In June 2022, Newport Beach residents will decide on a ballot measure that will directly choose their own mayor but concerns persist on what else will change.
Author Archives: Hosam Elattar
Hosam Elattar is a Voice of OC/ Report For America reporter covering Anaheim & North Orange County, food insecurity, housing & homelessness, the Arab & Muslim American community and education.
Elattar started at Voice of OC as an intern in January, 2020 and has covered local food banks’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic, School board debates on how to teach history, the decades long push by Arab American business owners to recognize Little Arabia and a corruption scandal at Anaheim City Hall.
He has won several awards from the OC Press Club including Best News Story, Best Political Story and Best Religion Story.
Elattar is Egyptian American and has lived in Botswana, Nepal, Uganda, The Dominican Republic and India.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Community Calls Increase For Anaheim to Officially Recognize Little Arabia
Residents and advocates are expected to show up to tonight’s city council meeting to continue calling on city council members to recognize Little Arabia.
Posted inEducation
Cal State Fullerton Hosts Critical Race Theory Panel Amid Heated National Debate
As a local school district contemplates banning the theory, experts familiar with the theory hope to dismantle what they say is a misinformation campaign waged against it.
Posted inCulture
Comedians Fire Back at the Taliban with Upcoming Benefit Show to Raise Money for Afghanistan
Six comedians hope to give back to the Afghan people using what some say the Taliban has taken from them – a voice.
Posted inCOAST
Officials From Two OC Coastal Cities Join Growing Calls to Ban Offshore Oil Drilling
In the wake of the oil spill, city officials are looking to make sure it’s impacts on the economy and the environment are not repeated.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Newport Beach Voters Could Get to Directly Elect Their Mayor, Power Grab Concerns Surface
Some residents are pushing back against a potential ballot measure to directly elect their own mayor, saying it would give one council member more power than the rest.
Posted inEducation
Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board May Ban Critical Race Theory After State Mandates Ethnic Studies
Some Placentia and Yorba Linda parents support such a ban while others have had enough with what they say is ignorance and racism coming from some trustees.
Posted inOutdoors
OC Coastal Cities Join Increasing Calls For Offshore Oil Drilling Bans
Huntington Beach and Laguna Beach City Councils will both consider resolutions calling for new bans on offshore drilling.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
OC Oil Spill Aftermath: 10,000 Cleanup Volunteers, Cautious Optimism, Lingering Dread
Feelings of distress across the county appear to have tempered into cautious optimism.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Newport Beach Officials Approve Local Emergency Over Oil Spill
The city manager first authorized the emergency proclamation on Oct. 5 and council members publicly said they’re considering a lawsuit over the oil spill.
