Huntington Beach and Laguna Beach City Councils will both consider resolutions calling for new bans on offshore drilling.
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 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.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Anaheim is Largest OC City Without an Affordable Housing Policy, Despite Calls to Create One
City officials are facing pressure from residents and the state to address the need for affordable housing with a city mandate on developers.
Posted inCulture
Orange County Residents Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Different events are taking place in north and south Orange County.
Posted inEconomy
A Father-Son Boat Charter Business Survived the Pandemic, Now They Face the Impacts of an Oil Spill
Businesses dependent on Orange County’s coast are trying to stay afloat as the economic losses of the oil spill start to pour in.
Posted inGovernment
Newport Beach, Laguna Latest Agencies to Declare Local Emergencies as Oil Spill Moves South
Officials in Newport Beach and Laguna Beach are the latest agencies to declare a state of emergency to unlock more funding for the oil spill cleanup process.
Posted inEconomy
Waves of Oil Spill Lawsuits Ready to Roll as OC Residents, Businesses, Local Governments Seek Accountability
Worried and suffering economic losses, OC residents and business owners are already taking their case to court.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Huntington Beach Officials Declare Oil Spill a State of Emergency
County officials are also expected to declare a state of emergency at Tuesday’s supervisors meeting. As of Monday evening, schools in the area planned to remain open.
Posted inGovernment
Huntington Beach Officials Set to Declare Oil Spill State of Emergency
The Huntington Beach City Council will consider declaring a local emergency at 6 p.m. tonight the oil spill off city shores.
