Fullerton joins a host of OC cities who are rethinking their approach to homelessness by using social workers instead of cops to respond to calls under a county funded 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 inHealth & Wellness
The Happiest Place on Earth is Surrounded by Some of Orange County’s Poorest
Nearly half of Anaheim’s residents are on public health plans – an indicator of poverty in the area. Now, that health coverage is threatened after changes to the renewal process.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
Locals Ring in The Islamic New Year in Orange This Saturday With Games, Food and Music
To celebrate Islamic New Year, a Muslim Youth Group is throwing a night market festival at Portola Middle School tomorrow with games, food, boxing classes, music and more.
Posted inAnaheim
CA Attorney General, FBI To See Complete Corruption Probe Into Anaheim City Hall
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the FBI will get to see the unredacted results of an independent corruption probe into Anaheim City Hall as residents await a blacked out version.
Posted inNewport Beach
Private Security Cameras on Public Streets Raise Questions in Newport Beach
City officials are piloting a program that will allow local homeowner associations with at least 50 single-family homes to install privately operated security cameras on public streets.
Posted inAnaheim
Will California’s Top Cop See Anaheim City Hall’s Complete Corruption Probe?
Anaheim City Councilmembers are considering sending the unredacted findings of an independent corruption probe into city hall to the state attorney general and the FBI this Tuesday.
Posted inAnaheim
Disneyland Workers Could Get Nearly $20 an Hour Following Appeals Court Ruling
A three-judge panel decided Disney does get a “city subsidy” stemming from a 1996 resort bond agreement, which means the entertainment juggernaut now falls under the city’s minimum wage ordinance.
Posted inWestminster
Westminster City Council Chooses to Keep City Manager Following Public Outrage
Christine Cordon will stay on as city manager after residents, police union officials, city staff and community activists spoke against firing her Wednesday.
Posted inState
Orange Expands Street Vendor Crackdown, Moves to Impound Equipment
City staff say they’re being followed and threatened as they try to enforce street vending laws. Now officials are looking to expand impoundment power and regulate food trucks.
Posted inNEWS
Hotel Workers in Irvine and Anaheim Join Second Round of Strikes
Workers at three hotels in OC walked out as part of a series of rolling strikes across Southern California as a labor union demands greater pay for employees.
