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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.
June 24, 2020 Media Brief
Today: OC officials told Anaheim City Manager to keep Coronavirus zip code data secret; Disneyland workers plan to protest against reopening theme park on July 17 and, Orange County starts reading aloud public comments submitted by email.
June 23, 2020 Media Brief
Today: OC Labor leaders call on county officials to enforce statewide mask mandate; South OC cities see steep increases for sheriff protection and, Irvine council to begin discussing demolition for veteran cemetery.
June 22, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Santa Ana, Anaheim residents hit with Coronavirus at far higher rates than other OC cities; OC Fair Audit shows $220K in improper expenses and, Orange County coronavirus cases up by almost 300.
June 19, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Santa Ana officials move forward with police spending increases; Fullerton extends OC’s first safe parking program into summer and, celebrating Juneteenth in the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement.
June 18, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Orange County residents again required to wear Coronavirus masks; medical experts argue supervisors should have kept masks and, Costa Mesa closes $24-million budget gap by making steep civic cuts.
June 17, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Santa Ana pushes discussion on police oversight and funding to Thursday; Costa Mesa police officers to wear body cams amid calls for reform and, San Clemente interim city manager let go in wake of public controversy.
June 16, 2020 Media Brief
Today: OC protests against police violence to continue over the week of Juneteenth; County considers cuts as revenue plummets for Social Services and, Irvine councilwoman announces mayoral bid.
June 15, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Is Coronavirus causing a spike in homeless deaths?; Santa Ana will again consider police oversight along with budget, salary concessions and, Anaheim City Council rejects legalizing cannabis shops, debates revenue, and timing.
June 12, 2020 Media Brief
Today: OC officials no longer require masks during pandemic; prosecutors push back against judges claims of back room effort and, Clerk-Recorder offices open for marriage services, death certificates, property records.
June 11, 2020 Media Brief
Today: Nursing home losses mount as Orange County COVID-19 deaths near 200; National First Amendment Advocates condemn Irvine Mayor's actions, and DA Spitzer draws fire from a judge over high profile case.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
