On Tuesday, residents demanded Anaheim City Councilmembers release the results of a city contracted corruption investigation into city hall.
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.
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Resort Ally Falls Behind in Tight Anaheim City Council Race in Election Results
Councilwoman Gloria Ma’ae, whose campaign was heavily funded by resort interests, fell behind for the first time late Tuesday in her race amid public fallout from a FBI corruption probe.
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Disney-Backed Candidates on Track to Keep Majority of Anaheim City Council
In Anaheim, resort-backed candidates maintained their leads after election night after fallout from an explosive FBI corruption probe into city hall revealed earlier this year.
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OC Congressional Races: Democrat Rep. Katie Porter’s Lead Slightly Increases
After the second day of counting ballots here’s who is in the lead to represent Orange County at the federal level.
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Is Democratic Rep. Katie Porter’s Reelection in Trouble?
Early election results in OC congressional races indicate Republicans are on track to keep their U.S. House seats, while two Democrats are in tight races.
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Orange County’s Congressional Races: Election Night Results
Here are the initial results for the November election in the battle to become Orange County’s next congressional representatives in the competitive races.
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Anaheim’s 2022 Election Night Results: Who Will Run City Hall Amidst Corruption Probe?
Here are the initial results for the November election in the battle to become the next local leaders in Orange County’s largest city, which faces fallout from an FBI corruption probe.
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Here Are the Hottest Races to Watch in Orange County
Today, Orange County voters decide on which party controls the OC Board of Supervisors and who they want representing them in Congress.
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OC Board of Education Faces Backlash Over ‘Controversial’ Curriculum Ban Proposal
Residents are speaking out against the proposal that would ban educators under the board’s authority from teaching systemic racial oppression exists in the U.S.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Respiratory Virus Fills up OC’s Pediatric Hospitals, Officials Declare Emergency
Orange County public health officials declared an emergency of RSV as pediatric hospitals start to fill up, the flu season starts and a winter surge of COVID looms.
