The Orange County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday to give food banks an additional $3 million.
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 inEmergencies & Disasters
OC Coronavirus Trends Move In Right Direction, Supervisors to Bolster Food Distribution Efforts
If virus spread continues to ease, OC could potentially open more businesses later this month.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Orange County’s Unemployed Face a Battle on Two Fronts: Getting Unemployment Checks and Food
A state report found extreme delays in getting checks to unemployed people as food demand is high.
Posted inCountywide
OC Food Pantries Fight Food Insecurity as Government Aid Dwindles, Unemployment Rises
OC food bank and pantry operators brace for expected food shortfalls.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Newport Beach Increases Oversight of Short-Term Rentals, Further Tightening Restrictions
Short-term rental operators in Newport Beach could face greater restrictions with new city ordinance.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Costa Mesa Launches Rental Assistance Program For Residents Affected by COVID
A federally funded rental assistance program in Costa Mesa could grant residents that qualify up to $6,000.
Posted inEducation
Newport-Mesa Opts to Postpone Reopening Schools for Seventh to 12th Graders
Newport-Mesa Unified School District middle and high schoolers will not return to class on Oct. 12, as originally intended.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Some OC School Districts Delay Classroom Reopening as County Sees Coronavirus Case Uptick
Pushback from principals in one school district may delay classroom reopenings until next year.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Voter Guide: November 2020 Election
A host of competitive local, state and federal seats are up in the November election.
Posted inEducation
As More Students Return to The Classroom, Questions Mount About Lack of Reporting
As more kids return to the classroom, county officials are sticking to the policy of not reporting cases of the virus.
