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  On October 23, 2010, Supervisor Greg Cox participated in the annual Surgery Day event, which provides free surgeries and procedures to people in desperate need of medical care and outpatient services. The event is organized by Project Access San Diego, a project of the San Diego County Medical Society. Patients are referred to the program by a community health center. Hundreds of volunteers from area hospitals donated their skills and services to provide the surgeries and procedures. Supervisor Cox has been a longtime supporter of Project Access, helping to find the seed money needed to launch the program in 2008.



Supervisor Greg Cox talked with one of San Diego’s homeless veterans during Registry Week, which began on Monday, Sept. 20. The program’s goal is to survey homeless people in downtown San Diego and identify the most vulnerable individuals who could die on the streets without help, and get them the immediate help they need. The County of San Diego is providing $2.1 million in services for the program over the next three years.

  


Supervisor Greg Cox and San Diego Chargers star cornerback Quentin Jammer at the site of the proposed football stadium for the San Pasqual Academy football team. Supervisor Cox led the development of the Academy, which opened in October 2001 as the nation’s first residential education campus designed specifically for foster teens. The Academy provides foster teens with a stable, caring home, a quality, individualized education, and the skills needed for independent living. Jammer and Supervisor Cox met at the Academy on October 26, 2010.

 

 

 


Supervisor Greg Cox celebrated Bike to Work Day on May 21, 2010 by visiting a Chula Vista pit stop sponsored by the South Bay Family YMCA. Supervisor Cox handed out refreshments and encouragement to the many bicyclists who pulled into the pit stop that day.

  
On February 4, 2010, Supervisor Greg Cox was sworn in as the newest board member of the San Diego Regional Airport Authority.

In November 2009, Supervisor Cox participated in the annual Veterans Day Parade and honored our brave troops and veterans.		  
In October 2009, Supervisor Cox and regional and community leaders gathered for a ceremonial groundbreaking on a project to add nearly three miles of multi-use trails to Otay Valley Regional Park.

Supervisor Cox with members of the Little League World Champion Chula Vista Park View Team during the September 2009 celebration for the squad.		  
Supervisor Cox congratulated a player from the Little League Champion Chula Vista Park View All-Star team at the celebration rally held in September 2009 at Southwestern College.

In December 2008, Supervisor Greg Cox helped give away donated Wii video game machines to residents of the California Veterans Home at Chula Vista. Home residents Marilyn Gaylor (Left) and Florence Harris (Right) enjoyed playing the video games. Veterans at the home will be able to use the Wiis for rehabilitation, to get healthier and to just have fun!		  
In October 2008, Supervisor Greg Cox helped break ground for a scenic, new 1.1-mile addition to the Bayshore Bikeway along San Diego Bay.

 


Chairman Cox and Vice Chairwoman Dianne Jacob delivered information about meth abuse to residents of the community of Imperial Beach to kick off the countywide "Get off Meth" campaign. The campaign is intended to encourage residents to support suspicious activity or get treatment.

  

Chairman Cox rolled up his sleeve and gave blood at the County Administration Center on September 26, 2008 as part of the County's month-long blood drive. Supervisor Cox has given more than 100 pints of blood and earned a ten gallon hat for his efforts.		  
On July 26, 2008, Chairman Cox and local elected officials and community leaders cut the ribbon to open the Mary Augustine Bridge. The 264-foot bridge provides a safe route for hikers, bikers and equestrians to cross over the South Bay Expressway.

Chairman Cox and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger toured the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista on July 18, 2008. The Supervisor initiated the Governor's visit to the training center to cheer on local athletes who were heading to Beijing, China for the Olympics.		  
Supervisor Cox helps adjust the safety helmet of a youngster who just got a new bike at the annual bike giveaway organized by the Citizen's Advisory Committee of the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility. Refurbished bikes were given to about 100 deserving children on December 21, 2007.

Supervisor Greg Cox prepares to race down the course in the annual Sherman Heights Soap Box Derby on June 23, 2007.		  
The 2006 Clean Water Champion honorees and Supervisor Cox at the 2006 Clean Water Summit.

Supervisor Greg Cox attends the 2006 U.S. Chess Championship hosted by the NTC Foundation.		  
On April 7, 2005 Supervisor Greg Cox joined Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to discuss the impact proposed State pension reform plans would have on local government and law enforcement.

