Pam Slater-Price-Price, District 3 Supervisor, County of San Diego

PHOTO ALBUM ARCHIVE

Supervisor Slater-Price giving a proclamation to Christine Penrod, who rescued dogs from Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina, and her dog Blossom. The dogs were delivered to animal shelters that tried to reunite the dogs with their owners via a website. When that wasn’t possible, they helped find good homes for the dogs.

Joining Pam are (left to right): City of San Diego Councilwoman Toni Atkins, City of San Diego Mayor-elect Jerry Sanders, unidentified, and Supervisor Ron Roberts.

Supervisor Pam Slater-Price at the groundbreaking for Becky's House 2 in Pacific Beach. The facility, run by the YWCA, will provide housing to fourteen survivors of domestic violence and their children. Services offered to residents will include case management, counseling, legal assistance, tutoring, and job skills training. The county has contributed $761,000 in a deferred loan to build this project. The original Becky's House was founded several years ago and consists of ten townhouses.

Supervisor Slater-Price at the opening of the county's new North County Animal Shelter in Carlsbad. Slater-Price gave $1.6 million from her Community Projects funds to build the $6 million state-of-the-art facility. The shelter serves Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar, portions of the city of San Diego, and the unincorporated parts of North County.

Pam Joined by Sup. Bill Horn (far left) and other dignitaries to cut the ribbon.

Dawn Danielson, director of Animal Services for the County of San Diego,
gives Pam a tour of the facility's new operating room.

Supervisor Pam Slater-Price joined local animal shelters and pet lovers to kick-off this year's "Home 4 the Holidays" campaign - the world's largest pet adoption drive. The event took place at the House of Blues in downtown San Diego.

According to the U.S. Humane Society, 6 to 8 million dogs and cats are brought to shelters each year with 3 to 4 million being euthanized. That is why the Helen Woodward Animal Center is teaming up with more than 2,000 animal shelters around the world to find homes for 350,000 pets. This year's adoption drive takes place from Nov. 7, 2005 through Jan. 2, 2006.

The Helen Woodward Animal Center started the "Home 4 the Holidays" adoption drive back in 1999 with 14 animal shelters in San Diego County. Since that time, it has grown to include shelters and rescue groups from as far away as Nigeria, Poland, Australia, Cyprus and Ukraine. Last year, 1,803 shelters participated, up from 1,300 the previous year.

Supervisor Slater-Price is a longtime advocate of animal welfare issues and has supported "Home 4 the Holidays" since its inception. Prospective pet parents can learn more about the adoption drive by calling (800) 566-5038 or visiting www.home4theholidays.com.

Sup Slater-Price joins John Van Zante of the Helen Woodward Animal Center at the podium.

Supervisor Pam Slater-Price at the opening of the new playground at Felicita Park in Escondido.

The new playground offers climbing structures, slides, swings, sliding poles and a zip line. It also enhances the existing rich cultural resources of the park by including Native American design and interpretative signage. In addition to the playground, park construction improvements include nature trails, a gazebo, an amphitheater and a grassy knoll.

Supervisor Slater-Price with the new Toyota Prius that will serve as her office's staff automobile. The car, a gas/electric hybrid with a combined city/highway mpg rating estimate of over 55, combines an efficient gas engine with an emissions-free electric motor to produce an ideal combination of fuel efficiency, environmental sensitivity, and performance.

Supervisor Pam Slater-Price speaks to attendees at a conference that brought together leaders in the fields of education, health, and nutrition to discuss the types of foods students have access to on school campuses. The summit sought to provide educators with ideas they could take back to their schools to combat increased rates of childhood obesity, a nationally recognized public health crisis.

"Preventative steps must be taken to address the very real problems of childhood obesity and physically unfit children," said Chairwoman Slater-Price. "It is up to parents, schools, and government to take positive steps to prevent childhood obesity."

Slater-Price launched a countywide anti-obesity program last year and made the issue a central part of her State of the County address. Participants in the summit included the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), HealthLink North County, and the Coalition on Children and Weight San Diego. Slater-Price received an award at the summit, which she also hosted, for her leadership on efforts to promote healthy children.

Chairwoman Pam Slater-Price, supervisor for the 3rd Supervisorial District, gives the 57th annual State of the County address at the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre at the La Jolla Playhouse. In her speech, Supervisor Slater-Price focused on fiscal responsibility and quality-of-life issues, such as traffic, health, and the environment. She also made a special plea for increased funding for the arts.

She is joined on stage by her colleagues on the board as well as other elected county representatives, including Sheriff Bill Kolender and District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis.

For a copy of the speech, visit her web site at www.pamslater.com.

Supervisor Pam Slater-Price bulldozes a portion of the County's animal shelter in Carlsbad. The existing facility is being replaced by a new, $6 million state-of-the-art building. The new shelter is scheduled to be complete by August 2005. Slater-Price gave $1.6 million from her Community Projects funds to the project. The shelter, located at 2481 Palomar Airport Road, is open during construction.

Supervisor Pam Slater-Price speaking at the press conference held to launch the new countywide domestic violence hotline, which is 1-888-DVLINKS (385-4657). Seated behind her is Verna Griffin-Tabor, executive director of the Center for Community Solutions, which will operate the hotline on behalf of the county. The two red figures behind Slater are the profiles of two San Diego County residents who died as a result of domestic violence.

Supervisor Pam Slater unveiling a new computer lab for the Griset Branch of the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Dieguito. Supervisor Slater contributed $50,000 from the county's Community Projects grant program to help purchase computer hardware and software for the lab. The lab will provide free Internet and computer access to hundreds of local youth who may not have the resources they need to complete homework assignments and do research for school projects at home.