Orange officials placed a one-cent sales tax increase on the November ballot that, if approved by voters, would last 13 years after stalling on the measure for weeks.
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
Huntington Beach OKs Hard Liquor for Bikini Bar Near Elementary School
Huntington Beach officials are allowing a bikini bar near a local elementary school to serve hard liquor despite complaints about rowdy bar patrons and safety concerns from residents.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Who Will Advance to November in the 67th State Assembly District Race?
Voters will narrow down the two candidates who will face off to represent residents in a Northern part of Orange County and a chunk of Los Angeles County.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Who Will be in the Running to Represent The Heart of OC at The State Assembly?
Voters will narrow down the two candidates who will go head to head this November to represent residents in the 68th State Assembly District.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
2026 Primary Election Night Results: 40th Congressional District
Voters in an eastern part of Orange County and a large chunk of Riverside County will elect a member of congress to represent the newly drawn 40th congressional district this November.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
2026 Primary Election Night Results: 67th State Assembly District
Voters in North Orange County and parts of Los Angeles will determine the two candidates who will face off in November to represent them in the State Assembly.
Posted inState
2026 Primary Election Night Results: 68th State Assembly District
A Santa Ana City Councilman may go head to head against a Republican to represent residents in the heart of OC at the State Assembly in November.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
OC Officials Won’t Pursue Renewing Funding For New Black Infant Health Program
OC Health Care officials decided not to pursue a grant for a program aimed at supporting pregnant Black women, moms and their kids as they struggle to address health inequities in the community.
Posted inCountywide
OC’s Biggest Headlines as Chemical Tank Crisis Evacuations Are Lifted
This week Voice of OC continued to keep residents apprised about the chemical tank crisis in Garden Grove as tens of thousands of residents were allowed to return home after days of being evacuated.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
OC Cities Formally Approve Local Emergencies Over Chemical Tank Crisis; What Next?
At least six government bodies formally approved the local emergency they declared over the Garden Grove chemical tank crisis as they weigh next steps to propose new regulations.
