One Porterville
He campaigns as the peacemaker. The record shows a coordinated smear.
For months, an anonymous Facebook page called Porterville First has been used to smear Greg Meister—Taha Saleh’s opponent—and to divide the community with hate. It does not stop with Meister. It smears anyone around him, his allies and supporters, and has targeted even elected official's kids and family. The page’s purpose is simple: paint Meister as hateful, racist, and cruel, while Saleh stands apart as the unifier. His slogan is “One Porterville.” It's deceptive.
We've all seen the Facebook page. We've seen the childish emojis and namecalling, the timewasting AI slop poems, and the same few people that always flock to comment, like, and promote these posts. They're not interested in the truth. They're interested in the drama. They're interested in the hate. They're interested in the division.
They regularly claim to have “receipts.” What they post is a sliver of information: a line from a document, a few second of a video, cut free of the context that would let anyone judge it. Ask for the rest of the record and they refuse to produce it. Ask a question, and they dismiss you with “do your research.” They've even gone as far as to create fake records to support their claims. It's a disgrace.
The files on this site show something else. That vicious, divisive page was not a stray activist account. It was part of a campaign strategy: Saleh requested Meister’s filings, received them, called them “perfect,” and about an hour later those records were on Porterville First—among the very first posts after the page was created. He runs it with others as a coordinated plan to influence an election. He hopes that enough hate will get him elected.
When he got caught — rather than address and clarify the matter head on, he deflected and threatened to chill free speech via a cease-and-desist. Good leadership does not deflect accountability.
This isn't some rumor. It is a proveable documented sequence—City emails and screenshots taken at the time.
- Saleh requests campaign statements and prioritizes Greg Meister’s records.
- Porterville First appears.
- The City sends the requested records to Saleh.
- Saleh replies, “This is perfect.”
- Porterville First publishes material from Meister’s campaign statement.
March 19, 2026
Saleh requests the records
At 12:44 p.m. on March 19, Saleh contacted the Porterville City Clerk’s Office for past campaign-finance statements.
At 4:26 p.m., after the City asked whose records he wanted, he requested filings for all City Council candidates from 2022 and 2024.
At 4:52 p.m., he said whose records should come first:
“If time becomes an issue, we can prioritize the records for Greg Meister and Ed to start.”
Taha's Emails (PDF) — March 19–24 email chain with the Porterville City Clerk’s Office, including the records request, the Meister priority, delivery of the filings, and Saleh’s 8:18 p.m. reply.
March 22, 2026
Porterville First appears
Three days after Saleh requested the records—and after he specifically prioritized Greg Meister—the Porterville First Facebook page appeared. Its first post is dated March 22. When the page first started, the Meister records were among the very first things it published.
Very first post on Porterville First — dated March 22, three days after Saleh requested the records. Facebook post.
March 24, 2026
Saleh receives Meister’s records
At 1:50 p.m. on March 24, the City Clerk’s Office emailed Saleh the requested campaign-finance documents.
At 8:18 p.m., Saleh replied:
“This is perfect, thank you so much!”
Those messages are in the same email chain.
About one hour later
The records appear on Porterville First
A screenshot taken at 4:21 a.m. on March 25 shows Porterville First displaying information from Meister’s campaign statement. Facebook marked the post as seven hours old.
That puts publication at about 9:21 p.m. on March 24—roughly one hour after Saleh wrote that the records were “perfect.”
Within about an hour of Saleh praising the records he had received, those records were being used by Porterville First to attack a political figure whose filings he had specifically asked the City to prioritize.
That timing is not speculation. It is in the files.
Original screenshot of the Porterville First records post — the picture file includes the original metadata timestamp.
iPhone screenshot of when that photo was taken — this was the picture provided to the Council.
Screenshot of the records, posted March 25 — the day after Saleh’s records request was fulfilled.
What the record shows
What this evidence establishes—and what it raises
The documents show Saleh asked for Meister’s filings, got them, called them “perfect,” and that those records were on Porterville First about an hour later, among the first posts.
A Meta “Your Pages” export later provided by Taha that omits Porterville First does not explain that timing.
After the September 1 Council meeting he still has not explained how his records got there so fast.
Taha Saleh should answer these questions:
How were Meister’s records on Porterville First about an hour after Saleh received them?
As a candidate campainging for Unity and One Porterville, why has Taha not denounced Porterville First months ago?
Why has Taha been active in their comments and content?
Why did he not answer that at the September 1 Council meeting?
Why send a cease-and-desist instead of explaining the timeline?
Porterville deserve clarity. Ultimately, thep People will decide if this is the sort of leader they want.
Why it matters
That is not a peacemaker. That is not a leader.
Porterville First does not invite debate. It beleaguers and silences anyone who dissents. It smears people. It blocks those who ask questions. It acts as an enforcer of its own “truth.” It treats disagreement as something to crush.
Taha Saleh is implicated in this. He has not denied or clarified his involvement in the Porterville First page - likely due to that it is hard to escape the connection.
Porterville deserves better.
The record continues
Cease and desist
Saleh sent a cease-and-desist asking this site to stop saying he runs Porterville First. He attached a Meta export. The export does not explain the March 24 timing. The response rejects the demand in full under principles of the First Amendment.
Cease and desist from Taha Saleh (PDF) — September 6, 2026 letter asking TahaGate to stop publishing the claim that he runs, owns, administers, or controls Porterville First.
Attachment he provided: Your Pages (PDF) — Meta/Facebook export later provided by Taha, generated September 4, 2026. It lists Shop N Save Market and Henderson Avenue Chevron. Porterville First is not listed. The export does not explain the March 24 timing.
Response to Taha Saleh's cease-and-desist (PDF) — September 8, 2026 letter rejecting the demand in full under principles of the First Amendment.
Record in brief
Who, what, and when
- Who is Taha Saleh?
- Taha Saleh is a candidate for Porterville, California. The documents show he asked for Meister’s filings, got them, called them “perfect,” and that those records were on Porterville First about an hour later, among the first posts.
- What is Porterville First?
- An anonymous Facebook page used to smear Greg Meister—Taha Saleh’s opponent—and to divide the community with hate. It smears anyone around him, his allies and supporters, and has targeted even elected official's kids and family. Its first post is dated March 22, 2026, three days after Saleh requested Meister’s records. The page’s purpose is simple: paint Meister as hateful, racist, and cruel, while Saleh stands apart as the unifier. His slogan is “One Porterville.” It's deceptive.
- What do the City of Porterville emails show?
- Saleh requested Greg Meister’s campaign-finance filings on March 19, received them on March 24 at 1:50 p.m., and replied “This is perfect” at 8:18 p.m.
- When did those records appear on Porterville First?
- Screenshots place publication at about 9:21 p.m. on March 24—roughly one hour after Saleh called the records “perfect,” and among the page’s first posts. They have deleted the original post, but reposted it the next day, March 25. The March 25 reel is still live.
- What does this evidence establish?
- The documents show Saleh asked for Meister’s filings, got them, called them “perfect,” and that those records were on Porterville First about an hour later, among the first posts. A Meta “Your Pages” export later provided by Taha that omits Porterville First does not explain that timing. After the September 1 Council meeting he still has not explained how his records got there so fast.
- What is the cease-and-desist?
- Saleh sent a cease-and-desist asking this site to stop saying he runs Porterville First. He attached a Meta export. The export does not explain the March 24 timing. The response rejects the demand in full under principles of the First Amendment.