City council members voted unanimously to pass a resolution to partially reopen some parks and golf courses for limited use with mandatory safety 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 inCosta Mesa
Landlords, Property Owners Challenge Costa Mesa’s Eviction Moratorium
The Costa Mesa city council will meet in closed session tonight to discuss an expected lawsuit from property owners and landlords over the ban with city attorney Kimberly Hall Barlow. The city was one of several in the county to implement such a ban to protect renters as the economic effects of the virus worsened.
Posted inNewport Beach
Newport Beach Supports Legal Challenge of Beach Closures, Doesn’t Join Lawsuit
The Newport Beach City Council voted to support the lawsuit opposing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s beach closures, but decided not to join the case as a plaintiff.
Posted inSan Clemente
San Clemente Holds Off on Joining Fight Against State to Open OC Beaches
The San Clemente City Council decided to hold off on joining Huntington Beach and Dana Point’s legal battle with Gov. Newsom over OC beach closures.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Huntington Beach Will Sue Over Gov. Newsom’s Order to Close OC Beaches; Newport Beach May Follow
Huntington Beach intends to sue the state after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he would be closing all Orange County beaches.
Posted inNewport Beach
Newport Beach Keeps Beaches Open Amid Covid-19 Concerns
Beaches in Newport will remain open to the public with city staff advised to increase police and lifeguard presence to enforce social distancing guidelines after the City Council voting against closing the beaches on the weekend at a special meeting Thursday.
Posted inAnaheim
Pantries Increase Efforts to Feed County While Facing Challenges
In partnership with the City of Anaheim, Vineyard Anaheim Church will host a mobile food pantry at Brookhurst Community Center from 1-3 p.m on Saturday
Posted inCosta Mesa
Costa Mesa Temporarily Waives Permits For Drive Through Food Pantries, Farmers’ Markets
The Costa Mesa City Council voted to unanimously adopt an emergency ordinance to waive permits to repurpose parking lots left empty by stay at home orders to operate drive through food pantries and farmer markets as well as waive permits to allow restaurants to use parking lots for curbside or takeout service to help businesses suffering from state mandated closures.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Weekly Drive Through Food Pantry Services Options Offered in Orange County
A network of drive-through food pantries is popping up in Orange County to help feed people devastated financially by the pandemic and stay at home orders. The Power of One Foundation will be hosting a drive through food pantry at the MainPlace mall in Santa Ana from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Government, Top Stories
Costa Mesa Postpones Hearing on Controversial Digital Signs at Triangle Square
Costa Mesa’s Planning Commission will hold off on voting on a controversial signage project that proposes three glowing, digital signs going up at the city’s Triangle Square outdoor mall after concern from the public that the commission was not getting enough resident input.
