08/19/2026
🚨 HIGH DESERT, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FUNDING OUR PUBLIC SAFETY? 🚨
I was told by a Sheriff that part of the problem is funding.
Okay. Then let’s talk about funding.
If Hesperia doesn’t have enough patrol deputies to adequately cover our community, what about Victorville? Apple Valley? Barstow? Adelanto? Oak Hills? And all of the surrounding areas?
Are we really adequately staffed for the size of the High Desert and the number of people who live here now?
Because this isn’t just about traffic enforcement.
We’re talking about accidents, shootings, drug activity, burglaries, reckless driving and emergency calls happening every single day.
And then there is another serious concern residents have been talking about: 911 response and dispatch delays.
If someone is having a life-threatening emergency, we shouldn’t be sitting there wondering whether help is going to arrive in time.
God forbid something serious ever happens to someone I love. If I had to get them to a hospital myself because help wasn’t coming fast enough, I’d do what I had to do to save their life. That’s how scared people are becoming about whether help will arrive when they need it.
And before anyone gets angry with the deputies or dispatchers, I’m NOT blaming the people working the jobs.
I’m asking the people who control the funding:
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE THESE DEPARTMENTS HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE, EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES TO PROTECT THIS COMMUNITY?
Because if the answer is “there isn’t enough funding,” then tell us:
Where does the funding come from?
Who controls it?
How much is being allocated?
How much more is needed?
And what is the plan to keep up with the growth of the High Desert?
Our community has grown tremendously. We cannot keep operating like we’re the same population we were 10, 20 or 30 years ago.
This isn’t about politics.
This is about PUBLIC SAFETY.
We need answers.
We need transparency.
And most importantly, we need a plan.
Because waiting until another person dies, another family is devastated, or another emergency response fails is NOT a plan.
HIGH DESERT, WE DESERVE BETTER.
So I’m asking our city leaders, county officials and law enforcement leadership:
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?
City of Hesperia City of Victorville - Government City Of Barstow Town of Apple Valley, California