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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Santa Ana would have been the first city in California to allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in city council and mayoral races. -
The pilot insisted on taking off despite being advised against it.
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There could be similar buyout programs in the future if federal funding is available.
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The Orange County city was poised to become the first city in California to allow non-US citizens to vote if Measure DD passed.
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Valerie Amezcua, the incumbent, and Benjamin Vazquez face off to be the next mayor of Orange County's second most populated city.
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If the measure passes, Santa Ana will become the first city in California to allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in its municipal elections.
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Three of the council’s progressive voices were up for reelection.
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The majority have favored mail in voting, elections officials report.
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Home prices will be determined by pre-disaster appraisals.
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Do entered a not guilty plea, which he is expected to change on Thursday.
