San Diego was their territory. So was Orange County and San Bernardino. According to Fratianno, Dragna and Siegal were going to partner together on a casino but Seigal was killed before it could happen. Compared to the East Coast, California didn't have a high concentration of Italians to be dominate. Dragna was the only one with any pull to get a casino, but he failed on his first attempt and died shortly after. His successor was just plain incompetent.


"I die outside; I die in jail. It don't matter to me," -John Franzese