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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.
July 20, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Huntington Beach Council deadlocks on Tito Ortiz’s replacement; Fullerton at crossroads, political ideology vs. city services, and OC reports 315 new COVID cases and one new death.
July 19, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Spike seen in coronavirus cases in Orange County; officials back off on reclaiming public Back Bay land from Newport political donor, and veterans cemetery could get $20 million boost from County.
July 16, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Officials shut down public presentation of Mile Square Park plan; expansion of Chino Hills State Park moves forward, and CDC warns COVID vaccines might not protect the immunocompromised.
July 15, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Sacramento readies bailout for embattled county supervisors; could OC’s new health equity map lead to real systemic change? And, Orange City Council approves optional monthly stipend for Council members.
July 14, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Anaheim officials to discuss whether Angel Stadium sale violated state law; OC’s COVID-19 cases on the rise again, and OC Fair is back – what to know before you go.
July 13, 2021 Media Brief
Today: School districts left on their own to enforce mask mandate; County supervisor chairman could get more say over delaying action items, and One of OC’s most popular parks is up for big changes.
July 12, 2021 Media Brief
Today: After criticism, OC’s homeless vaccination clinic has a new strategy; residents call out public agencies on Irvine asphalt factory emissions, and brutal pelican attacks in OC raise wildlife safety concerns.
July 9, 2021 Media Brief
Today: K-12 students will wear masks indoors, says health department; Huntington Beach to develop climate crisis sustainability plan, and Irvine man latest OC resident arrested for Capitol insurrection.
July 8, 2021 Media Brief
Today: OC residents and businesses grapple with masks, vaccine verification; Orange County Fire Watch is ready to help prevent wildfires, and Orange County is finally getting a streetcar.
July 7, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Is the dream of an Irvine veterans cemetery on the way out the door? Orange County is a bad bet for first-time homebuyers and, Huntington Beach’s Wildlife Care Center gets lots of patients over Fourth of July.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
