Anaheim officials are inching closer to potentially selling three public streets to Disney as residents raise misinformation concerns about the impacts it will have on traffic.
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 inIrvine
Irvine Officials Won’t Formally Weigh in on Palestine and Israel
After months of pressure, Irvine officials formally voted not to weigh in on the violence in Palestine and Israel, instead supporting a focus on local issues. Santa Ana officials will revisit the debate next week.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
How Will California’s Prop. 1 Impact Orange County’s Mental Health Funding?
While not taking a formal stance on the ballot measure, a couple of elected county officials are speaking out against Prop. 1 and the impacts it will have on mental health funding in OC.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim City Councilwoman Natalie Rubalcava Faces June Recall Election
Less than two years after she was elected, Disneyland Resort-backed councilwoman Natalie Rubalcava will face a recall election in June.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Leaders Warn Looming Sales Tax Cliff Could Tear Up Public Services
City finance staff warn in five years Santa Ana will lose $30 million in tax revenue as a citywide sales tax dips significantly in 2029 and sunsets a decade later.
Posted inTop Stories
Fullerton Expands Rent Assistance For Seniors in Mobile Homes
The change comes after a local mobile home park owner announced he plans to lift age requirements to live in his park late last year after seniors pushed back on rent hikes for years.
Posted inAnaheim
Will Anaheim City Councilwoman Natalie Rubalcava be Removed From Office?
City council members are expected to certify the recall petition Tuesday and order a special election this summer. It would be the first recall election in the city since 1980.
Posted inSanta Ana
Will Santa Ana Residents Have to Pay Double For Clean Streets?
In response to a state prevailing wage law, city leaders pushed back on an increased fee for street sweeping despite being at risk for less frequent services.
Posted inGovernment
Two More Orange County Cities Crack Down on Street Vendors
Anaheim and Rancho Santa Margarita officials are the latest in OC to tighten regulations on street vendors over health and safety concerns amid recent state laws that decriminalized street vending.
Posted inFeatured Stories
Anaheim Begins Implementing Changes From Fall of Reform Debates
City officials have to use government phones and certain Disney employees have to register as lobbyists as reforms roll out in the wake of Anaheim’s corruption scandal.
