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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 15, 2019
Today: Landslide shuts down section of popular beach trail in San Clemente; Child Abuse Prevention Center is now The Priority Center and, So Cal job engine churns out 112,000-plus positions in a year.
November 14, 2019
Today: Angels and Anaheim to hammer out new stadium deal before 2020; : San Clemente holds forum on the 241 extension and, two teens die in Saugus High shooting that leaves 5 others injured.
November 13, 2019
Today: Westminster recall group claims to have the signatures to trigger special election of council majority; Phil Bacerra appears to win Santa Ana council seat and, 400 beds now available to homeless people at OC armories.
November 12, 2019
Today: Community salutes veterans at OC Fairgrounds Heroes Hall; Irvine commuting costs ranked 4th-worst in nation and, Thousands of UC workers to strike Wednesday, protesting job outsourcing.
November 7, 2019
Today: Results tighten as vote-counting continues for Santa Ana council seat; Stanton voters back taxes in early returns and, Reporters’ Committee for Freedom of the Press support Fullerton blogger.
November 5, 2019
Today: Five candidates vie for open San Clemente City Council seat; it's Election Day in Santa Ana for council and school board seats and, who are the big political donors in Orange County?
November 4, 2019
Today: Fullerton resident challenges decision to block publishing of secret city hall documents; Board of Supervisors consider $1.4 million agreement for behavioral health training and, Newport Beach residents ready to sue over possible homeless shelter.
November 1, 2019
Today: Yorba Linda’s new heli-hydrant offers firefighting helicopters closer refill; Doheny desalination plant still on track despite higher cost estimates and UC Irvine classes teaches students the science of compassion.
October 31, 2019
Today: Happy Halloween: All dressed up and ready for candy; legislators push for stronger regulation of addiction-treatment industry and, Anaheim City Council shelves mobile home rent control ordinance.
October 30, 2019
Today: Anaheim council shuts down effort to release Angel Stadium appraisal; OC Fairgrounds CEO sacked and, Anaheim to consider 14 million restoration of La Palma Park.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
