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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.
August 22, 2017
Today: Second OC ethics commissioner up for appointment, upper-management wanted Orange County Fire Authority chief out, but others backed him and solar eclipse draws viewers at Santa Ana Civic Center.
August 21, 2017
Today: Fire Chief for most of OC suddenly resigns after managers demand it, Santa Ana files lawsuit against lodge to wipe out criminal and drug-related activity and lawmakers return to Sacramento with a full plate.
August 18, 2017
Today: No Death Penalty for Seal Beach mass murderer Scott Dekraai, Judge rules, : Anaheim Mayor blocks debates, prompting accusation he’s “undemocratic”and County rejects DA investigators’ corruption claims, setting stage for court battle.
August 17, 2017
Today: Santa Ana to require Union labor on city construction contracts, Santana: The lack of Ethics Commission and Southern California rent costs soaring twice as fast as inflation.
August 16, 2017
Today: OCDA Responds to Grand Jury report on “Myth” of jailhouse informant scandal, hundreds of dollars in ‘Gifts’ from contractors to Supervisor Nelson raise legal questions, and OC Fair 2017: attendance slightly down, but survey shows more guests satisfied.
August 15, 2017
Today: Why did it take so long for the Sheriff’s Department to turn over jailhouse informant records? Laguna Niguel Mayor Jerry Slusiewicz unexpectedly resigns, and why renters are leaving Los Angeles/Orange County – and where they’re going.
August 11, 2017
Today: Beuthin: Reining in predatory pharmaceutical drug prices, unions plan to turn in 300K signatures, likely putting Missouri’s ‘right-to-work’ law in limbo and a judge is set to rule on whether Seal Beach mass murderer faces death penalty.
August 11, 2017
Today: Beuthin: Reining in predatory pharmaceutical drug prices, unions plan to turn in 300K signatures, likely putting Missouri’s ‘right-to-work’ law in limbo and a judge is set to rule on whether Seal Beach mass murderer faces death penalty.
August 10, 2017
Today:Santana: Public wins, politicians lose on secrecy in OC, : Costa Mesa launches interactive map of new voting districts and Huntington Beach to explore local control of utilities.
August 9, 2017
Today:County supervisors vote to pay Voice of OC $121,396 in legal costs after losing public records case, Santa Ana Zoo has appeal denied following loss of accreditation after monkey habitats deemed ‘outdated' and Tustin District getting a food, retail overhaul as it hits 10-year anniversary.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
