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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 19, 2019
Today: State could intervene after Supervisors halt census funds for Santa Ana city, district; EPA fines three SoCal companies for hazardous waste violations and, birth tourism hotel in Orange may lose its permit.
December 18, 2019
Today: Garden Grove, facing court injunction, drops discussion on Willowick Golf Course deal; is $325 million starting price Angels Stadium fair? And, San Clemente City Manager resigns, takes on same role in Pomona.
December 17, 2019
Today: Strong Santa Ana winds could cause damage in So Cal; high ranking aide to DA files claim against County and Anaheim’s stadium concept breaks with past, raises new questions for taxpayers.
December 16, 2019
Today: Brea's secretive water agency draws court challenge; Garden Grove officials, local activists prepare for big decisions on Willowick and, Kaiser mental health professionals strike at SoCal clinics and hospitals.
December 10, 2019
Today: County halts census outreach grants to City of Santa Ana and school district; Garden Grove could hand Willowick Golf Course over to hotel developer today and, take a look inside Lake Forest’s new $73 million Civic Center.
December 9, 2019
Today: Santa Ana Councilman publicly calls out dark money campaign, welcomes FBI interview; Anaheim puts 5-year ‘local hire’ workforce agreement in place for large city projects and, O.C. bankruptcy 25 years later.
December 6, 2019
Today: More than 13,000 sign to put 128-home east Orange housing proposal on ballot; did Anaheim Council members know about stadium proposal beforehand? And, a new mixed-use development project approved for downtown Santa Ana.
December 5, 2019
Today: Voice of OC: District Attorney and Sheriff clash over secret booking audits; is potential Angel Stadium deal fair for both sides, or ‘laughable’? And, who’s running for public office in Orange county this March?
December 4, 2019
Today: Tomorrow! Your “retirement matters” town hall; OC Sheriff kept evidence booking crisis for almost two years and, Opioid death rate in Orange County eclipses other Southern California counties.
December 3, 2019
Today: Angel Stadium negotiations are running out of time; Fullerton School District is asking to borrow $198 million through bonds and, two new GOP challengers enter 2020 race against Rep. Katie Porter.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
