City council members are expected to update road laws and slow down cars between 5-15 miles per hour on over 150 street segments across Anaheim.
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 inEducation
Who Will Be Orange County’s Next Superintendent of School?
OC Board of Education members are expected to pick a new county superintendent of schools for the next two years after the current one announced his retirement in April.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
A Push For More Housing & Transparency in Orange County’s Budget
A host of OC residents and community groups are calling on county supervisors to prioritize housing in next year’s budget and create greater accessibility around the budget process.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Officials Consider More Oversight For Their Controversial Tourism Promotion Agency
Anaheim officials will discuss Tuesday creating an advisory board to oversee how tourism tax dollars are being spent after a scathing state auditor’s report earlier this year.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Jailhouse Snitches: A Rare Conversation on The Ethics of a Former High Level Prosecutor
Ebrahim Baytieh, an OC Superior Court judge and former OCDA prosecutor, spoke on OC’s jailhouse snitch scandal for the first time publicly under oath on Monday in a San Diego courtroom.
Posted inTop Stories
How Political Are Santa Ana City Council Aides?
City officials are streamlining the city’s political aide program and drawing clear lines against aides campaigning for their bosses amid complaints that such activity has taken place.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Does Orange County Spend Enough on Building Housing?
County officials unveiled a new budget that allocates $350 million for spurring housing development as some city officials say it’s time for the county to take a bigger role in curbing the housing crisis.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Anaheim Pays Out Nearly $6 Million to Settle Brandon Lopez Shooting Lawsuit
The city will pay $5.8 million to Lopez’s kids and their attorneys to settle a federal lawsuit over the police shooting of their father, who was also the cousin of Santa Ana City Councilman Johnathan Hernandez.
Posted inEconomy
Heading Off a Fiscal Cliff: How Are OC Cities Planning For Budget Shortfalls?
Officials in a host of OC cities are struggling to balance municipal budgets as sales revenue decreases and COVID federal bailout money dries up. How will they stay afloat?
Posted inAnaheim
Election Night Results in Anaheim Councilwoman Rubalcava Recall
Initial results show Rubalcava keeping her council seat after a corruption probe report accused her of misconduct and she criticized a union initiative that would have increased pay for local hotel workers.
