Pearsall and Sampayan

to start new community non-profit

7/14/12

By Marc Garman

In the short time since leaving Vallejo's Fighting Back Partnership, Tony Pearsall (former Executive Director) and Bob Sampayan (former Environmental Strategies Coordinator) are starting a new non-profit organization to continue the work of organizing neighborhood watch groups throughout the city. Pearsall and Sampayan along with others at Fighting Back are largely credited with the rapid growth of the organized neighborhood watch effort in Vallejo seen as a valuable supplement to the city's reduced police force. At this point, the status of the neighborhood watch program at Fighting Back is in question due to funding issues.

The new organization will be called Community Partnership Vallejo.

Pearsall is a retired Vallejo Police Officer, a former Vallejo City Councilmember and married to Councilmember Stephanie Gomes. Sampayan, who is also a retired Vallejo Police Officer is currently serving on the City Council.

Below is an email sent by Sampayan to neighborhood watch groups around the city announcing the new organization:

Hello Neighborhood Watch Groups,

I wanted to take a moment of your time to update you on plans to keep the Neighborhood Watch program active and sustainable in Vallejo.

Tony Pearsall and I are starting a new community oriented non-profit Community Partnership Vallejo (CPV) – which will address some critical needs in our community.  Initially CPV’s mission will focus on growing the Neighborhood Watch program, which has been so successful over the last three years, as well as the Anti-Graffiti Volunteer program. Our longer-term goals will include more safety instruction, Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) inspections, Civil Nuisance Abatement and other quality of life programs. 

We are currently working to acquire grant funding to open a downtown office that will enable us to continue to work with the community.  We will be doing this voluntarily -- all funding will be used for office rental and basic office needs such as telephones, photocopying, Internet access, etc.   We hope to open the office in August or September.  Watch for our grand opening announcement. 

Please remember that National Night Out (NNO) is just around the corner on Tuesday, August 7.  We encourage you to take back the night and hold a neighborhood block party to support the national effort to make our communities safer.  Tony and I will be out and about with McGruff the Crime Fighting dog and his son Junior visiting as many block parties as time allows. We would love to stop by and say ”hi”.  Please let us know if your Neighborhood Watch group is hosting an event. Tony will be leading the NNO coordination. Feel free to contact Tony if you have any questions about NNO or would like assistance in organizing your event.  You can contact Tony at  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or me at  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

We'll keep you posted on further developments.  Hope to see all of you on August 7!

Sincerely,

Bob Sampayan

Community Partnership Vallejo

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Why has the Pearsall blood tes   |September.13.2012 They don't really take this long do they? He admits to mixing alcohol, ambian and codeine gee isn't that enough of a DUI? Cover up?

Gordon   |August.01.2012 So Bob & Tony are just going to volunteer their servies and not take any money?? Why didn't they do that with FBP? The grant money could have gone to something useful instead of Tony & Bob's pockets.

Vallejo Res   |July.29.2012 Good! My last post must have taken a meeting of the minds! this must have fallen under a directive from that meeting! Nevertheless...good on you!

Vallejo Res   |July.29.2012 Threaten you, Marc? You only allowed my post when I questioned your professionalism! THAT is not a threat, but how YOU would be perceived in the community. For a topic as hot as Pearsall getting busted for endangering those he swore to serve and protect for so long, and not ONE SINGLE post prior to mine? Really? Absolutely beyond belief. You are the supposed journalist...is this how you censor people and keep your website "Pearsall friendly?" Ethics in journalism, my friend. Ethics. Means nothing to "some", everything to others. Lets see if this makes it. Absolutely not a single word of profanity. Critical? Perhaps. Are you man enough, etical enough to allow it to post?

Dialog Monitor   |July.27.2012 Vallejo Res, aka Molazzezz in Haiti, apparently you haven't been censored since you are still here with posting your nonsense. Those who refuse to follow the simple rules will be appropriately dealt with. Sam will be removed each and every time he posts here because he is permanently banned and apparently has a reading comprehension problem. And for your future edification, don't come here and threaten Marc. We don't take kindly to that kind of talk. Got it?

