Yusra Farzan
Local news in Orange County has my heart: All those long meetings — city council, school boards, power authorities, housing commissions, planning departments — play a huge role in our everyday lives. So I take the time to synthesize how decisions in Orange County’s 34 cities affect your electricity bill, how your taxes are funding the next big project and the resources available at your child's school.
Even though I got my break in entertainment reporting, the pieces I am most proud of spotlight everyday people: teachers in Orange County, the duo who started a school for Ukrainian refugees, the women behind Ramadan markets and the teenager who invented a cancer-detecting toothbrush.
Ask me about the small liquor store in Garden Grove that also carries Sri Lankan snacks, the best places to get Arab food in Anaheim and why the drive to Laguna Beach is worth it for those warm, summer days.
I grew up in the Middle East, but I am of Sri Lankan descent. I used to live in Irvine, and I still have one foot in O.C. But now I also call Rancho Palos Verdes home — it’s also why I am so invested in covering the land movement here.
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It’s part of what the hospital says is a 'healthcare without harm' model. -
A Bengali immigrant who was displaced by the Eaton Fire now could be deported after falling victim to a green card scam years ago. -
The source of the seepage is an abandoned private oil well in a residential area of the Balboa Peninsula. -
A tort claim obtained by LAist via a public records request alleges the Anaheim procurement department lacks basic contracting procedures and oversight. -
The office is requesting a three-year contract to help pay for LAPD’s legal defense in a lawsuit that seeks to restrict officers from use-of-force tactics during protests. -
The move comes ahead of Saturday's No Kings protests.
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Restaurants share resources in the food hall in West Adams as Los Angeles reckons with increasing restaurant closures. -
The police department filed an emergency order ahead of this Saturday's No Kings protest. -
This is the one time you can do this legally! -
Using sidewalks and parking lot started as a way to help restaurants during the pandemic. Two news laws aim to help a still-struggling industry.
