The Orange County Housing Authority will be closing its application window for residents to be put on the waitlist for a federally funded rent subsidy program.
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 inAnaheim
Anaheim Tightens Electronic Device Policy After Probe Finds Disregard for Records Law
City officials are also moving to keep emails for two years now, instead of the 90-day window that’s currently in place and require staff to use government devices for city business.
Posted inAnaheim
Can Anaheim Residents Really Turn Their City Hall Around?
A series of community forums is raising troubling questions about whether city residents can really push their local politicians to regulate themselves.
Posted inEquality & Equity
New Report Shows Hate Crimes and Incidents Continue Increasing in Orange County
A new report from the OC Human Relations Commission found a 67% increase in hate crimes last year, continuing a growing trend of increasing hate in Orange County.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Santa Ana is Exploring Giving Undocumented Residents the Right to Vote
Santa Ana voters may decide next year if undocumented residents get to cast ballots in city council races. If approved, the city will become the first in the region to allow noncitizen voting.
Posted inAnaheim
Classroom, Church and State: Anaheim Officials Side With Residents, Block Charter School
In a rare late night move, Anaheim city council members rejected a developer’s proposal to convert a church into a school after residents raised safety concerns.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Rent Control Might Be on the 2024 Ballot in Santa Ana; Will Other Cities Follow?
Santa Ana voters may get to affirm the city’s landmark rent control – the first of its kind in OC – in the November 2024 election.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Two OC Cities Look to Move in Opposite Directions When it Comes to Voting
Surf City residents may get to decide on implementing voter ID laws in Huntington Beach while Santa Ana residents may decide on allowing noncitizen voting in their city.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Residents Confront City Hall Corruption at Two Forums This Week
Amid a corruption scandal, a local nonprofit will host two community forums this week for Anaheim residents to provide input on what reforms they’d like to see at City Hall.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Some OC Social Services Workers Plan to Picket For Better Pay, Increased Staffing
Workers who help process applications for public benefits like food stamps and MediCal plan to picket for better pay and increased staffing amid contract negotiations.
