| June 15, 2017 |
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Volume 5 Issue 13 |
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| Supervisor Todd Spitzer Opens the UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge |
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Supervisor Todd Spitzer holds his radiation mask used during his cancer treatment at the UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge June 11th.
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Supervisor Spitzer with UCI Medical staffers Dr. Maki Yamamoto, Dr. Kenneth Linden, and Dr. James Jakowicz at the UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge. |
Supervisor Todd Spitzer, a cancer survivor himself, understands firsthand how great the struggle to overcome cancer can be. For this reason, Supervisor Spitzer was honored to take part in the UCI anti-Cancer Challenge at Angel’s Stadium on Sunday, June 11th. Participants were invited to ride, run, walk or volunteer for the fundraising effort benefitting lifesaving cancer research.
Supervisor Spitzer displayed his radiation treatment mask used to immobilize his neck during his treatment for throat cancer at UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.
“During this difficult time in my life I had to reach down deep inside to find my resolve, to find how badly I [would] fight,” Supervisor Spitzer told participants. “To have people still dying of cancer in our lifetime is unacceptable”.
Supervisor Spitzer stands with his wife Jamie Spitzer, UCI Assistant Vice Chancellor Kate Klimow and other runners at the Anti-Cancer Challenge. |
He gave a special thanks to everyone at UC Irvine and the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center for giving him his voice back. Supervisor Spitzer also thanked the UCI Medical community for inviting him to speak at the opening ceremony of the 5k race. He stated that with such fantastic facilities here in Orange County, there’s no reason anyone should go anywhere else to receive superior cancer treatment. |
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| Go Human: Walk, Bike, and Skate to Connect the OC Loop |
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Third District staffers Sam Shafia and Christina Brown at the Go Human: Connect the Loop event |
Supervisor Todd Spitzer sponsored the 2017 Go Human Connect the OC Loop event on Saturday, June 10th. Third District staff joined OC Parks to demonstrate street improvements that make walking and biking in Yorba Linda and Anaheim safer and more enjoyable. Anaheim and Yorba Linda residents had the opportunity to see OC Parks unveil the improvements along Fairmont Connector between Esperanza Road and Fairmont Boulevard and between Fairmont Connector and La Palma Avenue. OC Parks also provided a Borrow-a-Bike service to visitors who didn’t have or didn’t bring their own bike.
The Fairmont Connector serves as a link to the 66-mile bike path that runs through North Orange County. This event was a successful demonstration of the safety precautions put in place along the route. |
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| Human Relations Commission Update |
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After initially being voted down in the June 6th Board of Supervisors Meeting, Supervisor Todd Spitzer reintroduced the OC Human Relations Council funding initiative at the June 13th Board of Supervisors budget meeting. In a compromise deal, the Board passed the funding by a 4-1 vote for a one-year period, allowing the Council - the non-profit arm of the OC Human Relations Commission - to continue support operations alongside the Commission. The one year compromise was reached in order to separate aspects of the Commission/Council operations so as to clarify County control and responsibility.
“This County absolutely needs a standing Commission that’s doing the work of both the Human Relations Commission and Council,” said Supervisor Spitzer in leading the discussion. “It’s a tool that law enforcement uses to help mitigate civil unrest in our communities; when differing social, racial, and religious groups need guidance to develop solutions. I feel the Human Relations Commission and Council are very, very important.” |
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| Tustin Man and Woman of the Year |
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Robert Machado and Susan McIntosh, Tustin Area's 2016 Man and Woman of the Year, pose after the awards ceremony. Photo credit: Orange County Register
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| Supervisor Todd Spitzer offers warm congratulations to Robert Machado and Susan McIntosh, Tustin Area’s 2016 Man and Woman of the Year! Susan and Robert were honored at the Awards and Dinner Celebration on Friday June 9th at the Tustin Ranch Gold Club for their outstanding contribution to their community. |
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| Spitzer and BeTheOne Campaign Stand Up For Trafficking Victims |
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Supervisor Todd Spitzer emceed the 2017 BeTheOne Campaign press conference at the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center.
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Supervisor Todd Spitzer was proud to emcee the 2017 BeTheOne (BT1) Campaign press conference May 31st in Anaheim. The Orange County Social Services campaign spotlights the commercial exploitation of children in order to help young victims.
Nearly half of all victims rescued by law enforcement are children - boys and girls. Look for the messaging on Orange County transit busses and other vehicles and watch for the signs of child exploitation, often in plain sight. Please BT1 to call when you suspect a child or any victim of human trafficking is in need - the national hotline is 888-373-7888. |
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| Tustin State of the City 2017 |
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L-R, Jackie Mark of Alzheimer’s OC, Third District Field Deputy Al Tello, Karissa Willette of CA State Board of Equalization at the 2017 Tustin State of the City event. |
Congratulations to the Honorable Mayor Dr. Al Bernstein for delivering an ‘out of this world’ address at the 2017 Tustin State of the City event. The Star Wars theme was classic. Supervisor Spitzer was represented by Field Deputy Al Tello at the address at the Tustin Market Place Community Center on Thursday, June 8th.
