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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.
December 21, 2020
Today: Orange County reported 3,753 new cases, 2 new deaths as of Dec. 21; cities across OC consider Sheriff’s challenge to Coronavirus jail court orders, and Coronavirus prompts early closure of John Wayne Airport tower; flights not affected.
December 17, 2020
Today: OC Health Director pleads with public as hospitals bombarded with COVID patients; time for transparency on Coronavirus instead of just shutting down, and OC Healthcare workers receive vaccine.
December 16, 2020
Today: Both parties have now endorsed candidates for pivotal OC supervisor seat; controversy over handball courts fuels public safety debate, and New Santa Ana Council members, residents take a look at police oversight.
December 15, 2020
Today: California again shatters single day coronavirus case records; questions remain about how OC has spent nearly 544 million in virus relief funds, and FDA review says Modernas COVID-19 vaccine is effective, safe.
December 14, 2020
Today: Homeless face a hard choice – suffer harassment inside shelters or risk arrest, lawsuit alleges; Judge orders half of OC jail inmates removed from group living areas amid new outbreak, and first wave of coronavirus vaccines arriving across Southern California.
December 11, 2020
Today: Orange County’s Coronavirus hospitalizations continue to shatter records; Courts halt new civil trials until late January as virus surges, and can at-home tests help Orange County get a handle on the pandemic?
December 10, 2020
Today: Thanksgiving Coronavirus cases begin to rock Orange County hospitals; Teachers and residents raise concerns over school district virus case reporting, and a developer accused of bullying in Westminster’s civic center project.
December 9, 2020
Today: Election reform measures introduced to protect voting rights; unease abounds as talks begin with developers on precious Central OC open space, and Irvine City Council reaffirms controversial agenda setting policy.
December 8, 2020
Today: County prepares for first allocation of COVID-19 vaccine; communication breakdown fuels virus spike: Santana, and Irvine council set to vote on controversial agenda setting policy after delay.
December 7, 2020
Today: Renters bracing for eviction tsunami;Republicans refuse to consolidate in coastal OC supervisor race, and Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley casts eyes on open Orange County Board of Supervisors seat.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
