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Public Comment
From:Danett Abbott-Wicker <danettabbott2@gmail.com>
Sent:Friday, June 3, 2022 11:
To:Public Comment; Stephen Faessel; Trevor O'Neil; Jose Diaz; Gloria S. Ma'ae; Avelino
Valencia
Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] Please appoint Dr. Jose Moreno Interim Mayor of Anaheim
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Good evening councilmembers:
Anaheim finds itself at the proverbial forked road and a decision to make: keep going
down the same path of corrupt dealings that gives politics the bad name it's gotten for
centuries, OR take the brave, honest and forward-thinking path and dramatically change
the way the city has been run for the past several years.
Anaheim residents have paid the price for this corruption, not only with their hard
earned tax dollars, but with their trust. The city needs a person who has shown for years
that he has a firm moral compass, who always does the right thing, does not succumb to
peer pressure, and has the intelligence to guide the council through these turbulent
times.
The interim mayor should NOT be an outsider; it will take them too long to get "up to
speed" with how the city works and what the issues are. The best and most qualified
person for this post is Councilman Jose Moreno.
He is the only Anaheim citizen NOT eligible to run for mayor in November, so he would
not be using this as a stepping-stone to a permanent mayorship.
He is the only Council member who hasn't received funding from the special interests
involved in the current corruption scandal: Disney, SOAR, the Angels, the Chamber, and
he is the only one never to have been invited nor attended any of the notorious
Chamber "retreats."
He is also the only Council member to have spoken out regularly for years against this
"government by special interests". Fellow council member Valencia was critical of the
Angels deal, but he was aware of all the secretive insider dealing and said nothing.
Mr. O'Neil wrote recently in The OC Register that "history will judge us on how we
respond," and pledged to "continue with the essential work of restoring trust and moving
Anaheim forward."
The best way to begin that process is to appoint Councilman Moreno interim mayor for
the next six months.
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Thank you for your consideration,
Danett M. Abbott-Wicker
Progressive Democrats of America, California
National Field Team Assistant & Liaison Team Organizer, Western Region
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“Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the
struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever
be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.”
John Lewis
February 21, 1940–July 17, 2020
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