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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 10, 2019
Today: Deputy union pays out $50K in failed bid to seal misconduct records; ‘smart’ parking system may ease drivers’ woes near Anaheim’s Packing District, Center Street.
June 7, 2019
Today: CalOptima counts 10,000 homeless people in OC; Huntington Beach landfill project near Edison High halted by community outrage and, Placentia to launch own fire department, there’s a lot to do in a year.
June 6, 2019
Today: Grand Jury says a vitals check could prevent inmate deaths; Santa Ana Council deadlocks on its $450,000 City Manager overruns and, the county needs help to decide on "vote center" locations.
June 4, 2019
Today: Placentia first OC city to leave fire authority; after 12-days, jail officials have provided no information on inmate death says family and O.C. Grand Jury, sheriff spar over health screenings for jail inmates.
June 4, 2019
Today: Grand Jury finds lack of Sheriff’s oversight in illegal jail phone recordings; Anaheim may give chamber $425,000 contract to help attract businesses and, Investigation is underway after 140-plus dogs seized from Orange foothills home.
June 3, 2019
Today: Officials plan to better monitor air quality near Ascon landfill site in Huntington Beach; Anaheim may let short-term rentals operate despite previous move toward a ban and, Placentia may create its own fire department, breaking away from OCFA.
May 31, 2019
Today: 136 dogs seized at house in Orange; animal-cruelty alleged; bill to expand eviction protections in California sputters and, average apartment rents hit $2,004 a month in Orange County.
May 30, 2019
Today: Sections of 405 Freeway in Westminster to close overnight this weekend; Westminster City Council approves thinned-out ethics code and, why California renters lack political punch to change tenant laws.
May 29, 2019
Today: OC Veterans Cemetery location remains uncertain; So Cal home prices bounce back from March drop and, what the new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge means for Anaheim
May 28, 2019
Today: San Clemente begins anti-camping enforcement spurs public standoff; So Cal home prices rising 4 times faster than wages and expect Disney area traffic for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opening May 31.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
