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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 29, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Millions in health outreach contracts draws questions, County whistleblower complaint; San Clemente rejects OC Power Authority, seeks another utility, and OCFA firefighters burned out by overtime as hot, windy fire season arrives.
October 28, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Airline CEO calls attack on flight attendant worst example of unruly behavior; San Clemente homeless camp booted but many wonder about promised assistance, and Westminster officials call for more probes into alleged City Hall impropriety.
October 27, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Schools throughout OC could soon start vaccinating children; debates over the COVID-19 student vaccine mandate flare up, and OC man seen fighting with police at U.S. Capitol attack is arrested and charged.
October 26, 2021 Media Brief
Today: OC reported 835 new cases and 16 more deaths over the weekend; community calls for Anaheim to officially recognize Little Arabia, and Orange County homebuying’s 1st double dip in 16 months.
October 25, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Can energy company afford to pay for oil spill clean-up and local business impacts? Is the ‘original’ COVID-19 is essentially gone? And, Cal State Fullerton hosts critical race theory panel.
October 21, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Millions in County health grants face uncertainty due to no bid contract proposals; Santa Ana becomes first OC city with rent control, and Coast Guard had earlier notice about OC oil spill.
October 20, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Officials from two OC coastal cities join growing calls to ban offshore oil drilling; state earmarks $236 million for 55 Freeway widening project, and midterms bringing huge money, attention to Orange County House races.
October 19, 2021 Media Brief
Today: OC Congress members question why taxpayers float unprofitable oil rigs; coastal cities join increasing calls for offshore oil drilling bans, and school walkouts are a dud.
October 18, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Desalination plant owners make controversial demand of CA regulators; south OC cities say they were left out of freeway expansion loop, and 39-year battle to remove tons of nuclear waste continues.
October 15, 2021 Media Brief
Today: Congress considers decommissioning offshore oil rigs in wake of OC spill; how safe is OC coast after oil spill? Fisheries still closed, and flight attendants fight back against unruly passengers.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