Vallejo Res   |July.27.2012 What BS! People are saying that they are posting on the Pearsall arrest and you...Marc Garmon, are censoring these comments. If you are ever to be seen as a reputable journalist...you have to change this policy. This is slowly crawling up your backside, my friend! You better make the LONG-TERM decision!

Molazzezz in Haiti   |July.26.2012 why you no talk about dui arrest? yo frend fo sho but big news No?

Oh Boy!!!   |July.24.2012 Buy A&PD, what do you think?

Geo Tyrebyter   |July.23.2012 So Tony, what did you do with all the missing grant money??

New Solutions   |July.18.2012 If you are confused or disillusioned by the changes in the neighborhood groups, there is a new solution called www.nextdoor.com. This is a free online neighborhood building resource that allows YOU to build your own neighborhood connections. Check it out.

Dialog Monitor   |July.18.2012 Simple rules: Again, act like an adult and you don't have to worry about having your post removed. Do not use profanity. Do not cut and paste from Topix here. If you want to discuss an issue that is found on Topix then do so but we don't need the same string of comments posted here.

Nada   |July.18.2012 Your comments will NEVER be removed or altered to promote an agenda--political or otherwise! Yeah Right!

Clarke Johnston   |July.17.2012 I guess that when certain well-known local folks fall out of bed in the morning, they're focused NOT on what "to do" or "accomplish" on any given day. Rather, it's who they can malign, tarnish, insult or impune. What an odd, twisted, mal-adjusted way of setting up one's task list. Any positive efforts expended by Mesers Pearsall and Sampayan can only help beleaguered Vallejo. No matter where they're hanging their hat, no matter under whose auspices or organization. It's curious to note that for some of us in society, our attention on drug use has shifted, a bit, away from Marijuana use amongst adults (only, not minors), to the clearly more harmful Meth scourge, the never-ending Heroin market, and the burgeoning abuse of prescription drugs. Alcohol abuse remains a constant over time, lending itself to tragic results both domestically and when behind the wheel. As for other "missions" that Vallejo faces, the blight issues of vandalism, broken windows, garbage and illegal dumping, graffiti...etc...etc. I care not who's lending a hand or working towards eradication. These problems are everywhere. So to those offering a hand in assistance, lifting a paint brush to cover, whatever they're doing to help: I say "Thank You". We need the help.

Get yer facts straight ANONYMO   |July.16.2012 From the Current Fighting Back Partnership website -- doesn't mention Kathy Hoffman in 1988 but does mention Tony Pearsall! And read the mission statement, seems what Pearsall's been doing fits nicely within that statement. You are a dolt. http://www.fight-back.org/about_mission.php History of Fighting Back Partnership In 1988, at the alarming increase of the use of alcohol and drugs in the community, concerned Vallejo citizens and the City Council formed a Red Ribbon Committee to address to explore programs and initiatives that could potentially result in a meaningful reduction of substance abuse. That same year, representatives from this committee: Jane Callahan, Tony Pearsall, Henry Elliott and Cynthia Kay, went to Nashville to learn more about an opportunity offered by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The group helped secure a 2 million dollar grant aimed at uniting the community to comprehensively address its substance abuse problems. This sparked the creation of Fighting Back Partnership. The agency was formed initially for the purpose of orchestrating Vallejo's fight against drug and alcohol abuse and the resulting impacts. Since that time, Fighting Back Partnership has broadened its community problem solving initiatives to include family support services, neighborhood revitalization, youth development, and coalition support. Mission Statement Vallejo's Fighting Back Partnership is a non-profit collaboration that partners with business, residents, and government to improve neighborhoods, strengthen families, and support youth development creating a safe, healthy and thriving community.

ANONYMOUS:   |July.16.2012 For the Facts: Fighting Back Partnership was started in 1988 by Kathy Hoffman, working in conjunction with Philmore Graham and his Red Ribbon Committee or Just Say No initiative. It was started to stop drug use within our community and for years did a hell of a job, but then new Board Members took it to a more social/liberal organization and started working with people coming out of prison, getting re-adjusted to the real world and trying to improve poor neighborhoods. Not bad causes, but not the real reason for the original Fighting Back purpose. These causes were pushed by Officer Pearsall, while a member of the VPD and ever since he has taken over the FBP. I guess he felt that the original purpose of Fighting Back had been accomplished???? I assume he feels that the drugs are gone from the City. You have to admit, Neighborhood Watches are a great idea, but not the reason the City allowed FBP to have free rent for the past 25 years. Oh well I wish them luck....

