ARE RUNNING TO SERVE AS MAYOR OF STOCKTON. THE CURRENT MAYOR IS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS. AND TODAY, TOM PATTI GOT AN ENDORSEMENT FROM A BOXING CELEBRITY. KCRA 3’S ANAHITA JAFARI SAT DOWN WITH PATTI TO HEAR THE IMPACT HE HOPES THIS WILL HAVE ON HIS CAMPAIGN. FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION MIKE TYSON IS VISITING STOCKTON IN SUPPORT OF HIS FORMER BOXING TEAMMATE TOM PATTI IN THE RACE FOR MAYOR OF STOCKTON. I THINK HE’S JUST THE POLITICIAN THAT HE WAS A BOXER. HE’S NEVER GOING TO GIVE UP. HE’S GOING TO FIGHT TO THE END. AS SEEN IN PHOTOS LIKE THESE, MIKE TYSON AND TOM PATTI HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR YEARS. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME TYSON HAS VISITED THE CITY OF STOCKTON. BOTH OF THEM SAY IT HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS. RIGHT NOW, PATTI SAYS ONE OF HIS PRIORITIES IS REDUCING THE IMPACT OF HOMELESSNESS. HOMELESSNESS IS THE BIGGEST CONCERN THAT THE PUBLIC HAS BECAUSE WE SEE IT EVERYWHERE. IT’S A IT’S A HUMANITY CRISIS. SO IF WE ADDRESS IT IN TRIAGE IT, AND IF WE ACCOMPLISH INTO THE STATE AND THE CITIES WHAT WE’VE ACCOMPLISHED ALREADY IN THE COUNTY WHERE WE HAVE NO ENCAMPMENTS, WE HAVE AN ENCAMPMENT RESPONSE TEAM. WE’VE STOOD UP A SJ CARES WITH PROBATION. HE SAYS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND DRUG TREATMENT FOR THE UNHOUSED ARE HELPFUL IN CREATING A BETTER PLACE. IN THE PAST, PATTI HAS FACED ETHICS INVESTIGATIONS. KCRA 3 ASKED ABOUT THAT IMPACT. MIKE, YOU’VE BEEN KNOWN TO ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES OVER THE YEARS. HOW IS YOUR FRIEND TOM AT DEALING WITH POLITICAL HAYMAKERS THAT HAVE BEEN THROWN HIS WAY? HE’S BEEN DEALING WITH THEM A NUMBER ONE, SO FAR. MIKE AND I HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE IN COMMON, SOMETHING WE FEEL REALLY FIRMLY BELIEVE. JUST DON’T QUIT. PATTI SAYS HE IS FRIENDS WITH HIS OPPONENT, CHRISTINA FUGAZI. I’M GLAD TO HAVE EARNED HER SUPPORT IN THE PAST AND WHEREVER THE ELECTION GOES, I’M TOTALLY AT PEACE WITH HER, HE SAYS. NOW IT IS UP TO THE VOTERS. MIKE, YOU’VE HAD A LOT OF LEGENDARY MANAGERS IN YOUR CORNER THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREER. HOW IS IT BEING IN THE CORNER SUPPORTING YOUR FRIEND TOM? ABSOLUTELY. SUPREMELY CONFIDENT THAT HE’S GOING TO SUCCEED. I’M REALLY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT HE ACCOMPLISHED. AND I’M PROUD OF HIM IN STOCKTON. I’M ANAHITA JAFARI, KCRA THREE NEWS. ALSO RUNNING IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION IS TEACHER AND PUBLIC SERVANT. WE JUST MENTIONED CHRISTINA FUGAZI. SHE IS RUNNING ON A PLATFORM TO HEAD OFF THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IN STOCKTON, MODERNIZE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND DRAW THE APPROPRIATE BALANCE BETWEEN