HRPD Investigation Found Multiple Misconduct Allegations Against Director Kelly Gregg

A District-retained investigator substantiated findings involving public accusations about an employee, intimidation of staff and online harassment. The Board later censured Gregg and imposed restrictions and training requirements.

A Hesperia Recreation and Park District investigation found that Director Kelly Gregg engaged in multiple acts of misconduct toward District employees, including harassment, intimidation and online harassment.

The report, dated November 17, 2025, was prepared by attorney H. Francisco Leal of Leal-Trejo, A.P.C. The District retained the firm through its legal counsel to investigate complaints involving Gregg. The investigator said the findings were based on a preponderance of the evidence—whether the evidence showed an allegation was more likely than not to be true. (Report, pp. 2, 5, 36.)

The investigator substantiated allegations involving a false Facebook post about Assistant General Manager Luis Duran, a post encouraging a member of the public to investigate Duran, intimidating conduct toward Finance Director David Quiroz, a physical confrontation reported by General Manager Robert Hernandez, and online harassment targeting Hernandez. (Report, pp. 21–24, 27–30, 31–34.)

The findings were not all in one direction. The investigator classified the allegation that Gregg followed Duran in his vehicle as inconclusive. The claim that Quiroz was mistreated because of his Hispanic ethnicity and Gregg’s complaint that Board President James Roberts III threatened or improperly sought to discipline him were unsubstantiated. The investigator said unsubstantiated means the evidence did not establish an allegation under its standard; it should not be taken as proof of innocence. (Report, pp. 5, 25–26, 29, 34.)

Facebook post about Duran

The report examined a June 30, 2025, Facebook post in which Gregg wrote that Duran had been “hand pick[ed] by his uncle, the GM” and described Duran’s “main job” as driving the General Manager around in a District truck.

The investigator said Duran and Hernandez denied being related, and Gregg had no evidence to support the claimed family relationship or job description. The report called the statements false and found the allegation substantiated. (Report, pp. 21–22; Exhibit 9.)

In a separate finding, the investigator substantiated an allegation concerning Gregg’s direction to a Facebook user to “Do a little digging on the assistant gm.” The report said that, in context, the post encouraged the person to investigate Duran. (Report, pp. 23–24; Exhibit 8.)

Accounts of staff interactions and a confrontation

Quiroz reported that Gregg berated him during a budget presentation and demanded records directly from him, although Quiroz said he needed clearance from the General Manager to provide them. The investigator found the allegation of disrespectful, intimidating, and unprofessional conduct substantiated. It did not substantiate Quiroz’s separate allegation that the conduct was motivated by his ethnicity. (Report, pp. 27–29; Exhibit 3.)

Hernandez reported that Gregg pushed his fingers against Hernandez’s chest, said, “You work for the board,” and kicked a chair. The investigator found the physical-confrontation allegation substantiated. That is an investigative finding, not a criminal conviction or court judgment. (Report, pp. 29–30.)

The report also assessed Facebook posts about Hernandez, including an image of his home and property. It concluded that Gregg engaged in online harassment and doxxing. The report records Gregg’s position that he was informing the public about District expenditures and contracting. The investigation’s findings about his conduct do not, by themselves, determine whether each underlying criticism of District management or procurement was accurate. (Report, pp. 31–34; Exhibits 8 and 12.)

An allegation the investigator could not resolve

Duran said he observed Gregg following him in a private vehicle and submitted photographs and a Sheriff’s Department incident report. The investigator found the allegation inconclusive, saying the photographs were too unclear to determine whether the vehicle belonged to Gregg. The report recommended referral to law enforcement for review. (Report, pp. 25–26; Exhibit 1.)

The report also addressed a letter from G&M Automotive and Towing that raised separate allegations involving Gregg and the company. The investigator said that matter fell outside the investigation’s scope and recommended sending the letter to the local District Attorney’s Office for review. The report did not substantiate bribery or extortion. (Report, pp. 34–35; Exhibit 13.)

The Board’s later censure

The investigator recommended that the Board consider admonishing, sanctioning, or censuring Gregg, and recommended other governance and training measures. (Report, pp. 22, 24, 26, 28–30, 33–37.)

HRPD later announced that the Board had unanimously adopted Resolution No. 25-12-01, censuring Gregg. The District said the censure did not remove him from his elected position, but required Board-approved training and removed him from committee assignments, officer positions, liaison roles, District-authorized travel and conference attendance. Board President Roberts said the action would allow the District to move forward in line with its policies and obligations.

The District’s agenda lists the censure resolution as a discussion and action item, but it is dated December 10, 2025; the District’s news release says the meeting and vote occurred on December 11. The meeting date should be confirmed against the approved minutes and resolution before publication.

Sources: Hesperia Recreation & Park District, Confidential Investigator’s Report, Nov. 17, 2025, pp. 2–37 and Exhibits 1–15; HRPD, “Board Censures Director Kelly Gregg,” Dec. 16, 2025; HRPD Board of Directors regular meeting agenda, Dec. 10, 2025.