Board of trustees will decide if secondary schools in Newport-Mesa Unified School District will return to distance learning.
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 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.
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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.
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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
Posted inEducation
Incoming Coronavirus Shutdown Order Doesn’t Close Already Open Orange County Classrooms
Thursday’s potential shutdown announcement gave mixed messages about schools, causing waves of confusion.
Posted inNEWS
Arab Americans Petition Anaheim City Council to Designate Little Arabia Retail District
As businesses continue to suffer financially during the pandemic, a new push to designate Little Arabia forms in Anaheim.
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Who Are Struggling Santa Ana Residents Turning to for Pandemic Aid? Each Other
Residents are taking it upon themselves to extend financial assistance to their neighbors, as the Coronavirus pandemic continues to present disadvantaged communities with economic hardship.
