Residents and some business owners are calling for a full reopening of a downtown street over safety and parking concerns, while the city continues to promise big changes are coming.
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 inPlacentia
Placentia Ponders Bringing Back Downtown Parking Spots
Residents and some merchants are calling on city leaders to address their safety and parking concerns by fully reopening the downtown street.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Orange County Struggles to Curb Increasing Hate Incidents
For seven years straight the number of combined hate crimes and incidents have been on the rise in OC.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Hate Increases in Orange County For 7th Straight Year, New Report Drops Today
A state report shows overall reported hate crimes in California are at their highest level since 2001 as a new county report shows hate activity continues to rise in Orange County.
Posted inAnaheim
FBI Corruption Probe Pushes Anaheim to Keep Emails Longer, Tighten Lobbyist Rules
Following an FBI corruption probe into Anaheim city hall, residents have been demanding a series of reforms aimed at cutting down special interest influence on policy making.
Posted inGovernment
Here’s How Orange County’s 3 Biggest Cities Spent Their Latest COVID Bailout Money
Santa Ana is using its money for community services while Anaheim is using it to backfill lost revenue due to the pandemic. Irvine is using money on park improvements and broadband.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim May Tighten Lobbyist Registration After FBI Corruption Probe
City councilmembers at their meeting tonight will also consider requiring city officials to keep emails for two years, up from the current 90-day requirement.
Posted inAnaheim
The Lights Get Brighter Around Anaheim’s Edison Community After Residents Speak Out
After teen’s death, city leaders respond to residents’ outcry with improvements like street lighting.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Senior Mobile Home Rental Assistance Program Coming to Huntington Beach; Is it Enough?
Surf City mobile home residents have called on elected officials to put a rent control ordinance specific to them on the November ballot. City officials are offering rent assistance instead.
Posted inCypress
Cypress Considers Doing More To Help Residents Understand Who’s Financing Local Elected Officials
Cypress City Council members are considering heightening resident access to economic interest statements for candidates and elected officials on the city website.
