SavePB.org 2019 Survey Results
In 2009 we had 200 responses to our online survey. This spring we had 82 respondents to our online survey. Does that mean people are less interested, people have given up, or all of our problems have been solved? Definitely not! Those who responded had a lot to say and we are truly grateful for their feedback! (Another possible factor affecting responses is that we have discovered our emails are going to spam in some users’ accounts, and we are now trying to fix that.)
Today, even though many previous PB issues have been resolved, we have a new crop of problems facing us. The good news is that over the last 14 years, many more individuals and many more grassroots groups have arisen and are making their voices heard and advocating for changes. They have been empowered by the successes they have seen, and they know that working together we can continue to solve problems and make PB even better.
Below are your responses to the 10 questions we asked. Thank you again to all who responded!
Q-1 What is your connection to Pacific Beach?
Resident – 98.77%
Business – 8.84%
Q-2 What community issues are you concerned about? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
Q-3 Select UP TO 5 ISSUES that you are MOST concerned about.
STVRs
Vehicle Habitation
Motorized Scooters and Bikes
Homelessness
Crime, i.e. property, violent, dui, drunk in public, etc.
Note: Both Q-2 and Q-3 had the same top 5 issues, just in a different order.
Q-4 If you are concerned about "Crime", check all that you are concerned about.
Q-5 Overall, do you think PB has improved over the last 15 years (since 2004)? 65 Comments
No – 57.50%
Comments: Business district street-scape and store-fronts look worse than ever, quality of life problems have become greater, more bars, criminal homeless committing property crime, drugs dealing and doing drugs in public places, vehicle habitation, proliferation of short term vacation rentals in single family neighborhoods, motorized scooters and motorized bikes are a danger to pedestrians, seniors and families with children, more wear and tear on our streets and neighborhoods, too many bars pretending to be restaurants, no enforcement of rules and laws.
Yes – 35.50%
Comments: Better mix of restaurants. Better access to shopping, e.g. Trader Joe’s move. Better mix of families along boardwalk with drinking ban, alcohol and smoking ban on the beach, Better access to transportation with trolley coming.
Q-6 Do you feel safe in the PB business district?
Always - 21%
Usually - 56%
Sometimes - 18%
Rarely - 5%
45 Comments: feel safe in the daytime, homeless inhabiting store fronts and gathering, drunks driving and using the scooters to get from bars, not on Friday and Saturday nights, too rowdy after dark, never go to Mission Blvd or Garnet 800-1500 blocks any time of day, Crime maps show our business district is very high in crime.
Q-7 How often do you visit or shop in the PB Business District?
Q-8 Do you feel Safe in your neighborhood?
Usually feel safe - 61%
Always feel safe - 25%
Sometimes or Rarely feel safe - 14%
38 Comments: More homeless in the neighborhood and in alleys, out-state licenses with people sleeping in their cars, street lights out, more cars vandalized and home burglaries, cars speeding through neighborhoods and running red lights. I feel safe and have good neighbors.
Q-9 How many of your neighbors do you know?
> 10 - 47%
3-10 - 46%
1-2 - 7%
None - 0
Are you a member of a Neighborwatch group?
No – 42
Yes - 14
Q-10 Have you found SavePB emails to be informational/helpful?
Always - 60%
Usually - 27%
Sometimes - 11%
Rarely - 2%
20 Comments: “Thank you from SavePB for all the kudos!”
Thank you for giving us your input. These results will help us focus our efforts on issues that are important to you.
Stayed Tuned - In future emails we'll describe top issues, what is being done, and what you can do to help resolve them.