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Resident Diana Esmeralda tells Adelanto council she lacks confidence in City Manager Jesse Flores

Adelanto City Council · May 11, 2026
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Summary

At the Sept. 11 Adelanto City Council meeting, resident Diana Esmeralda said she and others lack confidence in City Manager Jesse Flores, criticizing his timeliness on the budget, personnel decisions and record-keeping; council then announced three closed-session labor negotiations and moved into closed session.

Diana Esmeralda told the Adelanto City Council on Sept. 11 that the public does not have "a vote of confidence" in City Manager Jesse Flores and urged the council to consider his conduct.

"He does not have the character and integrity that the city of Adelanto needs in regards to our employees...or in regards to how he helps us," Esmeralda said during the public-comment period. She accused Flores of failing to deliver the budget on time, not creating requested…

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