Yusra Farzan
Whether you get your news for the day on your morning drive or while sipping coffee and packing school lunches like me, I keep you up to date on breaking news from overnight or in the early morning.
Local news 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 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.
I grew up in the Middle East, but I am of Sri Lankan descent. And now I call Southern California home. Ask me about Levantine food, Bollywood movies and Ayurvedic practices.
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A total of 50 people have now been charged, including 26 UC Irvine students. -
The information comes after the City Council settled a claim with a former city manager who alleged the police union runs city hall.
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Santa Ana could become the first city in California to allow non-U.S.citizens to vote in municipal elections.
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McDonnell worked at the department for decades before becoming L.A. County’s sheriff for one term.
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Residents affected by the landslide are also now eligible for a $10,000 financial grant to help address damage and lack of utilities.
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Residents have been forced to decide whether to move or stay as an unrelenting landside forces power and gas shutoffs.
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Fire officials say the truck was moved on Friday to a lot on Terminal Island where it can continue to burn.
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Pay raises for city councilmembers. Rent control. Noncitizen voting rights. These are just a few of the topics being tackled by the Santa Ana City Council.
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The moves comes months after LAist uncovered more than $13 million in public funds directed by Do to Viet America Society without him disclosing that his daughter worked as a leader there.
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The new votes come a week after the board removed Do from his committee assignments.
