 2026 · 3:20:47 →