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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 6, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Experts warn OC is walking unprepared into next public health crisis; veterans, county leaders rally around Veterans Cemetery in Gypsum Canyon, and Cities get money to address traffic, parking, air-quality issues.
July 2, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Orange County shows uptick in COVID hospitalizations; scheduled 4th of July fireworks and events make up for last year, and new Wild Rivers water park is finally a go.
July 1, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Hate crimes increase throughout California and OC says new state report; How did Irvine fail to build a Veterans Cemetery after nearly a decade? and health officials urge caution over 4th of July weekend.
June 29, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Supervisor term limit extension imperiled by new state law; Huntington Beach to appoint new council member, and Orange County beaches score high on summer water quality.
June 28, 2021 Media Brief
Today: County courtrooms are again open to the public; Banning Ranch becomes a coastal public park with a state grant, and a vacant Huntington Beach City Council seat has no shortage of applicants.
June 25, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Will Sacramento block OC from putting term limits extension on recall ballot? Supervisors finalize $8 billion in taxpayer spending, and weekend ahead prompts heat warnings in Southern California.
June 24, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Cities discuss deployment of new mental health response network; state officials question Angel Stadium sale deal, and blood shortages fuel the drive for more donations in OC.
June 23, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Voters to decide whether to extend Supervisor term limits; Irvine takes no action on veterans cemetery opening door to other sites, and Newport Beach ends COVID local emergency.
June 22, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Next year’s election race is already underway; more veterans groups and elected officials support Anaheim Hills cemetery site, and OC toll roads face existential questions.
June 21, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Who really decides how tax dollars are spent in Orange County? Irvine schedules long-awaited discussion on state veterans cemetery site, and charitable deeds to feed homeless people rouse opposition across OC.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
