Anthony Fanara

Anthony Fanara was born in Montallegro, Italy. Fanara served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1969. He earned an associate degree from East Los Angeles College in 1971. Fanara's career experience includes owning Palermo Restaurant and working as a barber.[1][2]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

From the time I was a child in Sicily, my life has been about hard work and determination, first working alongside my father on our small farm. With limited family finances, I started learning the haircutting trade at the age of six. Eventually our family emigrated to America in hopes of establishing a better life.

In 1967, I was drafted and became a U.S. army medic. After my service, I worked at a winery while studying engineering. In 1973, the Ribolis made me manager of their new tasting room, at which point I decided to dedicate myself to a career in hospitality.

In 1976, I opened Palermo Restaurant, still a favorite eatery forty-six years later. I have been happily married forty-five years and have three children.

I am a registered Democrat introducing my candidacy for Governor of the State of California.

Among the many complex issues facing our great state that my campaign will address is the water and climate crisis, confronting homelessness, providing healthcare and fighting crime just to name a few.

Being a successful businessman and practical person, I pledge to bring common sense back to government and equally serve all the people of California.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

My campaign is built on four cornerstones: My first key issues is confronting homelessness. I would like to create facilities staffed by both medical professionals and caring social workers. It will fall on these key personnel to evaluate, treat, recommend a call to action and provide housing for the homeless.My second key issue is fighting crime. I believe in and support wholeheartedly the ideals and principles of our State and local Law Enforcement Agencies, along with the men and women who unselfishly serve.My third key issue is providing affordable healthcare. Californians need and deserve affordable health care. To pay for this, each resident of California would pay a reasonable enrollment fee (annually), to cover the costs and benefits of a statewide program. Unlike other programs where it is a one size fits all approach, participants would be able to choose their doctor, even in those instances when a specialist or out of network provider is required.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Areas of public policy that I am personally passionate about are:

Education

Economic affairs

Criminal justice

Environmental issues

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

There are three important men in my life:

Giuseppe, my dear biological father who taught me the importance of family values and hard work.

Peitro, the barber who taught me how to cut hair at the age of six and instilled in me the importance of compassion and drive.

And Steve who taught me about the art of food, how to become a wine connoisseur and the importance of hospitality.

And one important women that I look up to, my mother Giuseppa who taught me to be courageous and go after what I wanted in life.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

The most important characteristics for an elected office are for them to have honesty, integrity and the ability to keep their word.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I have common sense.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I would like to re-instill common sense.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I was seventeen years old when John F. Kennedy was shot.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I was six years old when I started working cutting hair as a barber. I had this job until I was fourteen years old.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Mysefl.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

I Did It My Way.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Rules and regulations of the state at one point or another.

Governors have many responsibilities, which vary from state to state. Which of those do you personally consider the most important in your state?

The most important responsibility I believe for a Governor in my state is for them to take care of the people.

What do you love most about your state?

The things I love the most about California are the Californians and the weather.

What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

I believe California's greatest challengers in the next decade,

are protecting clean water; confronting homelessness;

providing affordable healthcare;

and fighting crime.

Campaign website

Fanara's campaign website stated the following:

Homelessness • I would like to create facilities staffed by both medical professionals and caring social workers. It will fall on these key personnel to evaluate, treat, recommend a call to action and provide housing for the homeless.

My approach for funding this humanitarian crisis is unique. I would ask the legislature to past a bill to require other states to assist California’s Homeless population from where any individual originally had a legal residence of record. If verifiable proof is not possible, California would have an ability to support this effort from a dedicated fund for the sole purpose of providing a compassionate means to get the homeless off the streets, while providing basic health evaluations and care.

We need to begin to take care of our own, both in our country and within the State of California.

California’s Water Crisis • Every winter, millions upon millions of gallons of water are simply not collected and are instead washed away in street drains and culverts to the ocean. I only have to look at civilized history to realize there is a plausible and affordable solution to recover this valued resource. AQUEDUCTS. The Romans saw many benefits from their construction of these ‘water highways’. In fact, 2,000 years later some of these ancient aqueducts still survive and work!

What I propose is a series of aqueducts up and down the interior of California, supported by a managed Lower 48 State Water Resource Co-Op. It would be flexible and each participating state would be able to benefit from this system; if a water situation were to occur, providing relief for any member state in crisis.

Many states across this great Nation annually get many more inches of rain in one year than California gets in 3 years! In 2021, 28 States recorded 40 or more inches of rain, lead by Mississippi at 66.84 inches. California only recorded 18.9 inches.

‘The State Aqueduct System Co-Op‘ would be part of a greater ‘pipeline network’, similar to an Interstate Highway, but for water. Through a series of multiplex ‘channel gateways‘, contributing states would be able to allocate this resource as needed.

Health Care • Stating the obvious, Californians need and deserve affordable health care. To pay for this, each resident of California would pay a reasonable enrollment fee (annually), to cover the costs and benefits of a statewide program. Unlike other programs where it is a one size fits all approach, participants would be able to choose their doctor, even in those instances when a specialist or out of network provider is required. Anyone who is disabled would be afforded the same access to the network, for virtually no cost to the disabled individual. Because of the large population in California, my proposal would offer the public at large a substantial cost savings; without having to compromise on healthcare for themselves or their loved ones.

Crime • Everyday it seems we read or hear about another senseless shooting, carjacking, robbery or general mayhem and violence.

Simply stated – our neighborhoods and streets are not safe. Something is very wrong. Lenient District Attorneys, prosecutors and judges are freeing or refusing to charge criminals for their crimes. Police morale is at an all-time low with continuous undertones of a general lack of support for the job they do protecting the citizens of California’s cities, towns and counties.

I believe in and support wholeheartedly the ideals and principles of our State and local Law Enforcement Agencies, along with the men and women who unselfishly serve. Our business communities across our Golden State rely on these departments for the safety of their businesses in the communities where they live and support their neighbors with the staples they need and desire. I support the fairness of justice and the rule of law and common decency instilled with respect, courtesy and politeness – regardless of an individuals’ creed, color or beliefs.[3]

—Anthony Fanara's campaign website (2022)[4]

Anthony Fanara did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2021 Candidate Connection survey.