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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What happens to security deposits? Who pays for repairs? LAist answers these and other questions from tenants affected by the L.A. fires. -
The debris could contain harmful substances, which can have short- and long-term health consequences.
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Beaches are closed from Laguna Beach to Aliso Viejo.
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Let us help you separate fact from fiction.
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The vote comes after the county decided not to open additional winter shelters this year.
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Firefighting efforts got a leg up Tuesday from weaker than predicted winds — but harsh fire conditions are still in the forecast.
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Water-dropping Super Scooper aircraft set to return to service after colliding with a civilian droneThe drone was flying illegally over the Palisades Fire Thursday, taking a vital firefighting resource out of commission for repairs.
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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has confirmed 27 deaths, a toll that rose after structure-to-structure searches by authorities.
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Experts say parents should validate feelings and create avenues for kids to express themselves.
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All evacuation warnings were lifted after the fire has burned nearly 800 acres.
