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Dear OCEA member,
This holiday season, I am reminded how the work each of you do each day enables so many families throughout our communities to enjoy a safe and healthy time with family and friends. In fact, many among our ranks will be working throughout the holiday to make sure Orange County works, that its streets are safe and that its residents get the services they need.
Today I wrote an editorial in the Orange County Register to highlight the incredible work you all do and to remind residents that you are the unsung heroes who keep our communities working (see below).
Wishing you and your loved ones joy and love this holiday season, from your family at OCEA. Thank you for all you do.
In solidarity,
Jennifer Muir Beuthin
OCEA General Manager
Remember the unsung heroes this holiday season
By Jennifer Muir Beuthin, Contributing writer
Every year the Register recognizes influencers throughout our communities—leaders who have made a mark, whose stories provide a glimpse into the incredible and diverse fabric that makes Orange County so special. Congratulations to each of the honorees.
For each of the 100 most influential people who are singled out every year, we can all probably name people in our own circles who make a huge impact on our lives each day. And so these influencer stories also help us all tap into our own personal feelings of gratitude, feelings that are especially poignant as we shop and cook and prepare to spend time with loved ones during the holidays.
In that spirit of gratitude, I wanted to highlight the efforts of a group of incredibly influential people because the very nature of their work often means that when they’re successful, most of us hardly know they’re there.
The municipal workforce in our county impacts just about every aspect of our daily lives, and this holiday season is no different.
For those of us who have family visiting from out of town, your guests will be greeted at John Wayne Airport by Sheriff’s Special Officers whose job is to make sure the public is safe inside and outside the walls of the airport terminals. You can feel confident knowing that SSOs have intervened not only to protect the public from dangerous situations, but also to perform CPR and save lives when travelers have fallen ill.
December 6, 2017
Today: County buying building for mental health services along Santa Ana River, Voice of OC Publisher Santana honored, and Santa Ana winds expected to peak Thursday.
December 5, 2017
Today:Irvine Council overrules commission, allows two 15-story buildings near John Wayne Airport, how much will it cost to build a performing arts center in Anaheim? Potentially $500 million and Santa Ana Council to discuss two-year extension for solid waste services.
December 4, 2017
Today: Costa Mesa councilwoman cleared of wrongdoing by state agency, OC Transportation Authority panel opposes ramp that would connect the 91 Express Lanes with the 241 and sexual harassment scandals put businesses on high alert.
December 1, 2017
Today: Putting politics aside to honor veterans with a final resting place, Democratic, Republican parties in Orange County take same side on veterans cemetery location and most Garden Grove residents happy with city’s direction.
November 30, 2017
Today: Study of Sheriff’s contracts begins for 13 cities, Voice of OC wins another round in court and there is a home buying frenzy in Irvine.
November 29, 2017
Today: With openings in 3 top jobs, Anaheim officials seek applicants – and stability, Costa Mesa City Hall mourns longtime employee Brad Long, the city's "ultimate ambassador," and Santa Ana will allow up to 30 recreational marijuana shops.
November 28, 2017
Today: Orange County homeless population grew by 5% since 2015, Orange County property taxes to rise 2 percent this year and iconic Southern California piers getting makeovers worth millions.
November 27, 2017
Today: Here is how much teacher salaries have dropped since Wisconsin passed its anti-union law, proponents say corporate tax cuts will boost workers' wages, but CEOs might have other plans and the driverless revolution may exact a political price.
November 22, 2017
Today: Housing shortage sent homeless at transitional shelter back to streets, a Cal State Fullerton expert weighs in on the future of malls and online retailers and Los Angeles, Orange County ranked 3rd-best place to retire, Inland Empire is worst.
November 21, 2017
Today: Santa Ana to pay $1 million for car dealers’ new digital billboard, ACLU: Anaheim Police ninth deadliest of 60 Biggest U.S. cities and tax reform gives wealthy homeowners surprising break according to Chapman U study.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
