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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.
August 9, 2019
Today: Historic A-4 Skyhawk fighter plane to move from Civic Center to OC fairgrounds; L.A. judge denies Huntington Beach’s request to dismiss housing lawsuit and, in Yorba Linda, the hope is new mall will revive downtown.
August 8, 2019
Today: OC Auditor-Controller Eric Woolery dies at 53 years old; Rancho La Paz seniors to rely on owner-funded subsidies and, proposed apartments in North Santa Ana still opposed despite revisions.
August 7, 2019
Today: Demolition begins at future site of $40 million county mental health campus in Orange; one more vote to go on needle exchanges in Costa Mesa and, Kaiser presents labor agreement with raises to 80,000 employees.
August 6, 2019
Today: Fullerton to again consider mobile home park rent management; school is back in session for several Orange County school districts and, Costa Mesa decides tonight whether to ban needle exchange programs permanently.
August 5, 2019
Today: Fishing comes back to life at Irvine Lake; mosquitoes collected in Orange test positive for West Nile virus and, yield curve blares loudest U.S. recession warning since 2007.
August 2, 2019
Today: For cash-strapped adults in their 50s and early 60s, it can be a costly wait for Medicare; free events aim to help older adults in OC apply for CalFresh food assistance and, ex-Santa Ana police officer faces federal charges over beating.
August 1, 2019
Today: Sheriff’s Department helps vet the grand jurors who investigate it; Anaheim city council members clash over stadium, speaking rules and, more summer heat in store for Southern California.
July 31, 2019
Today: Experts say Anaheim Mayor’s attempt to limit Council debate sends wrong message; almost 7,000 homeless people counted in OC and, Northbound 5 Freeway will close overnight between the 55 and 22 freeways on Aug. 2 and Aug. 3.
July 29, 2019
Today: What constitutes a ‘fair’ lease deal for Anaheim? When deputies take the Fifth - commentary, and after-school programs still waiting on cannabis tax money.
July 26, 2019
Today: Tenants face tough choices, fears after eight years of rising rents; 11 months of slumping sales fail to keep So Cal home prices from setting record and officials declare heat advisories as south land temps hit triple digits.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
