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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.
October 9, 2019
Today: UCI researchers develop algorithm to help predict the final size of a wildfire; OC Fairgrounds gave more than $100k of state money to private college and, concern is growing surrounding vaping-related illnesses.
October 7, 2019
Today: Federal agents raid 4 So Cal addiction treatment centers; Orange and Riverside officials plan to connect the 241 to the 91 Express Lanes and, OC Disaster Alert System lags.
October 4, 2019
Today: UC Irvine goes public with $2 billion fundraiser for research and more; proposed homeless shelter site in Huntington Beach may be off the table and Stater Bros. workers ratify new union contract.
October 3, 2019
Today: Winter shelter program at OC armories begins soon; Fullerton to allow homeless to sleep in cars overnight and, children join in the annual Walk to School Day.
October 2, 2019
Today: OC’s new Auditor-Controller could be former county exec; Costa Mesa moves ahead with changes to high-speed wireless infrastructure and, Anaheim won’t release stadium appraisal until ‘right-time.'
October 1, 2019
Today: OC moves millions from Health Agency to help cover sheriff overruns; Santa Ana will weigh becoming the next OC City with a police oversight board and, new owner of property next to Angel Stadium still envisions homes, a hotel and retail.
September 30, 2019
Today: County’s key organizing group gets disorganized; Vietnamese elderly struggle with language, culture in health care and, Angels fire Manager Brad Ausmus after team’s worst season in 20 years.
September 27, 2019
Today: Hate crimes rise in Orange County for fourth straight year; Southwest to scrap Orange County-Cabo flights, trim other service at John Wayne and, GM, UAW enter final stretch of labor talks.
September 26, 2019
Today: Cybersecurity battle erupts over checking OC Assessor’s systems; CHP officers escort fighter jet along County streets tonight and, Costa Mesa homeless shelter marks its first six months.
September 25, 2019
Today: Laguna Beach and Santa Ana settle in landmark OC homelessness case; stadium maintenance, debt eat into Anaheim’s revenue and, rehab homes in unincorporated OC to face new rules.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin