People railed against ethnic studies at the forum Tuesday night, saying it’s too divisive. Others, at a separate event, criticized the forum itself as stacked against the course.
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 inHuntington Beach
Rhonda Bolton Appointed to Huntington Beach City Council, Becoming First Black Woman on Dais
Bolton will finish out more than a three year term vacated by Tito Ortiz in June.
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Ethnic Studies Professor Drops Out of County Board of Education Forum Over Fellow Panelists
Local community group to hold a press conference in opposition to the forum hours before tomorrow’s event.
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OC Board of Education to Host Ethnic Studies Forum Amid Misinformation Concerns
The forum is the first of two the board will host this summer as the ethnic studies debate continues across the county.
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It’s Unclear if COVID Lifted OC’s Charter School Enrollment, While Oversight Concerns Swirl
The president of the OC Board of Education says the pandemic boosted charter school enrollment, while the Department of Education says it lacks data supporting that claim.
Posted inGovernment
Yorba Linda, San Juan Capistrano Join Other OC Cities in Ending Local Covid Emergency
Other cities are holding onto their emergency powers as the Delta variant spreads across the state.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Yorba Linda, San Juan Capistrano Look to Cancel Their COVID Emergencies
More OC cities are putting an end to the emergency declarations they made when the pandemic began in March last year.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Huntington Beach City Council Deadlocks on Tito Ortiz’s Replacement as Special Election Looms
A special election would cost the city $1 million and the city has less than two weeks to appoint someone before voters can decide by default.
Posted inEducation
OC Board of Education, County Education Department Host Dueling Ethnic Studies Forums
The forums mark another showdown between the OC Board of Education and the county’s Department of Education.
Posted inCulture
Prayers Scheduled Across OC For Eid al-Adha – One of The Biggest Holidays For Muslims
Mosques plan to hold prayer services Tuesday with coronavirus precautions like mask wearing in place.
