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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.
June 26, 2017
Today: Anaheim wrestles over homeless anti-camping ordinance, $350,000 memorial for farm workers is open after renovation and Twice-convicted O.C. killer will receive new trial in latest fallout from jailhouse snitch scandal.
June 23, 2017
Today: Supervisors vote against democracy, Santa Ana approves millions of dollars for 4 affordable housing projects, despite concerns over process, 91 Freeway toll lanes getting another rate increase in July.
June 22, 2017
Today: Westminster’s sales tax increase offers reprieve from crisis, divided Costa Mesa council approves $163.2 million budget amid pension-debt concerns and Costa Mesa police have seized more than 600 pounds of illegal fireworks in the lead-up to the Fourth of July, officials said this week. The devices were confiscated during a series of undercover operations this month intended to “deter the sale, purchase and use” of illegal fireworks.
June 21, 2017
Today: Santa Ana changes acting police chief for second time in two months, Why is it so hot right now in Southern California? Here are 3 reasons, according to science and Clerk-Recorder to host “passport day” at Old County Courthouse in Santa Ana.
June 20, 2017
Today: Controversial Grand Jury jailhouse snitch report puts focus on DA race, Online shoppers cutting Into Irvine City Budget and Orange County median house price sets record at $795,000, Realtors report.
June 19, 2017
Today: Homeless ‘czar’ Susan Price looks back on first year with Orange County, Orange County hiring pace falls to 7-year low and In Little Saigon, scraping out a living, one home-cooked meal at a time.
June 16, 2017
Today: Homeless ‘czar’ Susan Price looks back on first year with Orange County, Orange County hiring pace falls to 7-year low and In Little Saigon, scraping out a living, one home-cooked meal at a time.
June 15, 2017
Today: Sheriff’s Department believed it had a legal right to withhold documents from the Court, Irvine City Council members criticize homeless shelter plan near the Great Park and Hit-and-run investigation outside of Rackauckas fundraiser to be turned over to state attorney general.
June 14, 2017
Today: Orange County supervisors reject new, cost-saving voting system, Santa Ana confronts big budget shortfalls that could last years and Costa Mesa should adopt new rules for public hearings and some permits, planners recommend.
June 13, 2017
Today: Orange County supervisors should support the Voter’s Choice Act (they didn't), Santana: Will Orange County’s law enforcement complex survive the stand? and The Josh Newman recall effort is all about retaliation.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
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