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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.
March 20, 2019
Today: Santa Ana debates vacant city leadership positions Friday; Anaheim expects proposal from Angels by summer and, two funding deadlines loom as leaders debate veterans cemetery location.
March 19, 2019
Today: Orange County takes first step to spur homeless housing; news media partnership forms to publish police misconduct records and, Kristine Ridge set to become next Santa Ana city manager.
March 15, 2019
Today: Newport Beach reviews plan to upgrade John Wayne Airport; Justice Dept. subpoenas Sage Hill School records as board of trustees members resign and, Angels bring in consultant to explore development options around Anaheim stadium.
March 14, 2019
Today: ACLU report alleges abuse, unsanitary conditions common at Orange County homeless shelters; Newport Beach commits $1 million to services for the homeless; and Irvine tightens restrictions on boarding houses, despite opposition from UCI students.
March 13, 2019
Today: Orange County devotes $600,000 to first suicide-prevention program; Newport Beach is at the center of nationwide bribery for admissions scandal and, Irvine Mayor leads first night's results for key OC supervisor election.
March 12, 2019
Today: It's Election Day in Orange County's 3rd District; CalOptima faces criticism over delays for homeless medical care and, housing, global warming to dominate state’s 2019 agenda.
March 11, 2019
Today: Orange County labor movement pushes back against persistent gender wage gap; Huntington Beach in-house prosecutor program has ‘exceeded expectations,’ and, cities will lose gas tax money if housing goals are unmet
March 7, 2019
Today: Santa Ana City Council seeks applicants to fill vacant Ward 4 seat; 405 freeway closing overnight in Costa Mesa the next 2 Saturdays and, Fountain Valley agrees to $1.4 million in land sales.
March 6, 2019
Today: Costa Mesa council OKs $6.9-million purchase of property near Airport for long-term homeless shelter; development near Discovery Cube on North Main scaled back and, Anaheim mayor pledges $250 million neighborhood investment.
March 5, 2019
Today: Rain, snow expected to persist through Friday; City of Orange sued for allegedly violating state election law and, OC public transit grapples with a shortage of bus drivers.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
