About Raymond Gregory
During his tenure with the Sheriff’s Department, Raymond held many
ranks and worked a variety of locations and functions, including
patrol, jails, as a courtroom deputy, and an internal affairs
investigator, eventually rising to the rank of Assistant Sheriff
before retiring from law enforcement. Locally, he served as
commander of the Sheriff’s Indio Station as it transitioned over
to its current location in Thermal. As part of that assignment, he
served as Chief-of-Police for the cities of Coachella and La
Quinta.
Raymond has earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from California State
University, San Bernardino, in Administration with a Management
concentration, taking most of his classes at the Palm Desert
Campus. He later earned a Master of Arts degree in Management from
the University of Redlands.
He is married and his husband works for a local non-profit
organization. He has two grown children and one grandchild.
When Raymond was elected to Cathedral City Council in 2018, he
promised to bring proven leadership, a deep commitment to
Cathedral City, the ability to build a consensus to get things
done, an understanding of the issues, and to be your voice at City
Hall. He has delivered on each of these and more.
Raymond took action to eliminate the unfair Panorama and Century
Park taxes, he worked with residents to limit and regulate
troublesome short-term vacation rentals, and he set about
instituting stronger policies within city government to ensure
transparency and compliance with existing laws and processes.
Raymond has worked hard to improve the quality of life in
Cathedral City, promoting public safety and supporting sustainable
growth in Police, Fire, Ambulance, Code Compliance, and other
vital departments. He has led the city in a refocus on
neighborhood parks and smaller community events, like art pieces
in the community parks, yoga in the amphitheater, public swimming
at Cathedral High School during the summer break, and was a main
proponent behind the new Panorama Dog Park.
But there is still work to do and Raymond is working to keep
things moving in the right direction. Raymond serves as the city's
representative on the Riverside County Transportation Commission
and Chairs an important committee there, where he works to make
sure the Coachella Valley gets its fair share of transportation
funding and projects and is a strong proponent for continued
development of daily rail service between the Coachella Valley and
Los Angeles. Raymond also believes residents deserve to have a
quality recreation program with dedicated funding that can't be
reduced to cover other city needs when times get lean. He
therefore has consistently supported city efforts to partner with
the Desert Recreation District and bring a ballot measure for
dedicated funding forward to the voters so they can decide whether
they want to guarantee these services and contribute the needed
funds to build a permanent recreation & community center in
Cathedral City. The city has been experiencing a reawakening in
the opening of new businesses and in residential construction, and
Raymond continues to work to help promote and manage a balanced
approach so that development continues at the right pace and the
city continues to attract the right kinds of business.
There are so many great things that have begun, and many great
opportunities just over the horizon. We need proven leaders like
Raymond Gregory to continue to help guide Cathedral City as we
face the challenges and prospects ahead.
Raymond needs your support for this election and the work beyond. If
elected, he pledges to bring to the office: