Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state legislature are pushing schools to begin reopening classrooms by the end of the month, or risk losing out on some of the $6.6 billion targeted to the reopening efforts.
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
Could New State Housing Rules Force OC Cities to Zone for More Than 100,000 Homes?
For over a year, city officials have been pushing back on state mandates that significantly push for more new housing.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
How Many Cities Will Remain in Orange County’s New Renewable Energy Agency?
Lake Forest was the first to leave and Buena Park may be leaving also.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Newport Beach Joins Other Cities in Battle With State for Greater Local Control on Land Use
Council members Tuesday unanimously backed a resolution challenging the state’s authority on zoning issues.
Posted inEducation
Los Alamitos High School May Offer New Ethnic Studies Class; Will Placentia-Yorba Linda District Follow?
Some Orange County school districts have vowed to make their curriculums more inclusive of marginalized voices.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Lake Forest City Council Jumps Ship on New Regional Renewable Energy Agency
Dozens of residents called the City and pleaded with officials to remain in the Orange County Power Authority.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Huntington Beach City Council Eases Penalty on Public Space Law Targeting Homeless Activity
Violations of the specific municipal code will instead result in an infraction rather than a criminal charge.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Huntington Beach Officials to Crack Down on Homeless Activity With New Public Space Restrictions
Council members will consider an ordinance Tuesday forbidding people from storing their belongings on public property.
Posted inNEWS
The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District is Not Video Broadcasting Meetings, so Parents Are
As pressure to live stream board of education meetings continues, the trustees could take up the topic at their next meeting.
Posted inNEWS
Parents Want to Know Why the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Won’t Video Broadcast Board Meetings
An uproar of residents have taken to social media to call for more access options to public meetings.
