With June primaries looming, a lawsuit will challenge whether Tim Shaw can stay on the board. Shaw says the suit is political maneuvering and people should wait for the election.
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 inFullerton
Fullerton City Council Members Finalize New Election Map Despite Resident Pushback
Fullerton residents will have a new voting map for the next decade or so, but some community members say it’s one that ignores their concerns.
Posted inEducation
Placentia-Yorba Linda School Trustees Narrowly Ban Critical Race Theory
As the district moves forward with a new multicultural elective course, trustees banned the theory while students & parents worry the move will stifle history lessons and discussions on racism.
Posted inEducation
Critical Race Theory is on the Chopping Block at Placentia-Yorba Linda School District
The proposed ban comes as school districts across the country wrestle with how history should be taught and what aspects of it have been traditionally left out of classrooms.
Posted inCulture
OC Muslims Hope For a More ‘Normal’ Ramadan as They Gear Up for the Third Celebration Since COVID
Muslims across Orange County are about to embark on a 30-day fast and spiritual revitalization together as a community for the holiest month of the Islamic calendar.
Posted inFullerton
Fullerton Council Members Pick New Election Map; Residents Feel Unheard Again
While residents once again pushed for a community backed district voting map to be adopted, council members are moving forward with a different map instead.
Posted inEducation
OC Community College District Employees Demand Better Pay; Negotiations Deadlock
As contentious contract negotiations reach an impasse, Rancho Santiago Community College District leadership and faculty are bumping heads over what they would call a fair agreement.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Grocery Workers Vote to Authorize Strike
While the vote does not necessarily mean a strike will take place, it allows union leadership to call one if no progress is made during the ongoing contract negotiations.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Will Brea’s Century-Old Election System Be Nixed? Residents Fight Switch to District Voting
Facing two competing legal threats over voting in the city, resident concerns and their own opposition, city council members continue moving away from their current election system.
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Placentia-Yorba Linda School Trustees Poised to Ban Critical Race Theory Amid Uproar
Trustees are facing pushback from some students, parents and various groups who are speaking out against the ban and worried about the implications it could have on AP exams.
