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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.
May 24, 2019
Today: After decades of roadblocks, Musick jail poised to grow; : State officials are critical of OC Sheriff for limiting access to public docks and, new $36.5 million library now open at Lion’s Park in Costa Mesa.
May 23, 2019
Today: Anaheim negotiators could make more money from Angels; Transit agencies in Orange, Riverside headed for showdown and, OC says mental health spending will increase by $85 million.
May 21, 2019
Today: Santa Ana says police raises don’t need $4 million budget boost after all; Supreme Court clears the way for lawsuit over Newport Beach police shooting and, are your kids going to college in the fall? OCEA scholarships are here.
May 20, 2019
Today: So Cal builders, swamped with unsold homes, cut construction to 3-year low; Edison will encourage the switch to electric heavy-duty trucks, buses, even forklifts and, Broadcom’s chip business targeted in widening U.S. antitrust probe.
May 17, 2019
Today: 20,000 drivers dodge toll road fees each week, despite new law; new cameras in Anaheim Hills will add to firefighting network and, Grand Jury slams government agencies for shuttering Irvine Lake.
May 16, 2019
Today: Huntington Beach residents say former Ascon Landfill dust is causing respiratory issues; UC workers strike today over outsourcing of jobs and, housing bill that challenges single-family zoning is dead for the year.
May 15, 2019
Today: Irvine appoints planning commissioner to fill Council vacancy; Placentia’s Downtown overhaul plan more restrictive than previous redevelopment and, Huntington Beach teachers rally for a raise, after a school year with no new contract.
May 14, 2019
Today: Recall attempt stalls against officials who oppose $25 Million police raise; Red Cross reports critical shortage of type O blood and, OCEA scholarship applications now available.
May 13, 2019
Today: Santa Ana Unified district tells charter schools they owe $40 million; former DA suspected wrongdoing in OC snitch scandal and, meeting in H.B. will update cleanup status of former Ascon Landfill.
May 10, 2019
Today: Help feed the needy by stamping out hunger this Saturday, May 11; Santa Ana lures artists with low-rent housing and, Voice of OC honored for journalism excellence.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
