A majority of school board members voted to vacate Trustee Mark Lopez’s seat despite concerns the action is illegal and could land the district in a lawsuit.
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
Anaheim Elementary School Board Considers Ousting an Elected Official
District officials are expected to consider removing Trustee Mark Lopez from the Anaheim Elementary School Board for serving in two public offices simultaneously after he was elected to a community college board in November.
Posted inLaguna Beach
Will State Officials Ban Fishing in Laguna Beach?
A marine protection group is calling on state wildlife officials to expand a conservation area in Laguna Beach – a move that could essentially ban one of the last fishing zones along the city’s coast.
Posted inCulture
Orange County Welcomes a Season of Renewal
Residents across Orange County are getting ready to celebrate Ramadan, Eid, Holi, Nowruz, Passover, Lent, Easter and Vesak this Spring.
Posted inCountywide
OC Supervisors Break Silence; Publicly Blast Treasurer’s Alleged Workplace Hostility
County officials reveal why they stripped the elected treasurer of her investment authority after months of mounting questions.
Posted inWestminster
Westminster City Councilwoman Pleads Not Guilty to Attempting to Bribe Parking Officers
Westminster City Councilwoman Amy Phan West entered a not guilty plea Monday to attempting to bribe parking enforcement officers two years ago to not tow her husband’s car.
Posted inEducation
Is a North Orange County Student Athletic Program Worth the Cost?
Concerns are being raised about Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified officials spending millions on an athletic sports program that’s serving 100 students.
Posted inEducation
Santa Ana School District Settles Lawsuit Over Alleged Antisemitic Classes
Officials settled a lawsuit claiming they violated open meeting laws to secretly develop ethnic studies courses with antisemitic material.
Posted inTop Stories
Will Gas-Powered Water Heaters be Banned in Orange County?
Pushback from city officials and business interests against a proposed regional ban on new gas-powered water heaters and furnaces is forcing air quality leaders to reconsider two prospective rules aimed at reducing emissions from gas appliances.
Posted inSanta Ana
OC Developer Fined by State Officials for Dark Money Campaign in Santa Ana
Local developer Ryan Ogulnick is being fined for violating state law by allegedly laundering campaign money and failing to disclose the original source of over $300,000 spent on mailers in the 2018 Santa Ana election.
