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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 31, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Orange County’s COVID hospitalizations are trending younger; has Orange County’s latest COVID-19 surge peaked? And, air quality district says asphalt factory in Irvine not harming residents.
August 30, 2021 Media Brief
Today: COVID-19 is filling OC’s public cemeteries; health director warns more children at COVID risk without vaccines, Tustin to hold district election workshop.
August 27, 2021 Media Brief
Today: OC man charged with injuring police officers at Capitol riot; two OC supervisors back scathing report on Sheriff Training, and Coast Community College District adopts vaccination mandate for students, staff.
August 26, 2021 Media Brief
Today: OC sees increased COVID vaccination rates; studies identify social and racial disparities in OC during first COVID-19 surge, and COVID-19 vaccine much safer than catching the virus, study finds.
August 25, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Sheriff staff have lowest self-reported vaccination rate as COVID outbreaks increase; probe details “troubling” use of force culture at Sheriff’s Dept, and County cities begin dropping COVID emergency declarations as cases soar.
August 24, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Supervisors support Afghan refugees following Taliban takeover; residents need real-time data to effectively confront COVID and South County cities choose where to spend pandemic bailout money.
August 23, 2021 Media Brief
Today: New census data shows more populous, diverse OC; Anaheim officials look to replace Jordan Brandman after resignation, and Town hall motivates County to be more open about COVID-19 data.
August 20, 2021 Media Brief
Today: California cities will get more stimulus money than they lost during pandemic; 15 million drivers could benefit from OC toll roads class action suit, and Liz Shuler elected president as part of most diverse leadership team in AFL-CIO history.
August 19, 2021 Media Brief
Today: COVID-19 cases rising just as students head back to classrooms; OC Board of Education loses court bid vs. Newsom, and Anaheim among cities identified as high risk for financial issues.
August 18, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Orange County’s rising Coronavirus trends start to mirror last summer’s surge; officials call on community to fight recent COVID-19 surge, and U.S. health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
