Supervisor Slater-Price (far right) is joined by Encinitas Councilwoman Maggie Houlihan, Encinitas Councilman Jim Bond (center), and San Diego County Library Director Jose Aponte in the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

RockBand: Young rock 'n rollers jumped right into the action by grabbing various instruments for the "Rock Band" game to play a few songs together.

Bowling: A girl learns to get the hang of using the Wii controller as if she were really bowling.

Supervisor Pam Slater-Price honored outgoing President Eric Germain of the Tierrasanta Community Council at Andiamo! Ristorante on May 21 for his five years of dedicated service leading the community organization.

The supervisor (far right) spoke with several involved Tierrasanta residents, including (from left) Janet Brown and Susan Deininger. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders also attended the event to honor Eric for her years of community service.

Supervisor Pam Slater-Price helped breakground on the long-awaited Rancho Bernardo History Museum on February 9. The Rancho Bernardo Historical Society has been operating out of "borrowed quarters" since 1982 and has been in a temporary location near the future permanent site on the Bernardo Winery property. Supervisor Slater-Price has helped support the museum plans with more than $50,000 in community projects grants.

Supervisor Pam Slater-Price joined colleagues Chairman Greg Cox and Supervisor Ron Roberts along with other county officials to break ground on the new county Medical Examiner and Forensic Center in Kearny Mesa on February 21. The $85 million, two-story building will be a state-of-the-art structure shared with the County Veterinarian's office. This will allow for combined forensic expertise and quick response to human and animal-borne threats like avian flu and West Nile virus.

Supervisor Pam Slater-Price recognized the American Heart Association’s Erica Cacas (left) and the 2008 Circle of Red Chairperson Dianne York-Goldman for their efforts in raising awareness of heart disease among women through their national campaign, “Go Red for Women.” In addition to recognizing the American Heart Association at the Jan. 29 board meeting, the supervisor requested that county employees wear red on Feb. 1, National Wear Red Day, and had the county building lit red for the month of February.

On Jan. 31, the supervisor met with numerous American Heart Association supports and members of the media to celebrate lighting the County Administration Center red in honor of American Heart Month.

Supervisor Pam Slater-Price joined colleagues Chairman Greg Cox and Supervisor Bill Horn on January 30 outside the County Administration Center to remind folks to take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit, which helps low-income families. The EITC program provides refunds to individual workers earning less than $39,783 a year who have children. Working individuals without children are also eligible. Depending on marital status and number of children, families could get a tax refund up to $4,400.

Workers opened a channel on Jan. 23, 2008, to connect the San Dieguito River to the Pacific Ocean. Southern California Edison, the majority owner of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, is paying for the three-year, 440-acre project to compensate for fish killed by the power plant's cooling system.