Monica T   |July.16.2012 Anonymity equates with "ignore" to me. Intelligent discourse cannot occur in anonymity and does nothing to inform.

Anonymous   |July.16.2012 Dialog Monitor for mayor!

Dialog Monitor   |July.16.2012 This isn't Topix. Do not drag the waste over to VIB. If anyone wants to know what is being said on Topix, they know how to find it.

Insider   |July.16.2012 I will say it again. Fighting Back has decided to go in a different direction. Things like Neighborhood Watches etc are no longer going to be a priority. At some point the community will learn the truth and raise hell.

Hey   |July.16.2012 This trhead has gone to crap. Krazy Kurshan has taken it over.

know vallejo   |July.16.2012 i suggest that you might want to look into a reading comprehension course. nowhere in the article did anyone assert that ONLY pearsall and sampayan would be doing NW or NNO. aside from those two misunderstood claims, you simply call them bozos, clowns and cons (obviously factually untrue). i think the half brain you're referring to is yours. LOL.

Anonymous   |July.16.2012 Pearpayames. Wow. You're just so smart.

Bubba   |July.16.2012 Read the last post it is pretty self-explanatory I think, unless you are not operating with a full brain.

know vallejo   |July.16.2012 what truth are you referring to? so far, you're only making generalized accusations and calling names. please be specific.

Bubba   |July.16.2012 You know there are others besides Sam who think that the Pearpayames Cult are bad news. I guess you can't handle the truth, can you?

Anonymous   |July.16.2012 Go away spammy.

Bubba   |July.16.2012 Anyone is a fool for supporting those two cons. Just as the VPD and find out how many of them have any respect for those two clowns. There are a few supporters, who of course have been brainwashed by the Pearpayames Cult (translation for those who are not smart enough: Pearsall, Sampayan, Gomes)

Anonymous   |July.16.2012 Spammy and John Allen: a couple made in litterbox heaven!

Great News   |July.16.2012 Yup, that is also what is important to me. Oh, and the VFOG program as well. I'm certain the nay sayers can't come up with facts/proof or anything of substance. They're just haters (or hatters as they often write).

Anonymous   |July.16.2012 Under Tony & Bob, FBP grew the neighborhood watches to what they are now. I am thrilled they are going to keep up the good work under their new organization. FBP can continue to run the other programs they have, that also help the community. So, what's the problem then? My donations will go to the new organization, because neighborhood watches are what I beleive Vallejo needs. And others can support FBP. End of story, peeps.

@ Great News   |July.16.2012 Under who's fine leadership did FB become ineffective and not a community partner, anymore??? Oh, that's right - TONY!!! It became self-serving like it's Exec. Dir.!!! They're running a scam to bilk grant funding and supplemental funding for sure

know vallejo   |July.16.2012 please be specific. what lies are they telling?

Halftuths-   |July.16.2012 What I said was true. These two and a handful of their cronies are telling lies. There lies will be made public. Their lying cronies will be exposed. Their little house of cards with a foundation of deceit will come down. Karma is a bitch and she had Pearsall and Sampayan in her sights.

Anonymous   |July.16.2012 Agree! I don't care if the devil herself is running a program like this. We need to get a handle on neighborhood crime. I'll take any help I can get.

Insider   |July.16.2012 I heard the Board is changing its mission and that Neighborhood Watches are no longer a priority. Seems like a more likely reason for what is happening than what the Trolls are trying to portray.

Great News   |July.16.2012 I am thrilled that these guys are going to be doing this. Fighting Back isn't a partnership with the community anymore IMO. This one aspect of what came out of FB, the Neighborhood Watch program, has been a huge success BECAUSE of Bob and Tony. And I bet block captains feel the same. Never mind the nasty nay sayers, keep this important program alive!

