Here are the initial results for the November election in the races to become the next local leaders in Santa Ana in the wake of two ethics complaint investigations.
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 inPolitics & Elections
Steel vs Tran: Election Night Results 2024
Here are the initial results for the race to become the next member of Congress in the 45th Congressional District that encompasses Orange County’s Little Saigon.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim City Council Election Night Results 2024
Here’s the initial results for the Nov. 5 election that will determine which three people will sit on the City Council more than two years after an explosive FBI corruption probe.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Officials Deny Nearly 500 New Luxury Apartments in Wildfire Prone Hills
Officials denied the project in an area that the state deemed a wildfire hazard – in a part of town some say has not shouldered its fair share of housing developments.
Posted inSanta Ana
Why Did Santa Ana Pay A Former City Manager’s $600K Claim Before an Investigation? City Releases Findings
Amid the release of the findings of two ethics complaints, questions remain as to why officials paid over $600,000 to the former city manager after she raised allegations of the police union swaying elected officials and a hostile work environment.
Posted inAnaheim
Disney Spends Nearly $1 Million in Anaheim 2024 Election
Disney is once again the biggest spender in local elections in Anaheim a little over two years since a corruption scandal broke and first rocked city hall, alleging resort interests exert outsized influence on policy making.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Considers Nearly 500 New Apartments in Wildfire Prone Hills
Anaheim officials are slated to consider approving a 500-unit residential project in Deer Canyon amid residents’ concerns that a high density development in the fire hazard area could lengthen emergency evacuation times.
Posted inSanta Ana
Will Santa Ana Officials Admonish Councilman Johnathan Hernandez Ahead of Election?
Santa Ana City Councilman Johnathan Hernandez says the findings of two ethics code probes into city hall will be released Monday – the same day council members consider punishing him.
Posted inCountywide
Calls for Reform Grow in OC After Supervisor Admits to Bribery in Plea Agreement
A plea agreement on bribery and the resignation of OC Supervisor Andrew Do is sparking demands for reforms and accountability weeks before the November election. What changes could follow?
Posted inSanta Ana
What Did Privately Hired Investigators Find in Two Ethics Code Probes at Santa Ana City Hall?
City Attorney Sonia Carvalho said investigators did not sustain allegations that the mayor violated the city charter or ethics code but a preponderance of evidence did sustain that City Councilman Johnathan Hernandez violated city rules.
