Over 60% of the park burned in the Blue Ridge Fire, according to the park’s senior environmental scientist.
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 inNEWS
First Coronavirus Death Occurs at Orange County Jails
The death comes just as OC Sheriff Don Barnes is fighting a judge’s order to potentially release half of the people incarcerated as a Coronavirus outbreak wreaks havoc in the jails.
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Orange County Food Pantries Wrap Up 2020 With Holiday Food and Toy Distributions
After responding to community needs for food during the pandemic for almost a year now, pantries end 2020 with holiday giveaways.
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Newport-Mesa Trustees to Consider Temporarily Closing In Person Learning For Older Students
Board of trustees will decide if secondary schools in Newport-Mesa Unified School District will return to distance learning.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Two More Cities Join Regional Renewable Energy Agency a Day Before New Board Meets
Five cities are now part of a new Community Choice Energy program starting up in Orange County.
Posted inNEWS
Rising Case Numbers Causes District to Close Los Alamitos High School; Students Continue Online
As of Monday, the school has 37 cases of coronavirus, according to the Los Alamitos Unified School District dashboard.
Posted inNEWS
Should Lake Forest Mayor with SoCal Gas Ties Recuse Herself from Vote on Joining Renewable Energy Agency?
Lake Forest officials will decide today on whether their city should join a regional renewable energy agency.
Posted inNEWS
Huntington Beach Joins Community Choice Energy Program; Other O.C. Cities Could Follow
Buena Park and Lake Forest will be considering joining the new energy program this week as well.
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Many Orange County Teacher Unions Come Together to Call For Full Return to Distance Learning
Teachers are calling for in person learning to temporarily stop until infection rates decrease.
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Teachers And Residents Raise Concerns Over School Districts’ Coronavirus Case Reporting
As cases and hospitalizations increases in Orange County, questions arise over school districts’ Coronavirus reporting
