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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The city of Los Angeles fell eight places and was ranked 88th this year. -
Wildlife officials are now trying to capture and tag the cougar to see if it's a regular visitor, in which case it'd be identified as P-122.
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Owners allege lawsuit against city was too expensive to sustain.
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Once a couple completes the marriage license process, they can choose to take advantage of the free service in Santa Ana.
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The city has 120 days to comply with the ruling and establish a plan that allows developers to build more units in the city.
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Earlier in the day, the encampment had expanded as protestors observed the Nakba, an annual commemoration of when Palestinians were displaced in the creation of the state of Israel.
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$3.3 billion from the around $6.4 billion bond measure will be available starting July.
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The iconic chapel will be moved to storage while church officials debate next steps. The shift of land has been averaging about 7 inches each week.
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The usual main stage commencement ceremony was canceled after Israel-Hamas war protests and the controversial decision to revoke the valedictory address.
