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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.
April 18, 2018
Today: OC should get ready to compete for state homeless housing money; Irvine ballot initiative to control growth, developments misses filing deadline, and Southern California house prices hit 10 1/2-year high.
April 17, 2018
Today: Homelessness issue showcases weakness of county supervisors says Voice of OC; supervisors say no to watchdog looking at DA and Sheriff’s use of informants and OC tourism spending hits record $12.5 billion.
April 13, 2018
Today: Santa Ana district elections appear dead for this year after appeal is rejected; clear out of homeless camp wraps up at Santa Ana Civic Center and a little-known bill could reshape housing development across California.
April 12, 2018
Today: Anaheim Council discusses Disneyland workers’ wages; Big money, political gamesmanship shaping Orange County congressional races and Facebook to stop spending against California privacy effort.
April 11, 2018
Today: OCEA Gen. Mgr. Jennifer Beutin and Supervisor Todd Spitzer discuss protecting women in the workplace; Gov. Brown Oks extensions for National Guard Armory homeless shelters and the Mayors of the state's 10 biggest cities to ask state for $1.5 billion for homeless issues.
April 10, 2018
Today: Santa Ana Mayor steps up legal action against district elections; judge allows suspended lawyer running for DA to stay on ballot and OCFA may replace city fire department.
April 9, 2018
Today: Voice of OC's Santana: Critique of "part-time" county supervisors; cost of housing a serious issue for OC residents, poll finds and closed portion of Santa Ana River Trail now open.
April 6, 2018
Today: Members only: Holistic Lifestyle Mini Fair April 12; second installment property tax payment deadline is Tuesday and OC cities take stands on state sanctuary laws.
April 5, 2018
Today: ACLU sues DA and Sheriff over jailhouse snitch scandal; what’s happened to the Santa Ana River homeless people since their motel stays expired? and Trump’s approval rating at 37% in Orange County, Chapman poll finds.
April 4, 2018
Today: Federal judge calls on OC city leaders to step up on homelessness; ACLU sues OCDA Rackauckas, Sheriff Hutchens; says jailhouse snitch scandal isn’t over and Santa Ana citizens seek to put rent control on city’s ballot
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin