Pamela Braunstein’s resignation comes after what she said is harassment from some parents and her vote to keep following the state’s classroom mask mandate until it expires after March 11.
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 inAnaheim
Anaheim Officials Carve Out New Election Map Giving Latinos More Representation
Anaheim City Council members picked a new election map this week that will impact local representation in the city for roughly the next 10 years.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Homeless People Living at Two Stanton Motels Could Soon Be Back on the Streets
Amid a shortage of affordable housing in OC, the county is looking to house homeless residents currently living at two Stanton motels as they convert the buildings into permanent housing.
Posted inBrea
Brea Officials Consider District Elections While Facing Two Competing Legal Threats Over Voting
Brea officials reluctantly find themselves contemplating creating voting districts under the threat of a lawsuit. Meanwhile, a fresh lawsuit against the city looks to block the switch.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
New Housing Plans Pit OC Cities Against Sacramento Over State Mandated Housing Goals
State and city officials have bumped heads over control on zoning and housing issues amid California’s housing crisis while local advocates call for more affordable homes.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Battle Breaks Out in Brea Over District Voting, City Contemplates Election Changes
Two residents and former council candidates are fighting against the switch from at-large to district elections by suing the city.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Huntington Beach Mobile Home Residents Rally Against Skyrocketing Rents, Call on City and Voters to Intervene
In fear of losing their houses, residents want a rent stabilization ordinance for mobile home owners on the November ballot.
Posted inLaguna Beach
Laguna Beach Officials Refuse to Publish City Council Agendas Earlier
While the Laguna Beach city manager said she doesn’t have enough staff to publish city council agendas sooner, residents are calling for increased transparency in the city.
Posted inEducation
Tim Shaw Keeps OC Board of Education Seat For Now, Lawsuit Continues in March
OC Superior Court Judge Martha Gooding scheduled another hearing for next month, but said the case was by no means a “slam dunk,” for either side.
Posted inEducation
OC Judge to Determine if Board of Education Illegally Appointed Tim Shaw
The case comes after the board appointed Tim Shaw less than two months after he resigned the elected seat, opening questions on if they violated state law.