Chairman Greg Cox presents a check for remodeling at the Philippine Library and Museum to Barbara Yorobe, Chairman/Executive Director of the San Diego Filipino-American Humanitarian Foundation on July 24, 2003.		  
Chris Veum, President of the San Diego Downtown Partnership, Tilisha Martin, Program Director for the Downtown Community Court Pilot Project, and Barbara Warden, Executive Director of the San Diego Downtown Partnership accept a check from Chairman Greg Cox (L to R) on July 22, 2003 to support the Partnership's innovative program that puts misdemeanor offenders to work cleaning up the streets of Downtown San Diego.

Chairman Greg Cox greets Japanese Mayor Nakada of Yokohama at a dinner hosted by the San Diego World Trade Center on June 26, 2003.		  
Chairman Greg Cox (left) and Kelly de Guzman (right) crown the Fiesta Filipiniana Queen 2003, Rachelle Abella (middle) at the Fiesta Filipiniana in the Gaslamp Quarter on June 14, 2003.

And they're off! Chairman Cox (hands up, center) starts an exciting race at the San Diego All American Soap Box Derby in Sherman Heights on June 7, 2003.		  
Chairman Greg Cox celebrates Bike to Work Day with K.C. Butler, California Bike Commute Week 2003 coordinator and Kathy Keehan, Executive Director of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition (L to R) at a rally at the County Administration Center on May 16, 2003.

Chairman Greg Cox was named a "Big Hitter" for his efforts to open the new Sweetwater Valley Little League field on April 26, 2003. Here, he stands with Mike Cohen, President of the Sweetwater Valley Little League.		  
In the distance, Chairman Cox prepares to throw out the first pitch on Opening Day of the Sweetwater Valley Little League, April 26, 2003.
 
Chairman Greg Cox accepts the "I Love a Clean San Diego Award" from Derek Turbide, Executive Director of I Love a Clean San Diego in front of the Ocean Beach Pier at the Earth Day Creek to Bay Cleanup on April 12, 2003.   Chairman Greg Cox rings the historic bell once used at Chula Vista's first schoolhouse. After researching its history and negotiating its return from a camp where the bell had hung outdoors for decades, Chairman Cox formally presented the bell to the City of Chula Vista at the Chula Vista City Council meeting on April 8, 2003.
 
Chairman Cox stands with Thomas Pastuszka, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and John Wadas, Executive Director of the San Diego Historical Society as they welcome a maquette of the Donal Hord sculpture "Guardian of the Water" to the second floor rotunda of the County Administration Center on March 12, 2003.   Chairman Cox welcomed a group of students from Coronado Middle School to tour the County Administration Center for Job Shadow Day on March 11, 2003.

 

 

On February 3, 2003 Chairman Cox visited with Tiger Pack 4 after their tour of the historic County Administration Center.

  

 

On February 5, 2003 Chairman Greg Cox delivered the State of the County Address to a crowd of over 1,400 at Copley Symphony Hall
 
On January 21, 2003 Chairman Greg Cox joined in the ribbon cutting to open the County Administration Center Cafeteria. From left to right stands Chris Monroe, Vice President Premiere Foods; Steve Rodriquez, Chef Manager; Chairman Greg Cox; Supervisor Ron Roberts; and Thomas Pastuszka,
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.		   Chairman Greg Cox attended the San Diego screening of the film The Antwone Fisher Story on January 20, 2003 at Naval Station North Island. Here, Chairman Cox stands with Antwone Fisher and Supervisor Ron Roberts (L to R).
 
On January 14, 2003 Supervisor Cox honored over 60 students from the Imperial Beach Elementary by declaring the day "Imperial Beach Elementary Safety Patrol Day." The students were recognized for their outstanding efforts to watch over the safety of their classmates.
 
Greg Cox was elected Chairman of the Board of Supervisors on January 7, 2003 in a brief ceremony where the gavel was passed to him from 2002 Chairman Ron Roberts. Chairman Cox visits with 12-year old journalist Danny Stricker who had the honor of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at the Board of Supervisor's Swearing-In ceremony on January 7, 2003.