05/15/2026
A bit ago we helped the City send out a priorities survey to help with their 2027 budget. We wanted to share the results of that survey and just say YEAH D2!!! for being the largest group of responders.
Here's the results the City sent us.
We received a total of 168 responses, with only a couple from non-D2 residents. Respondents were asked three questions.
Question 1 was "What are your priorities on a scale from 1-5, with 1 being “Very Unimportant” and 5 being “Very Important.” The responses were averaged out and the results this question produced were as follows:
Infrastructure Improvements – 4.26
Public Safety – 3.98
Libraries, Parks, and Rec Centers – 3.90
Homelessness Services – 3.43
Affordable Housing – 3.16
Capital Improvement Projects – 3.13
Arts and Culture – 3.03
Climate Action – 3.00
Traffic Calming Measures – 2.95
Transit/Transportation Improvements – 2.64
Question 2 was “If you have another priority not included in the list above, please elaborate.”:
-OB Pier
-Support for SDPD and Fire-Rescue
-Funding for Code Enforcement
-Prioritizing public and environmental health programs
Question 3 was “Sometimes, developing a balanced budget requires tough decisions about making possible cuts to existing programs and services. What, if any, programs or services would you be OK with reducing the budget for the upcoming year? For example, if you answered ‘Very Unimportant’ for any of the priorities ranked above, why do you feel that way?” Some of the most common responses were:
-Reducing SDPD’s budget
-Cutting homelessness services
-Eliminating bike lanes or discontinuing construction of new bike lanes
-Reducing City workforce, middle managers, Council and Mayoral staff, etc.
-Ending paid parking in Balboa Park and keeping beach and bay parking free
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