Leaders in two Orange County school districts are facing pushback – as one district announces plans to lay off over 100 teachers and another makes sweeping personnel changes.
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 inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Eyes Banning Protests in Front of Homes
A new law might create new distance requirements for protests outside a resident’s home after a series of protests outside Congressman Lou Correa’s house in recent weeks.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
Orange County Celebrates a Fresh Start This Spring
Several different communities across Orange County are celebrating a variety of holidays and the arrival of Spring in their own traditional ways.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Hotel Workers Rally in Anaheim Against Alleged Sexual Harassment
Workers at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Anaheim say their employer and the management company running the hotel are failing to address sexual harassment complaints.
Posted inCypress
Cypress Officials Pick Election Map After Settling Voting Rights Lawsuit
After settling a lawsuit alleging their election system disenfranchises Asian American residents, Cypress City Council chose a election district map that is raising concerns from two officials.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Orange County Hits The Polls, Here’s Where Voters Stand So Far
Residents across Orange County cast their ballots this week in the March 2024 Primary election. Here’s what it looked like on election day and here’s the latest results as of March 7.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Calls For Bilateral Ceasefire in Palestine and Israel
Santa Ana City Council members are the first in OC to formally call for a ceasefire after months of pressure to do so by a host of activists and residents.
Posted inEducation
Two Orange Unified School Board Members Might Get Recalled
As of the March 6th election result update, the recall of Orange Unified Trustees Madison Miner and Rick Ledesma looks like it will succeed.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Primary Election Night Results: OC Board of Education
Three county board of education seats are up for election and who will sit on those seats will be determined tonight.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Today’s the Last Day to Vote in the March Primary Election
It’s election day in Orange County and voters will decide on a slew of races including two county supervisor seats, three county board of education seats and a couple of ballot measures.