Congratulations are in order as well to City Council Members Al Murray, Chuck Puckett, Letitia Clark and Rebecca Gomez for successful and business friendly past year in the City of Tustin. |
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| Supervisor Spitzer is Recruiting for the OC Ethics Commission |
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Supervisor Todd Spitzer with Canyons Community organizer Joanne Hubble and members of the OCFA Helicopter Crew at the Wildlands Fire Prevention Press Conference on Wednesday, May 31. |
Supervisor Todd Spitzer is looking for a service-minded individual of the highest integrity for appointment to the Orange County Ethics Commission.
Supervisor Spitzer has fought to establish a County ethics commission since his current term in office began in 2013.
In March of this year, Denah Hoard, a former assistant city attorney for the City of Orange, was hired as Executive Director of the Commission.
Each member of the Board of Supervisors will appoint one member to the Ethics Commission. The five member panel will serve the public by advising and making recommendations to the Board and government agencies in areas of regulatory standards, election campaign financing, and proper ethical procedures.
Online applications are available at www.ocethics.com |
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| Tustin Police Department 21st Annual Open House |
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| Flea Market |
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| 57 Improvement Project Info Open House |
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The Third District office of Supervisor Todd Spitzer is alerting residents to a special public notice issued by Caltrans regarding the State Route 57 Northbound Improvement Project. The California Department of Transportation and the OCTA are proposing a plan to “increase capacity, improve operations and enhance safety on northbound SR-57 in the cities of Anaheim and Orange, between Orangewood Ave. and Katella Ave”.
On Thursday, June 22, Caltrans will be holding an Informational Open House to answer all questions on the proposed project. The public is welcome to come to learn more about this project.
Thursday, June 22, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Portola Middle School Cafeteria, 270 North Palm Drive, Orange, CA 92868 |
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| 2017 Eco Challenge Poster Contest Deadline Nears: Friday, June 30, 2017 |
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There is still time to enter the 2017 Eco Challenge Poster Contest. OC Waste & Recycling is teaming up with Angels Baseball again to inspire environmental stewardship in youth between the ages of 8 and 14.
Supervisor Spitzer with 2016 Third District contest winner Ellia Chai at the on-field ceremony in Angel Stadium |
The focus of this year’s contest is organics recycling – reducing the amount of food waste and green waste sent to landfills from our homes, schools and communities. Contestants create original art that illustrates how to reduce and recycle green waste and food waste. One winner from the Third District will win a Bat Kid Experience, including a visit to the dugout to meet players, tickets to a game, a Bat Kid Jersey and an on-field introduction.
Orange County faces a new recycling challenge: how to reduce and recycle green waste and food waste. Contestants will show us their vision for meeting this new challenge.
Full rules and eligibility details are available at OC Bat Kids. |
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| JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT ISSUES CALL FOR ARTISTS |
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John Wayne Airport (JWA) has issued a call for Orange County-related visual artists to apply for exhibition slots in JWA's Community Focus Space (CFS) program’s exhibition calendar, beginning in October of 2018.
Each exhibition is approximately 30 days in duration and is presented by JWA at no cost to the artist. CFS exhibitions are located prior to the security checkpoints and adjacent to Baggage Carousels 1 and 4 in the Thomas F. Riley Terminal, and are accessible to passengers as well as the general public.
To qualify for consideration, artists must have been born, raised or educated in Orange County; or currently live, work or own property in Orange County; and live in any of the following counties: Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara or Ventura.
Artist applications must be received by John Wayne Airport no later than 4:00 p.m. on July 21, 2017. Artist application instructions and guidelines may be found at www.ocair.com/terminal/artexhibits/. Artists approved through this review process will be notified by the end of October 2017.
For additional information about the Community Focus Space program or this Call for Artists, please contact Jeffrey Frisch, John Wayne Airport Arts Program Coordinator at Jfrisch@ocair.com. |
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| Pet of the Week |
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Click on the image above to view a PDF version. |
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| Events Around the District |
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Anaheim
10th Anniversary Summer Reading Program Kickoff & Carnival
Saturday, June 17, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
East Anaheim Branch Library, 8201 East Santa Ana Canyon Road
Preschool Storytime at Canyon Hills
Tuesday, June 23, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
400 Scout Trail, Anaheim Canyon Hills Meeting Room
Irvine
Movies on the Lawn
Friday, June 23, Dusk
Orange County Great Park, 6950 Marine Way
Super Swim Lesson
Friday, June 23, 5:30 PM
Register online via CityofIrvine.org
William J. Woollett, Jr. Aquatics Center, 4601 Walnut Avenue
Silverado
Summer Concert Series – Salty Raisins
Saturday, June 17, 7:45 PM – 10:00 PM
Silverado Community Center & Fairgrounds, 27641 Silverado Canyon Rd.
Tustin
21st Annual Tustin Police Department Open House
Saturday, June 17, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Tustin Police Department, 300 Centennial Way
Farmer’s Market
Wednesday, June 21, 9:00 AM to 1 PM
El Camino Real & W. 3rd St.
Concerts in the Park
Wednesday, June 21, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Peppertree Park, 230 W. First St.
Villa Park
Read Design Build Storytime
Tuesday, June 20, 9:00 AM
Villa Park Library, 17865 Santiago Blvd.
Craft Day
Thursday, June 22, 2:00 PM
Villa Park Library, 17865 Santiago Blvd.
Yorba Linda
Admiral James Stavridis Lecture and Book Signing
Friday, June 23, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Nixon Library, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd.
For questions or comments regarding Spitzer’s E-Newsletter
please contact the Supervisor's office staff at: (714) 834-3330 or Matt.Morrison@ocgov.com
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