ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Environment

SAN DIEGUITO RIVER AND LAGOON RESTORATION
The supervisor negotiated an agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE) to complete the San Dieguito Lagoon Restoration Project in Del Mar. As a result of those negotiations, SCE agreed to pay $58 million to finish the project, the largest amount ever allotted for lagoon restoration in San Diego County. Restoration work will begin in early 2006.

SAN ELIJO LAGOON
Supervisor Slater-Price was instrumental in garnering a $1.4 million grant from the Ford Foundation for a 25-acre acquisition along the San Elijo Lagoon. This complements the county's purchase of a 19-acre parcel in the same area. Since 2000, Slater-Price has provided the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy over $400,000 for various projects to protect the lagoon and the animal species that call it home. A visitor center will begin construction Summer 2007.

DERBAS PROPERTY
A measure crafted by Supervisor Slater-Price in 2002 directed the county to consider the acquisition of the 345-acre Derbas property near Lake Hodges. Later that year the board approved the purchase of a 92-acre parcel. In 2003, the board acquired the remaining 253 acres. The acquisition of this open space will allow the creation of riding and hiking trails that will connect the area to the Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve and the "Coast-to-Crest Trail," which will stretch from Del Mar to Julian.

GREEN BUILDING
The Green Building program was begun in 1997 at the recommendation of Supervisor Slater-Price. The Green Building Incentive Program consists of permit fee reductions for homeowners who incorporate environmentally sound practices into their building designs. In 2003, the board expanded the program to broaden the scope of projects that would receive permit fee reductions.

Public Safety

REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
In 1993, Supervisor Slater-Price secured funding for a regional public safety radio system, which now links the communications of police, fire, and other public safety agencies. She recently obtained a commitment for nearly $20 million in additional funding that will allow the county to improve and expand the network. Upgrading the system is crucial to meeting future emergencies, such as wildfires.

ACID GRAFFITI ORDINANCE
In an effort to stop glass-etching graffiti, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a measure offered by Supervisor Slater-Price that amends the county code to include glass-etching baths and creams on the list of items that retailers must store in restricted areas. By mixing the fluid in white shoe polish bottles, vandals have created a safe, portable dispenser for their tool of choice. The damage caused by these acid attacks is permanent. As a result, business owners must spend thousands of dollars to replace windows or to have the scratches buffed out.

PROTECTING CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES FROM PORNOGRAPHIC AND FRAUDULENT SPAM
Supervisor Pam Slater-Price and District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis won board approval for a measure that helps both county residents and businesses defend themselves from unsolicited commercial e-mails, also known as "spam." It is estimated that spam is a $10 billion problem in America. That figure does not include the harm caused to Internet-users by fraudulent and sexually graphic e-mails. The measure charged the district attorney's Computer and Technology Crime High Tech Response Team with creating a list of simple things consumers can do to protect themselves from online fraud and indecency.

Domestic Violence

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE
Working with the Sheriff and the county's Health and Human Services Agency, Supervisor Slater-Price developed a plan and identified funding for implementation of a regional domestic violence hotline. The hotline (1-888- DVLINKS) includes a high-tech Web-based feature to track shelter bed availability for domestic violence victims. While there are a number of hotlines in specific areas of the county, this countywide hotline provides law enforcement and victims with real-time information on shelter availability.

NORTH COUNTY FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION CENTER
In May of 2004, Supervisor Slater-Price, working with the sheriff, district attorney, and local non-profit organizations, helped to open a domestic violence prevention center in San Marcos. The center, located within the sheriff's jurisdiction, is a multi-agency, multi-service facility that centralizes and coordinates services to prevent and treat family violence. Its focus is on reaching out to victims who do not traditionally access services due to cultural, language, or transportation barriers.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FATALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE
Supervisor Slater-Price established the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee to examine fatalities caused by domestic violence within the county. The committee reviews intimate partner deaths related to domestic violence and develops policy and program recommendations aimed at preventing future deaths.

Transportation

PARKWAY PLAN
Slater-Price devised the Parkway Plan to address surface road congestion in the North County. Specifically, the plan would connect and upgrade 17 arterial roads in the region. The purpose of the plan is to give drivers flexibility and to allow them to reduce the necessity of using area freeways. Since its inception, Supervisor Slater-Price has been working with North County cities and the San Diego Association of Governments to put the plan into place.

STATE ROUTE 56
Slater-Price led efforts in the mid-1990s to transfer $20 million dollars of county money to the city of San Diego for the completion of SR 56. The funds had originally been set aside to build the proposed 680 highway. State Route 56 is the only major east-west roadway between SR 52 and SR 78, and will connect I-5 to I-15 between Carmel Valley and Rancho Penasquitos. The project is expected to reduce North County congestion and pollution significantly.

Animal Welfare

CENTRAL ANIMAL SHELTER
Slater-Price led efforts to replace the county's Central Animal Shelter. The result is a state-of-the-art facility partially paid for with generous contributions from individual animal lovers. The shelter is operated as a private-public partnership with the San Diego Humane Society.

NORTH COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER
Slater-Price contributed $1.65 million from her community projects funds to help build a new animal shelter there. The new shelter will replace a forty-year-old facility that is badly in need of improvements. The shelter primarily serves the cities of Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar, and the unincorporated parts of North County. It is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2005.

NO KILL
Slater-Price was also the primary advocate for the adoption of a "no kill" policy as a long-term goal for the county's animal services. The policy is one of the first attempts in the nation to minimize the destruction of adoptable pets.