Accomplishments
AS YOUR COUNTY SUPERVISOR, TOM PATTI HAS DONE THE FOLLOWING:
- Launched the new Victory Gardens Veterans housing project, plus added support services for veterans.
- Funded hundreds of new beds to combat homelessness and substance abuse. Improved mental health care.
- Broke ground on the long-anticipated Veterans Administration hospital in French Camp.
- Secured the Tesla and Kraft Heinz projects, creating and saving hundreds of local jobs.
- Initiated and secured funding for a Delta Community College apprentice program.
- Assured job opportunities and pay equity for women in San Joaquin County.
- Accomplished pay equity for county law enforcement officers.
- Created and adopted a drought relief action plan with the 14 largest counties in California, representing 80% of the state’s population.
- Launched a countywide high school student apprentice program, the first in California!
- Improved the Lodi wine ordinance to expand jobs and business opportunities.
- Reduced fees that restaurants pay for food delivery services by 71%.
- Working with state and local leaders to enhance Rx labeling and package disclosures. After Tom had mistakenly mixed up identical medications, causing a non-injury accident, he made it a priority to improve medical package labels. Over 1.5 million people make these kinds of prescription mistakes leading to thousands of deaths each year. We need to fix this!