Working class residents are pushing back against politicians who are trying to repurpose a $1.78M state grant that would have built a trail in a park poor area. Officials say the plan wasn’t complete.
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 inBuena Park
Buena Park’s Koreatown Becomes OC’s Newest Official Cultural Enclave
Orange County now has four official cultural business districts for residents to explore following the designation of a second Koreatown in Buena Park.
Posted inEducation
An OC School District Adopts New Parent Alert Policy; Will it Impact LGBTQ+ Students?
The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District will require school staff to report “clear and present danger” cases to parents, with some officials questioning if it means reporting LGBTQ+ students to parents.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim’s Hotel Worker $25 Minimum Wage Ballot Measure on Track to Fail
About two thirds of voters who casted a ballot in the special election were against a $25 an hour wage increase for hotel workers in Anaheim – a city reeling from a public corruption scandal.
Posted inEducation
Two Orange Unified School Board Members May Face Recall For Firing Superintendent
Orange Unified School Board President Rick Ledesma and Board Member Madison Miner could face a recall election after the board quietly fired their superintendent over winter break.
Posted inCountywide
Stolen Identities: How is OC Protecting Low-Income Families From Being Defrauded by Social Workers?
A former social worker defrauded OC residents to get over $1 million in tax refunds, welfare benefits and credit card purchases. County officials say they are working to keep it from ever happening again.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Election Night Results: Will Hotel Workers Get a $25 Minimum Wage?
Here’s a look at the initial tally’s on the minimum wage measure for hotel and event workers in Anaheim, known as Measure A.
Posted inGovernment
What Does California’s New Anti-Book Ban Law Mean For Orange County?
The Governor signed a new anti-book ban law as Surf City politicians and local school districts debate what books should be accessible to kids at schools and libraries.
Posted inGovernment
Two OC Cities Consider Increasing Transparency on City Manager Spending
Anaheim and Tustin politicians are exploring increasing transparency around how city managers spend taxpayer dollars after Anaheim’s public corruption scandal and a Voice of OC investigation.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Voters Consider $25 Minimum Wage on Hotel Workers
Voters in Anaheim will decide Tuesday whether to increase the minimum wage for hotel and event workers amid strikes and the continued fallout from public corruption.
