Officials say City Manager Jim Vanderpool has cleared personal items from his city hall office and scheduled a “public employee resignation” at the 11th hour for Tuesday’s closed session city council meeting.
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 inAnaheim
Who Leaked a Failed Closed Door Vote to Nix Anaheim’s City Manager?
A post on Facebook by a local Republican group is raising questions about who leaked a failed closed door vote to potentially fire the city manager in Anaheim years after he didn’t disclose a Chamber of Commerce-paid trip.
Posted inGovernment
Where’s Anaheim’s Ethics Officer?
Mayor Ashleigh Aitken is calling for a more public facing ethics officer after the city manager faced questions for attending an undisclosed resort interest paid trip ahead of a vote for a resort interest backed stadium sale.
Posted inAnaheim
Is Anaheim’s City Manager on the Chopping Block?
Anaheim City Manager Jim Vanderpool is slated to face questions behind closed doors Tuesday on why he didn’t disclose going on a Chamber of Commerce paid retreat amid renewed calls to fire him.
Posted inCountywide
Over 1,000 OC Residents Protest Deportations on Trump’s Presidential Anniversary
Over a thousand residents and students across Orange County walked out of their jobs and classrooms in protest of ICE raids on the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s second term.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
More Orange County Cities Crack Down on Kratom
As a statewide bill looks to make the sale of products with the psychoactive ingredient found in kratom a misdemeanor, cities are implementing their own ordinances cracking down on the drug.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Orange County Residents Remain in the Dark on Hate this MLK Day
While the county is continuing to publicly report hate crimes, there’s no longer any centralized tracking of hate incidents in Orange County.
Posted inAnaheim
Is Anaheim’s Controversial City Manager Going to Get Fired?
Anaheim officials are expected to question City Manager Jim Vanderpool behind closed doors amid renewed calls to fire him years after a corruption scandal first rocked city hall.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
CalOptima Braces For Health Insurance Eligibility Changes For OC’s Neediest Families
CalOptima leaders are warning of a host of eligibility changes to Medi-Cal this year and the next couple years that will make it harder for OC’s neediest residents to maintain their health coverage.
Posted inSanta Ana
Pursuit Crashes and Off Duty Police Car Wrecks Cost Santa Ana Millions
In the past six years, taxpayers have spent over $5 million on police car wrecks – including $1.2 million in settlement payments involving off duty officers driving city owned vehicles.
