Voters may decide in November if they want to tax ridesharing apps when they pick up and drop off visitors at the city’s most popular attractions including the Disneyland Resort.
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 inEconomy
Voters Across OC to Decide on Tax Hikes in November Amid Budget Woes
Costa Mesa officials are joining a host of other cities asking voters to consider raising taxes in November as elected officials across the region grapple with budget gaps.
Posted inSanta Ana
No Dumping: Santa Ana Officials Oppose County Planned Halfway House
Santa Ana officials are pushing back against county plans to put a halfway house in town, saying the city is not a “dumping ground” for OC’s social services programs and facilities.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Looks to Formally Oppose County’s Planned Halfway House
Elected officials representing Santa Ana at various levels of government are raising concerns about a planned halfway house in the city and what they say was a failure by county leaders to engage city officials about the proposal.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Two More Orange County Cities Eye Police Drones
Stanton and Cypress are latest in OC to move forward with drones – a move officials say will keep officers safe and improve response times amid privacy concerns.
Posted inBuena Park
An Orange County City Finally Publicly Discusses Crime Trends
Buena Park officials publicly gave a run down of the crime trends this year so far in the city – a report that is rarely given at council meetings in other parts of the county.
Posted inSanta Ana
Struggling to Get Home: Another OC City Grapples With Parking Woes
Santa Ana residents continue to struggle to find parking by their homes as officials say they’re waiting on study that’s been taking years to finish to overhaul their parking permit system.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana College Students Shoot For The Stars in NASA Competition
A group of Santa Ana College students are off to Houston this week to compete as finalists in a NASA competition aimed at getting students to invent new technology for space exploration.
Posted inOrange
Orange Continues Moratorium on New Massage Parlors For Nearly Two Years
New massage parlors won’t be able to open up shop in Orange for about two years under an extended moratorium as city leaders look to overhaul regulations to crackdown on illicit sexual activity.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Orange County’s Police Surveillance Increases Amid Budget Woes
Local police departments and the county sheriffs are increasingly using drones, security cameras and license plate readers as part of their daily operations.
