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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.
June 25, 2019
Today: Anaheim apartment tenants get no rent relief from city council; County picks John Wayne Airport redesign plan and, apply now for the annual OCEA scholarship.
June 24, 2019
Today: State assemblyman under fire for alleged harassment; a proposal is due from developers for the future of Willowick Golf Course and, thousands of grocery store workers to vote on strike authorization.
June 21, 2019
Today: Company that caused illegal OC Jail phone recording could have issues nationwide; no rent control in Anaheim, after Councilman’s second try gets quashed and, Placentia hires interim chief to help create new city fire department.
June 19, 2019
Today: Anaheim Mayor's Angels negotiating team may not be subject to transparency law; guess who’s running for Assembly in Orange County? Almost everybody and, Chapman U forecasts mild housing rebound for Orange County.
June 18, 2019
Today: Santa Ana quietly hired high-level elections and records advisor; 91 Freeway, from Green River Road to 241 toll road to get $42 million addition and, construction starting this week on widening the 5 Freeway south of El Toro Road.
June 17, 2019
Today: Judge Carter removed from South OC homelessness case; Mayor Sidhu requests $425,000 no-bid contract for Anaheim Chamber of Commerce and, Costa Mesa considers revised city budget that spares reserves.
June 14, 2019
Today: Allies on the Westminster Council add to their power over the agenda; Huntington Beach council to consider appointing interim financial chief and a report says California’s growth has slowed, but is not recessionary.
June 13, 2019
Today: Judge hears arguments on immediate destruction of County public records; Irvine Co. gives its piece of Irvine Lake to the county and, Huntington Beach landfill outrage spurs school officials to address health concerns.
June 12, 2019
Today: Rackauckas secretly cleared deputies accused of lying about informants; developer shrinks project in Santa Ana, but still may face residents’ resistance and, a look back at Disneyland's Matterhorn Bobsleds, Submarine Voyage and Monorail.
June 11, 2019
Today: Proposed 200 homes for mentally ill homeless at Fairview prompts local debate; OCTA proposes cuts to bus routes as ridership hits low mark, and stalled labor talks prompt grocery union to plot strike vote.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
