I didn't sit back and guess what District 9 needs. I launched the District 9 Safety Survey. Then I took it to your front doors, picked up the phone, and asked you directly: "What are your concerns?" Nobody else in this race asked. What you told me turned out to be very different from what my opponent assumed.

What you told me

• Most of you feel safe at home. 85% of you feel safe in your neighborhood during the day, and 59% feel safe after dark.

• Speeding is your biggest worry. 74% of you named speeding or reckless driving, followed by crosswalk safety at 47%.

• Drug activity is far down the list. Only 13% of you named it, even though it's the focus of Prop 36.

• You're split on more police patrols. About as many of you called them "not important" as "very important."

• Even neighbors who want more patrols want them for speeders. Most of them named speeding as a top concern, and none named drug activity.

• You want policing that fits the problem. 44% of you called more traffic patrols and traffic calming very important, compared with 30% for more general patrols. Youth crime prevention came in at 33%.

• You trust that help will come when you call. Only 2% of you named emergency access as a concern. I'll protect that by reporting police and fire response times for District 9, so you can see for yourself.

• Most of all, you want the truth. More of you rated "crime data shared publicly" as very important than any other idea.

I asked. You answered. Now let's work together.

Gordon's Plan for Safer District 9 Streets

Every plan I make for District 9 will include your input. My safety survey is one example of how I'll work with you. I won't assume I know what your street needs. I'll ask, I'll listen, and then I'll respond.

You told me what makes District 9 feel unsafe: speeding on residential streets, dangerous crossings near schools, and blind corners. This plan is my response.

My plan starts with what you said.

• Slow down speeders: Traffic calming and enforcement on the streets you named, including Camden, Curtner, Cherry, and Blossom Hill.

• Protect kids on the way to school: Crossing guards and safe routes near Leigh, Branham, Schallenberger, and Carlton.

• Fix what we can see: Trim vegetation that hides stop signs, clear blind corners, and repair streetlights faster.

• Go after property crime: Work with SJPD on car break-ins and package theft, the crimes you reported most.

• Show you the numbers: Quarterly District 9 crime and traffic reports, so you can judge results for yourself.

How I'll get it done

1. Put more traffic officers on District 9 streets

• Work directly with Police Chief Paul Joseph to get more traffic enforcement officers assigned to District 9's worst corridors.

• Grow the traffic team in two ways: Work with Chief Joseph to recruit, hire, and train more officers, and transfer current officers into traffic enforcement where they are most needed in our community.

• Target enforcement where you said it's needed: Camden at night, Curtner between Cherry and Cottle, and school zones at drop-off and pickup.

• Focus enforcement on dangerous driving: Speeding, street racing, red-light running, and stop-sign running.

2. Fix the problem spots you named

• Walk every location in the survey with city transportation staff, starting with Camden, Cherry, Curtner, and Branham.

• Trim vegetation and clear sight lines first: Noreen and Kirk, and the corner at Corbin and Wayland.

• Push for quick fixes: Speed humps, radar speed signs, high-visibility crosswalks, and red curbs at blind corners.

• Make the case for bigger fixes where you asked for them: a crosswalk at Camden and Hillsdale, and safer crossings over Almaden Expressway.

3. Get kids to school safely

• Crossing guards at Branham and Meridian, and Branham and Dent.

• Safe-routes plans with Leigh High, Branham High, Schallenberger, and Carlton, built with parents and principals.

• Enforcement during school hours around Carlton, Foxworthy, and Blossom Hill.

4. Report back to you

• Quarterly District 9 reports on traffic crashes, citations, and crime, plus progress on every location you named.

• Neighborhood safety forums across the district, so you can shape the next round of priorities, too.

• Keep the survey open, so you can keep telling me what you're seeing.

Listen first. Then act.

I asked first, and this plan comes from your answers. I'll keep asking after I'm elected.

Tell me what you're seeing: Take the District 9 Safety Survey