The 20th episode of our City Podcast, What's the Tea VV?, is a live recording of our Victorville State of the City presentation at a meeting of the Greater High Desert Chamber of Commerce. It was another year for the books, and we invite you to check out the progress we've made toward our strategic goals of a safer, greener, fiscally-healthy Victorville with strong community connections, improved infrastructure, a thriving economy, and reduced homelessness.

We will be taking a short break in April to reformat the show but will be back in May with a new and improved City Podcast!

The City of Victorville just opened their brand new City Library, located at 14144 Green Tree Blvd. In this episode of our podcast, we sit down with Joe Slegers from our Building Department to talk about everything that went into planning and executing the expansion and move of the Victorville City Library. We also sit down with City Librarian Arnold Castro to talk about the library's new features, programming, and resources available to the community. Tune in now!

See the impact our Wellness Center is having through the eyes of Bridgette, a successful client who is graduating to permanent housing. From the outreach offered by our City of Victorville Homeless Engagement Team to the wraparound support and healthcare provided at the Center, every client receives a wellness plan curated specifically to their unique needs. In just two years, over 200 individuals have graduated from our Wellness Center into permanent housing, and unsheltered homelessness has decreased by 57% in Victorville. This is Bridgette's Route to Wellness.

Many new businesses have come to the City of Victorville in the past year, and even more are in the works!  In this episode of our podcast, we sit down with Rebecca Carrillo from our Economic Development Team to talk about the many things we are doing to attract new business to our community and the importance of shopping locally.  Tune in now!

Tune in for the newest episode of "What's the Tea, VV?"! In this episode we learn what it's like to serve in the armed forces from a few of our #cityofvv employees who are Veterans. They served our Country and continue their service today for our community. This audio/visual program is available on YouTube and all podcast hosting platforms.  Find the links at VictorvilleCA.gov/StayConnected.

Because increased Public Safety is an issue of most concern to our community, it is one of our strategic goals. Learn more about our commitment to increasing Public Safety, and how we are utilizing Measure P revenue to assist in our City enhancements. We sit down with Deputy City Manager, Tony Camargo and Captain Davenport to learn more about how Public Safety is a priority in our City. It's available on YouTube and all podcast hosting platforms.  Find the links at VictorvilleCA.gov/StayConnected.

Get to know how our Public Information Office works and the many ways you can stay connected with the City of Victorville in the latest episode of our City podcast, "What's the Tea, VV?"  It's available on YouTube and all podcast hosting platforms.  Find the links at VictorvilleCA.gov/StayConnected.

With the recent approval of our fiscal year 2025/2026 budget, we took the opportunity to sit down with our City Manager, Keith Metzler as he explains how the Capital Improvement Program works.  Tune in to learn how our City prioritizes improvement projects and which are included in this year's budget. We also sit down with our Council Members Tiffany Gaudin, Leslie Irving, and Debra Jones to get to know them more! This audio/visual program is available on YouTube and all podcast hosting platforms.

With the recent approval of our fiscal year 2025/2026 budget, we took the opportunity to sit down with our Deputy City Manager, Jenele Davidson for the most recent episode of our City podcast, "What's the Tea, VV?".  Tune in to learn how our Victorville City budget is created and approved. We also sit down with our Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem to get to know them more! This audio/visual program is available on YouTube and all podcast hosting platforms.

All fireworks are illegal in the City of Victorville. If you light it we’ll write it because fireworks scare pets, stress vets , start fires, and cause injuries. A $1,000 fine is being enforced. In this episode of What's the Tea, VV?, we sit down with our Code Enforcement team and Fire Chief to learn about the negative consequences that illegal fireworks can have on our community.

Please help us stop the use of fireworks and report them anonymously at vv.city/reportfireworks.