Assemblyman Jose Solorio appointed John Santoianni to be a Democratic delegate, but that isn’t good enough for Chris Prevatt…
I have often wondered why anyone in Orange County gives any creedence to what Liberal OC blogger Chris Prevatt has to say. He doesn’t live here anymore – he moved to Long Beach. He got only 3% of the vote when he ran for the Garden Grove City Council, in 2000. And now it has become obvious that he doesn’t even support his fellow Democrats.
There are many reasons to oppose Lorri Galloway, the Anaheim City Councilwoman running as a carpetbagger for the 4th Supervisorial District. However, she is the leading Democrat. Prevatt however is not supporting her. Instead, he has been an undercover shill for Republican carpetbagger Harry Sidhu.
And I found out tonight that Prevatt has been harassing another Democrat, Anaheim Council candidate John Santoianni. Prevatt wants him to drop out of the race. To make matters worse, Prevatt is supporting a Republican named John Leos, over Santoianni.
What in the world is Prevatt up to?
It turns out that Leos, like Prevatt, works for the County of Orange. He is a probation officer. Leos has not been involved in the community, but now he is Prevatt’s favorite. Santoianni, on the other hand, is on the Anaheim Culture and Arts Commission.
Leos might be in a for a shock. OC GOP Chairman Scott Baugh has made it clear he won’t be supporting Republicans who are union shills.
And check out what Leos’ primary concerns are: making Anaheim safer and more livable while attracting more visitors; he seeks to promote Anaheim’s status as a host city and destination city for the country and the world. Along with this, he says it’s necessary that the city continues to repair and maintain its vital infrastructure, vigilantly enforces its blight code and beautifies itself.
All that sounds well and good but read it again. Leos sounds like one of Santa Ana’s Usual Suspects. His choice of words belies a NIMBY who isn’t terribly happy about Anaheim’s diverse communities.
If you meet with Santoianni you cannot help but like him. He is earnest and intelligent. Unlike Prevatt, who only finished high school, Santoianni has three college degrees, but it hasn’t gone to his head He is very humble. He just wants to help the people of his city. And Santoianni is a firm believer in diversity.
I met with Santoianni tonight and we talked about his campaign. He is focusing on open government, transportation issues and the arts. Good issues all.
He explained to me that Anaheim’s voters are fairly equally split up. About a third are Republicans, a few less are Democrats and the remainder are Decline to State voters.
Leos ironically is talking about jobs, but really what does a government worker know about jobs?
Santoianni works for the biggest employer in town, Disney. And he spent ten years on Wall Street. Unlike Leos, the county worker, Santoianni knows what it is like to work in the private sector.
Don’t get me wrong, Santoinanni supports labor, but he is, as he told me tonight, a fiscal conservative. Like me he is a social liberal. Nothing wrong with that. I think that Anaheim residents will like what he has to say.
It is too bad Prevatt is going to make things difficult for Santoianni. I asked him if he is staying in the race. Oh yes, he said. He is no quitter. Good for him!
Can Santoianni win? Well, I think he has a decent shot at victory. If nothing else, he is bound to do better than the 3% of the vote that Prevatt got in 2000…
Art,
No true. I am not harassing Santioanni to drop out. In Fact, I was a member of the host committee for his first fundraising event. There are two seats up for Anaheim City Council. I have not yet endorsed any candidate yet.
I do however know that Leos is likely to gain financial backing and community support that Santioanni will not.
Jesus Mary Mother of God, who the fuck cares what Chris Prevatt is “up to”? This petty blog battle you guys have going on is ridiculous.
Chris,
That is not what John said. He made it very clear that you have been demanding that he drop out.
I have no reason to disbelieve Santoianni, while you have a truthiness problem.
#2,
It is not ridiculous to Santoianni. He doesn’t deserve this betrayal by Prevatt.
These local candidates always offer opaque statements on the issues as to where they stand on certain things. Santoianni says he supports ‘sensible’ development of the Platinum Triangle. Does that include a CBA agreement that grassroots activists are seeking to secure?
Neither candidate is saying anything to connect with my vote. That’s why I wish Duane Roberts was running for a City Council seat instead of a U.S. Senate one…
gabriel,
Let’s be realistic. Unless you can get some progressives on the City Council you will NEVER get that CBA. My advice is to get behind Santoianni. Or at least call him and meet with him. He is a good guy and a real progressive.
Art,
Then write about Santoianni and his virtues and leave out this absurd battle you have going on with an insignificant political insider wannabee.
anon,
The only way to stop a bully is to make sure the whole world knows what he is up to. That is why we put up this post. Now everyone knows how despicable a traitor Prevatt is to his own party.
By the way, Santoianni told me that we are the ONLY blog that has paid attention to his campaign. He has been ignored by the Liberal OC. Yet Prevatt wrote a huge post about the Republican candidate Leos.
Santoianni is the very definition of a good Democrat. He does not deserve to be backstabbed by the likes of the loathsome Prevatt.
If Prevatt is playing games with the guy and trying to get him to drop out then I support him. Where can I send to help him? Can I walk door to door for him too? Shame on Prevatt.
Art,
Well let us all know when you’ve stopped the bully. LOL.
Well Art –
Since the Liberal OC has only posted about Leos, fill in the gap with Santoianni here (beyond the scope of the critique of this current blog – which I don’t judge) Let’s learn more about him next blog post.
~g
Gabriel,
I have invited Santoianni to blog here.
He will be joining us soon.
Hi Gabriel (and all those who may be reading this),
I would love to speak with you. You can send me a message through the campaign website and I will contact you as soon as I can. If anyone would like to contribute or volunteer for the campaign, you can also do so through the website. http://www.JohnSantoianni.com
Art has generously offered me room to post some ideas I have for Anaheim and to address some of your questions that I receive through my website from Anaheim citizens like yourself. It is NOT going to be confrontational. I want to have a conversation with my fellow Anaheimers and just give some insight as to why I am running to represent you on the Anaheim City Council.
Thank you for your interest in my campaign!
Best Regards,
John Santoianni
I think Prevatt is dumping on John because John has Misha Houser on his staff. The fact that the other guy Leos is a rep is of no real significance to me. I read up a lil bit about him but not much. I gathered that he is a social liberal and a fiscal conservative which would be good goven the dynamics of the area he is running to represent. Basically the gated communities of south oc are the only ones who can afford to run candidates who are hard to the right.
I look forward to learning more about John Santoianna so I can be more informed about his issues and stances. Until I learn mnore I will reserve judgement. But I have heard positive feed back from local activists who have met him and they say he is a good guy with an earnest desire to serve his city. So to that end, I will wish him luck and look forward to hearing from him here via his posts about his positions and ideas.
Paul,
To clarify: Misha Houser is no longer on staff. She is now working for a CA Assembly Candidate full time. I am currently directing my campaign until a new consultant can be found.
-John
I support John and I hope he does well in his race.
Liberal OC Blog should be renamed Loser OC Blog. Chrissy Prevatt, Fraudio Gallegos, Count Chocula aka Unemployed Planner with a USC degree, Tommy Boy “Gordo” Gordon and the rest of the loser bunch now count Leos as a friend. Birds of a feather flock together. Now ain’t that the truth!