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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.
October 23, 2017
Today: California workers host a “Salute to Veterans” at the OC Fairgrounds Nov. 11; did firefighters mishandle Canyon Fire 2? An O.C. supervisor wants an investigation and county supervisors secretly kill a potential downtown for Laguna Niguel.
October 20, 2017
Today: Beuthin - Make tomorrow better for women and girls, campaign staffer for Phil Janowicz resigns over sexual harassment charges and , Santa Ana is banning structures and other property at Civic Center.
October 19, 2017
Today: Will Orange County drink ocean water? Decisions on desalination project could answer that, OC Health Care Agency issues ocean water closure and divided Santa Ana Council gets personal while appointing new city manager.
October 18, 2017
Today: Dana Point Harbor overhaul: Supervisors pick developers who seek a $20 Million public subsidy; Huntington Beach City Council members extend health benefits to their families and Long Beach and Huntington Beach to enter fray for Amazon’s second headquarters.
October 17, 2017
Today: County Ethics Commission holds first meeting, Dana Point Harbor Revitalization could seek as much as $45 Million in public subsidies from OC supes and West Anaheim Medical nurses vote to unionize.
October 16, 2017
Today: A pending Supreme Court case threatens to silence workers’ voices, South County Wastewater faces audit amid a court battle and a report shows eight scary trends for Orange County’s economy and job market.
October 13, 2017
Today: Letter a fire chief wrote a homeowner for not saving her home in Canyon Fire 2 will make you cry, Canyon Fire 2: Blaze inches toward full containment; parts of the 241 reopened and resources are offered for residents affected by Canyon Fire 2.
October 12, 2017
Today: State Bar recommends 1-year suspension for O.C. prosecutor for withholding evidence, Santa Ana offers City Manager job to Lynwood’s public works director and Anaheim Hills town hall Monday to discuss Canyon Fire 2 response.
October 11, 2017
Today: Gov. Brown kills OC Supervisors takeover attempt of CalOptima; animals evacuated from O.C. wildfire find a temporary home at the fairgrounds and wildfires put $25 billion of Southern California housing at extreme risk.
October 10, 2017
Today: More than 5,000 homes evacuated as O.C. fire grows to 6,000 acres, destroying 24 structures, heavy smoke and ash from O.C. fire causes unhealthy air quality across region and Santa Ana rethinks ban aimed at curbing homeless Civic Center campsites.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
