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City of Diamond Bar
21810 Copley Drive | Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4178
(909) 839-7000 | Fax (909) 861-3117
www.DiamondBarCA.gov
Chia Yu Teng
Mayor
District 4
Steve Tye
Mayor Pro Tem
District 1
Andrew Chou
Council Member
District 3
Stan Liu
Council Member
District 5
Ruth M. Low
Council Member
District 2
March 20, 2025
Chair Kathryn Barger
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
500 West Temple Street, #383
Los Angeles, CA. 90012
RE: LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPARTMENT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS
Dear Chair Barger:
Public safety continues to be an important issue and top priority in the City of
Diamond Bar. As one of the 44 cities that contract with the Sheriff’s Department
for law enforcement services, we are concerned that the Sheriff’s Department
no longer has sufficient staffing to properly secure our neighborhoods.
At the LA County Board of Supervisors hearing on February 21, Sheriff Luna
indicated that the Department has more than 1,400 vacant deputy
positions. He said deputies “are doing 100% of the work, with only 76% of the
personnel.”
We know that the leadership at our local Sheriff’s station is doing an incredible
job with the number of deputies they have available under very challenging
conditions. However, we have seen the physical and mental fatigue our deputy
sheriffs are experiencing due to excessive overtime demands. We fear the next
greater crisis will be the loss of deputy personnel to other agencies that offer a
better-balanced workload, where overtime is not a constant mandate but a
choice.
As you know, our County will soon be in the global spotlight, hosting the
Olympics and World Cup. We don’t want to send a message to the world that
our communities are not safe due to insufficient staffing levels. These events
should be an opportunity to highlight our cities and county’s strengths, placing
them as premier tourist destinations. With the conditions as they are, we are not
confident that our community has the number of deputy sheriffs available to
keep us and our visitors safe.
Honorable Kathryn Barger
Letter of Support, LASD Recruitment and Retention Efforts
March 20, 2025
Page 2
We urge you to match the sentiments of our Sheriff and call this what it is, a
staffing crisis at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Please take
immediate steps that will reduce the number of vacancies and support retention
efforts for deputy sheriff positions.
Our community leaders are depending on you to act immediately on this issue
and report your progress so that we can assure our residents and businesses that
the Sheriff’s Department’s staffing crisis is on its way to resolution.
We thank you in advance for your leadership and commitment to addressing this
critical issue. Should you have any questions regarding our support, please feel
free to contact me at CTeng@diamondbarca.gov .
Sincerely,
Chia Yu Teng
Mayor
cc: Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Sheriff Robert Luna
City Council