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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The city was accused of failing to prevent bullying and harassment to surfers not affiliated with a local group often described as a surf gang. -
Who is Andrew Do? Why is his 23-year-old daughter involved? What does a county supervisor even do? We explain the saga playing out in O.C.
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Students involved in campus protest filed a lawsuit against university alleging harsher punishments.
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Residents have six months from the date the damage was incurred to file claims against the county
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Ten people have been charged with misdemeanors.
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240 residents on the Peninsula are now without power.
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Two of the laws will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025, and a third a year later. They increase transparency in how government contracts are awarded.
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Service will be shut off indefinitely for 35 homes due to safety concerns in the face of rapidly-accelerating land movement.
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Incumbent Mayor Valerie Amezcua is running for reelection. She is being challenged by councilmember Benjamin Vazquez.
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The measure would amend Santa Ana's city charter to allow noncitizen residents to vote in municipal elections.
