Following a corruption investigation into Anaheim and the now squashed Stadium deal, state legislators are looking to bolster California’s Surplus Land Act.
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 inCypress
Cypress Modifies Records Policy After Council Member Allegedly Fails to Follow Disclosure Law
Facing a lawsuit for allegedly violating state transparency law, city officials are looking to censure Councilwoman Frances Marquez for supposedly not turning over records related to a secret vote.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
What Will OC’s Landscape Look Like in 10 Years? Cities Struggle With Housing Plans
A state database shows Yorba Linda and Irvine as the only OC cities with newly approved housing plans as cities wrestle with where hundreds of thousands of new homes will go by 2029.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Election Night Roundup: DA Todd Spitzer Trounces Opponents; On Track to Win Without Runoff
Spitzer is on track to win re-election outright, while Democrats advanced to have a chance in November to take a majority on the powerful Board of Supervisors for the first time in decades.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
2022 Primary Election Night Results: State Races
Here are the initial results for the June primary election in the battle to become Orange County’s next state representatives
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Huntington Beach Seniors Hit Roadblocks in Fight For Rent Relief
Seniors in Huntington Beach continue to call on their city council to put a measure on the November Ballot that asks residents to decide on invoking rent control at mobile home parks.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Orange County Voter Guide: June 2022 Election
Tuesday is the last day to vote in the June primary election. Here is straightforward, reliable and free information from Voice of OC on the candidates and ballot measures.
Posted inCypress
Cypress Officials Face Lawsuit For Allegedly Violating State’s Open Meeting Law
After secretly rejecting letters threatening to sue Cypress, city officials face a lawsuit from Californians Aware alleging they broke California’s law on open government meetings.
Posted inAnaheim
Vindication: Anaheim Residents Sound Off on Concerns About Stadium Deal and City Council Members
For the second week in a row, residents used their First Amendment rights to arguably hammer in the last nail in the metaphorical coffin of the Angel Stadium land sale.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim City Council Cans Angel Stadium Deal After FBI Corruption Probe Into City Hall
The decision to stop the stadium sale comes as residents call for members of the city council majority to follow the mayor – one more time – and resign.
