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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.
November 18, 2020 Media Brief
Today: OC to provide thousands of free in-home coronavirus test kits; how is OC spending its half-billion dollars in Coronavirus relief money? And, Coronavirus hospitalizations keep increasing.
November 17, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Restrictions on indoor dining return as Orange County moves back to purple tier; Anaheim will cut rent on more than 1000 middle income apartments, and, State expands mask mandate limits, exceptions amid spike in virus cases.
November 16, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Officials shut down more businesses as 2nd COVID wave increases hospitalizations; 639 new cases and 2 new deaths reported in OC on Nov. 15 and, Huntington Beach to consider continuing Main St. closures.
November 13, 2020 Media Brief
Today: As November election closes, another comes into view for OC’s coastal residents; ballot data for Orange County reveals curious shifts, and two new Coronavirus deaths are reported in Orange County.
Nov. 12, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Hospitalizations climb as 2nd Coronavirus wave exposes new case rates; Costa Mesa allocates millions in grant funds for permanent shelter; Why are OC’s most vulnerable veterans falling through the cracks; and more.
November 10, 2020 Media Brief
Today: County residents still waiting on final election results with the sixth day of counting; County will conduct audit of 2020 presidential election ballots, GOP challenger Michelle Steel defeats incumbent Harley Rouda.
Nov. 9, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Republicans and Democrats seeing their own wins in OC as America elects new President; Election results show Orange County remains in play for both parties; and Amid uptick in new COVID-19 cases, experts say California can still prevent 3rd wave.
November 6, 2020 Media Brief
Today: County election results reveal tight battles for national state and local seats; County rolls out $2 million mental health outreach campaign, and COVID-19 restrictions have OC parents taking kids out of state to play youth sports.
November 5, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Irvine looks poised to change its mayor and half its council; Santa Ana election on track to usher in progressive, millennial council, and will OC Supervisors back health officers focus on health inequalities?
November 4, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Election night results are in for contests across the county; alleged fake vote center in Westminster investigated, and Election 2020, what’s left to count?
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
