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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.
March 7, 2018
Today: Orange County transportation agency hires new firm to run 91, 405 express lanes; Westminster seniors and refugees protest closure of mobile home park, and county Mental Health Services Plan available for public comment.
March 6, 2018
Today: OC Animal Care’s new facility will be a big upgrade for animals and people; Santa Ana voters could decide in June whether to switch to District elections and Irvine City Council adds ballot measure to counteract growth control initiative.
March 5, 2018
Today: The Orange County United Way focuses on homelessness; San Clemente officials argue proposed toll road could make traffic worse and partisan politicians break bread at CSU Fullerton dinner.
March 2, 2018
Today: See before-and-after photos of the Santa Ana River Trail clean-up; Westminster ballot measure would Increase Mayor’s term from two to four years, and it's time to stop tax breaks for outsourcing
March 1, 2018
Today: Workers across California stand up to billionaires trying to gut unions with Janus v AFSCME Case; ballot drive seeks to raise wages for hospitality companies that take Anaheim subsidies and broad-based campaign launched to help and house homeless people in Orange County.
February 28, 2018
Today: Legal Scholar: Sliver of hope for Labor after Janus hearing; OC Supervisors reject most proposed limits on taxpayer mailers that feature themselves and county finalizes purchase of building for mental health services.
February 27, 2018
Today: Justice Gorsuch mum as Supreme Court rehears public employee union fight; riverbed evictions revealed failed homelessness policies and most OC cities support adding 2,700 new homes for homeless.
February 26, 2018
Today: County wraps up homeless evictions at Santa Ana riverbed; Judge dismisses federal drug case tied to O.C. jailhouse-snitch scandal and Orange County activists gather at Victoria Beach to protest off-shore drilling.
February 23, 2018
Today: Santa Ana appoints David Valentin as permanent police chief; Clearing of homeless encampments moves to Angel Stadium area as more people are relocated Thursday and how much space your rental dollar buys for apartments in Southern California.
February 22, 2018
Today: Judge scolds County’s top attorney over Sheriff’s role in riverbed evictions; Mission Viejo City Council rejects district elections; seeks alternatives and Officials break ground on 1.6 billion gallon recycled water reservoir in south Orange County.
Publication Date: December 30, 2016
For more information, contact Jennifer Muir Beuthin
