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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.
February 24, 2020
Today: Costa Mesa gets court order to keep Fairview Center from use as virus quarantine site; community forum - Conditions of OC Children Report and, no party preference voters likely key to 2020 elections.
February 21, 2020
Today: Emotions and campaign signs flare up ahead of Westminster recall vote; San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano to get share of housing grants and, OC Retirement community helps nonprofit hit hard by fire.
February 20, 2020
Today: Haven’t cast your primary election ballot yet? Vote centers start opening Saturday; which OC cities are the most transparent online and, DA says he was told in May of decision to forgo prosecution over evidence handling by a deputy.
February 19, 2020
Today: Questions mount for sheriff and DA about systemic errors in preparing criminal cases; Santa Ana and OC Sheriff’s officials will not aid increased ICE enforcement and, housing costs, migration expected to crimp Southern California’s economy.
February 18, 2020
Today: OC gears up for new approach to voting; Anaheim disputes claim that stadium talks were ‘illegal’ and, UC Irvine set to start construction on $185-million health sciences complex.
February 14, 2020
Today: Newsom signs bill allowing California voters to switch party affiliation on election day; Official says US, Taliban reach Afghanistan truce agreement; and California high speed train price tag jumps to 80 billion.
February 13, 2020
Today: Anaheim councilmembers nix controversial condo project; Local court considers whether Anaheim taxpayers are subsidizing Disneyland, and China reports spike in virus cases with new way of counting.
February 11, 2020
Today: Secrecy battle to resume over deputy evidence booking misconduct records; Westminster could change who shelters city’s stray and rescued animals and, Disneyland raises prices on tickets and annual passes .
February 10, 2020
Today: Fullerton officials must prove local bloggers stole secret info says court; Council member Barnes is swing vote on controversial condo project and, memorial is today at Angel Stadium for Altobelli family who died in crash with Kobe Bryant.
February 7, 2020
Today: Tsunami warning Huntington Beach false alarm; crews put out small fire at Disneyland and, OC School of the Arts appeals charter renewal.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
