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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.
July 13, 2018
Today: Is desalination in Huntington Beach good for OC? 91 Express Lanes users to get new sticker transponders, and Walmart patents surveillance tech for eavesdropping on workers.
July 12, 2018
Today: Facing budget problems, Garden Grove considers move to OC Fire Authority; mosquito sample tests positive for West Nile virus and, is the housing market changing course?
July 11, 2018
Today: Veterans cemetery location in Irvine still unclear; 36 percent of IE families struggle to stay afloat financially and, homeless night shelter at Orange County armories comes to an end this weekend.
July 10, 2018
Today: Orange County streetcar costs top $400 million; construction start delayed, did you know the average Anaheim hotel costs $197 a night? And, It's almost time to ‘Free Your Inner Farmer’ at the OC Fair.
July 9, 2018
Today: Westminster Oks tax subsidy for “Bolsa Row” four-star hotel; Costa Mesa won’t place Fairview Park projects on the ballot and, Santa Ana, Newport Beach among cities breaking heat records across SoCal.
July 6, 2018
Today: OC Animal Care bursting with runaway dogs frightened by booming fireworks; summer’s first heat wave descends on Southern California and divided Costa Mesa council uproots plans for commercial-residential project.
July 5, 2018
Today: Santa Ana Council again delays vote on district elections; Santa Ana will ask voters to increase local sales tax; Santa Ana Council again delays vote on district elections and OC Fairgrounds tackles safety issues leading up to County Fair opening.
July 3, 2018
Today: Irvine City Council gives notice It’ll withdraw from OC Fire Authority; where you can celebrate July 4th in Orange County and UC Irvine and other colleges are increasing mental health services.
July 2, 2018
Today: Triple-digit temps will hit SoCal after Fourth of July; Costa Mesa Sanitary District approves new contract with trash hauler and OC Fair tickets to OC Brew Hee Haw Craft Beer Roundup are on sale.
June 29, 2018
Today: Police vow crackdown on illegal fireworks, the new American dream may be leasing a home and, California voters will weigh these 12 propositions on November's ballot.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
