City Council members refused to give the go ahead to file a lawsuit amid pushback across Orange County over the requirements.
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 inHousing & Homelessness
Huntington Beach Might Once Again Go to Court Over State Mandated Housing
City officials across OC continue pushing back against housing goals that cities say are unrealistic.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Meet the Nurses Who Have Been Battling On the Front Lines of Covid 19 in OC
Some nurses have come out of retirement during the pandemic to once again serve their community
Posted inCountywide
Laguna Beach Gets Rid of Provision That Criminalized Disruptive Behavior During City Council Meetings
The panel revoked the nearly 70-year-old municipal code.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Anti-Hate Resolution Gets Political in Anaheim, Questions Persist On Concrete Action Curbing Racism In OC
Anaheim, Irvine, Buena Park and Seal Beach city officials adopted resolutions condemning hate this week.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
Orange County Muslims to Begin Fasting for Their Second Ramadan During Coronavirus Pandemic
The county’s Muslim population enters the holiest month of the year for members of the Islamic faith this week.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Expected ‘White Lives Matter’ Rally Fizzles Out With Few Scuffles, Some Arrests in Huntington Beach
A large crowd of counter protesters and police presence occupied the pier before city police declared an unlawful assembly on Sunday
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Orange County Cities Continue Discussion On How To Address Hate Incidents
Four more of Orange County’s cities are discussing hate against Asian Americans over the past year, and how they’ll address it moving forward.
Posted inAnaheim
A Syrian Pastry Chef With An American Dream Made Baklava for Presidents, Now He Runs a Business in Little Arabia
Le Mirage Pastry Owner Maher Nakhal has been serving authentic Arab pastries for decades in Anaheim
Posted inCosta Mesa
Costa Mesa Lifts Commercial Eviction Ban; Tenants Have About Four Months to Pay Back Rent
Commercial tenants must start paying rent after about a year long eviction ban implemented during the pandemic.
