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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.
September 10, 2018
Today: Annual Health Fair is on Sept. 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; campaign to support Anaheim's 'living wage' measure kicks off, and homeless shelters to open in Santa Ana and Anaheim.
September 7, 2018
Today: Why a strong and vibrant labor movement is important; an activist creates a new animal shelter - with a pen and, temperatures climbing into triple digits in many Southern California areas.
September 6, 2018
Today: OC leaders face scrutiny after federal court ruling on homelessness; Costa Mesa extends needle-exchange moratorium for 10 months and, $78 million sewer replacement gets underway near Angel Stadium.
September 5, 2018
Today: Could OC lack of progress on homelessness soon be illegal?; Orange County sheriff’s dog attacked county employee in his office and, L.A. County supervisors impose temporary rent control for some mobile homes.
September 4, 2018
Today: Improper jail phone recordings put OC Sheriff under scrutiny; principal author of Anaheim’s living wage law says Disney’s not exempt and, there is a proposal for larger homeless shelter in Santa Ana.
August 31, 2018
Today: Orange County’s toughest jobs and the people who do them; here is what you need to know about the Orange International Street Fair and, slower rate hikes boost toll road usage to record high.
August 30, 2018
Today: Lake Forest 2017 recall campaign under investigation; Disneyland will sell alcohol for the first time and, North OC center processes thousands of pounds of recycling a day, but it isn’t enough.
August 29, 2018
Today: OC moves to actually count homeless people; Anaheim ends tax subsidy deals for Disneyland and, Orange County builders’ inventory at 12-year high.
August 28, 2018
Today: Disney fireworks impact on neighborhood health needs study say residents; Anaheim swears in new police chief and a Memorial plaque is dedicated to a fallen Marine at Heroes Hall.
August 27, 2018
Today: OC Homeless Housing bill clears legislature; former councilwoman asks court to strike disputed language from mayor’s candidate statement and, needle-exchange program hears frustration at town hall meeting.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
