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Victorville mayor and mayor pro tem outline priorities: library, police facility, airport and wellness center
Summary
Mayor Liz Becerra and Mayor Pro Tem Bob Harriman discussed their backgrounds and highlighted priorities in the newly effective budget, including a new library, a planned police facility and the wellness center; Harriman also credited a 57% reduction in unhoused homelessness (claim made without supporting data in the episode).
Mayor Liz Becerra and Mayor Pro Tem Bob Harriman used a city podcast episode to describe personal backgrounds and highlight budget priorities that officials say will benefit community connections, public safety and economic development.
Becerra, who said she has lived in Victorville for six decades and served in public works before winning election, called community connections her top strategic goal and said she is excited about the new police facility plan. "We're saving money for a new home and that's going to be the Police Department's new home," Becerra said, describing the multi‑year nature of large capital projects.
Becerra highlighted the Brian Gangler Interchange as a completed infrastructure project that eased east‑west travel, and she described the new library — supported by a state Building Forward grant — as an important upcoming civic asset with a large new children's section.
Harriman said he first moved to Victorville in 1981 and praised the Southern California Logistics Airport as a regional economic engine that supports aviation, aerospace and industrial tenants. He also pointed to the wellness center as a successful initiative and stated, "Unhoused homelessness is down 57% in the city of Victorville." That figure was presented in the interview but the episode did not include the supporting data or timeframe for the percentage.
Both officials encouraged residents to use city resources and contact them through information posted on the City of Victorville website. The episode did not include formal votes or policy actions tied directly to the mayoral remarks; it served as a public‑facing profile and overview of priorities within the adopted budget.
