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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.
October 9, 2018
Today: Anaheim City Attorney says Disney exempt from $15 an hour wage initiative; Tectonic shifts in Orange County and, OCTA to introduce rides on demand in Huntington Beach.
October 5, 2018
Today: Sheriff and phone company covered up jail recordings, attorney alleges; 405 Freeway closure overnight this weekend in Fountain Valley and, John Wayne Airport launches designated pick-up spots.
October 4, 2018
Today: What we know about the coastal ‘rotten egg’ smell, and what it means for your health; Got $3,467 a month? OC house payment near 12-year high, and drywall company charged nearly $2M for wage theft.
October 3, 2018
Today: Homelessness board closes committee meetings to public; heavy rainfall expected in Orange County, and Town homes development gets OK near downtown Costa Mesa.
October 2, 2018
Today: Judge wants to hear more evidence before ruling on O.C. needle exchange; Supreme Court declines to hear challenge of California Coastal Act, and Newport awaits $1.7-million state grant for trash-collecting water wheel.
October 1, 2018
Today: Two rain fronts to bring flash-flood threats, high surf to SoCal; Costa Mesa council to review disputed downtown housing project and Gov. Jerry Brown signs laws unwinding secrecy surrounding police misconduct.
October 1, 2018
Today: Santa Ana to receive new mayor in decades, here are the candidates; Newsom vetoes bill to provide rehiring protections for workers laid due to COVID and, Disneyland layoffs include thousands of restaurants, Imagineers, and hotel workers.
September 28, 2018
Today: OC Supervisors approve new $400 million County headquarters; John Wayne Airport announces new ride app pick-up location and Costa Mesa is looking to secure 62 homeless shelter beds.
September 27, 2018
Today: List of improperly recorded attorney-client phone calls from OC jail continues to grow; 405 Freeway to close overnight in Fountain Valley on next two Saturdays and UC Irvine devotes new $67-million complex to 'active learning'.
September 26, 2018
Today: Supervisors approve $227 million for next phase of Civic Center overhaul; Santa Ana hires operator for new 200-bed homeless shelter and, Esperanza Hills development of 340 homes is approved.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
