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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Residents will be able to learn about the update to the county’s Election Administration Plan at an event on Saturday. -
Titled Sabr at Fajr, the mural captures themes of patience, endurance and resilience.
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The breakfast burrito served up at Torrance Memorial Hospital is hearty, fresh — and cheap.
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The complaint by Aloha Financial Investment hints at the legal wrangling to come in the corruption case of the former supervisor that has rocked Orange County.
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Dozens of people turned out for a town hall Wednesday night, with nearly all voicing opposition to the moratorium plan.
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Residents get to weigh in at a town hall Wednesday on what could be a controversial designation in the Portuguese Bend area.
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The America First Legal Foundation — started by Miller — is representing the city in two lawsuits.
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Rancho Palos Verdes has already started its FEMA-funded buyout program for homes destroyed by the land movement.
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The housing development could come in front of the council later in the year.
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The $10,000 grants can be used for things like home repairs or storage for those forced to leave because of ongoing land movement around Portuguese Bend.
