OC Supervisors, citing fears of seniors going hungry, approved a contract with Age Well Senior Services after concerns they haven’t lived up to their end of the bargain in a previous deal.
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 inState
A Bill Allowing Striking Workers to Collect Unemployment Pay Heads to Gov. Newsom
A state bill that would allow striking workers across California to collect unemployment pay after two weeks is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom. It comes as OC hotel workers have been striking.
Posted inState
Will California’s Striking Workers Get Unemployment Pay?
A state bill working its way through the legislature could mean striking workers could receive unemployment pay after two weeks of picketing. It comes as Orange County’s hotel workers are on rolling strikes.
Posted inFullerton
Developer Detailed in Anaheim Corruption Probe Works on a Contentious Project in Fullerton
Shopoff Realty – developers named in an independent corruption investigation report in Anaheim – are moving forward with a development in Fullerton.
Posted inAnaheim
Will Disney’s Representative Have to Register as a Lobbyist at Anaheim City Hall?
Anaheim officials may change the city’s lobbyist definition in a move that could mean companies like Disney will have to register government relations employees as lobbyists.
Posted inGovernment
Can You Really Reform Orange County’s City Halls From the Inside?
Elected officials who challenge the status quo across Orange County city halls – in places with small budgets like Cypress and as big as Anaheim and Irvine – often face pushback from their colleagues.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Officials Expected to Consider Overhauling Lobbyist Policy After Corruption Probe
Anaheim City Council members might require city staff and themselves to report when they meet with a lobbyist after a damning independent probe report alleged corruption at city hall.
Posted inEducation
An OC School District Adopts Transgender Notification; State AG Issues Legal Threat
A local school district is joining other California school boards in adopting a transgender notification policy as state officials take a hard look at those efforts.
Posted inHuntington Beach
HB City Council Majority Censures Natalie Moser; Removes Hate Crime Condemnation
Surf City Councilwoman Natalie Moser was censured after she publicly questioned if her colleague, Councilwoman Gracey Van Der Mark, was a holocaust denier last month.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim’s Corruption Scandal Causes Residents to Demand Reforms
Around 100 residents gathered for a public forum on corruption allegations surrounding Anaheim City Hall amid reform debates in the city.
