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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 8, 2020 Media Brief
Today: As OC Coronavirus hospitalizations soar, questions about handling the spike surface; skipped rent payments rise as tenants face financial cliff ahead, and OC leaves it up to restaurants to alert customers about coronavirus cases.
July 7, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Hospitals preparing for crisis care strategies as virus patients rise sharply; O.C. logs 1,028 new coronavirus infections in 24-hour period, and hunger strike grips OC jails over holiday break due to lack of visitations/hot meals.
July 6, 2020 Media Brief
Today: OC Census responses higher than state and national rates so far; houses of worship help battle food insecurity and, Orange County's airport gets a $4 million federal grant for infrastructure improvements.
July 4, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Orange County combined Coronavirus test figures for weeks; what’s open as of now, what will be closed for July 4th weekend and, Houses of Worship help battle food insecurity in OC.
July 2, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Relaxed rules at Fountain Valley Hospital causing Coronavirus outbreak; County looks at buying motels for homeless housing and, uncertainty continues for OC restaurants and bars with virus resurgence.
July 1, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Governor tightens up coronavirus rules in SoCal counties; Orange County’s Coronavirus numbers downplayed and, Newport Beach to discuss 4th of July beach closures after two lifeguards test positive for coronavirus.
June 30, 2020 Media Brief
Today: OC bars may shut down again due to rising Coronavirus cases; Mission Viejo City Council extends their own terms as elected officials and, County partners with community group to reduce virus impacts.
June 29, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Placentia Fire Dept. to take reins from OC Fire Authority; Sheriff officials allegedly broke the chain of custody with half of their Golden State Killer evidence, and could OC voters decide the fate of John Wayne airport name?
June 26, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Orange County unveils revamped coronavirus data site; Newport-Mesa district crafts plan for new school year as O.C. virus cases surge and, new shelters in Northern OC could get 300 homeless off streets.
June 25, 2020 Media Brief
Today: OC’s Lack of Enforcement on virus masks could block county from state bailout money; OC debates requiring schoolchildren to wear masks and, Disneyland reopening indefinitely delayed by state, worker coalition.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