Anonymous   |July.16.2012 Take these "cut and paste" posts from the Topix sandbox and go back there, Spam-tard. We're not interested in your make believe. Tony and Bob are good people who have and will continue to do good things for Vallejo. You? Not so much.

anon   |July.16.2012 Spam Kamphausen has soiled this site please remove him and his spew

Horrified   |July.15.2012 Is this true? Really bad behavior that needs to be taken to task. They do sound like sour grapes.

Repeater   |July.15.2012 Intereseting because the last article in the TH, Tony stated that he "resigned" because if he didn't he would become a quadrapeligic! Now it looks like he and Booby are just throwing a fit and trying to get back at the organization that canned their azzes!! Remember folks: Seven week investigation, multiple witnesses interviewed, and an outcome that dictated that someone did something wrong!! It was not just about one employee complaint, it was about multiple issues that determined that :"someone" was a detriment to the organization, and so they were given the choice of "resigning" or else! Now the sour grapes are manifesting in the creation of their own sandbox. So now the question is: Will Fighting Back pursue the re-aquisition of what is rightfully theirs? The database that had all the emails was not rightfully given, it was taken. Interesting if two former law enforcement dudes get charged with theft. One of them being a sitting council member and the other the husband of a sitting council member. Very Interesting Indeed.

Halftruths   |July.15.2012 These two bozos are saying that they are the only ones doing neighborhood watch now. They are also saying that they are the only ones doing National Night Out. Who has always done it in the past? Have you seen an announcement that they are not doing it? Oh Hell no! They are saying things that just aren't true. Somebody should dig a little deeper and they would fine some mighty fine LIARS! Sampayan needs to come clean. Tony he never will.

Suspicious   |July.15.2012 I gave my email to Fighting Back. I didn't give it to Tony or Bob. So why did I get this email? Where did they get my email? These two are self serving rats.

know vallejo   |July.15.2012 i think you underestimate people. sooner or later an intelligent person sees that there is something very wrong with sam. the more intelligent the person, the sooner that happens. i say let him reveal himself for what he is. or...you can go to topix and toy with him. LOL.

Kick Em Out   |July.15.2012 You can't ignore him. Someone who is unfamiliar with him might read his nonsense and get turned off. He needs to be muzzled.

Anonymous   |July.15.2012 ignore him.

Kick Em Out   |July.15.2012 Mark- please pull Sam Kurshanspost (and this one too) He is mocking what should be an intelligent discussion.

Puffmama   |July.15.2012 Why does this all sound so familiar?

an addict   |July.15.2012 Will this new group be able to help us with methadone? In South City I was always able to get it free of charge. Vallejo lacks in this much needed service.

Anonymous   |July.15.2012 You have absolutely no idea who Tony is other than what you create and read in the Topic sandbox. Go back there for your character assignation fix.

Heights   |July.15.2012 Jim, don't believe what the horrid says. Their mission in life is to keep Vallejo down. Their editors live in Benicia & Napa, towns thst benefit from making us look bad (where do the "good people" move to when they decide to leave Vallejo?). I've been to plenty of NNO parties and they were all safe/fun!

Hmmm   |July.15.2012 Tony never does anything without something in it for him. Executive Director salary once everything up and going and they milk the system for grants and additional supplemental funding? Yup..

Jim Davis   |July.15.2012 P.S. I forgot to mention that I am wary of block parties. My reading of the Times-Herald suggests that people drink at these parties and oddly enough they bring guns and knives. Large groups, not good. Backyard parties, maybe. Love, Jim

Jim Davis   |July.15.2012 It's a terrific idea to have an organization that deals with quality-of-life issues. It ill-serves the police mission to involve them with prostitution, vandalism. graffiti, and neighborhood watches. This will give them a chance to put on their clown outfits and bust another clinic. Or who knows, maybe they'll patrol, take complaints, or investigate burglaries and other crimes. The CPV should help. Let us hope they get some funding. Love, Jim

Bridgeportresident   |July.15.2012 Thanks for doing this. Our HOA truly appreciates the work you both do to keep our community safe.

Anonymous   |July.14.2012 As if you'd even know, orange troll.

LOL   |July.14.2012 LOL - the dope dealers will be rolling on the floor laughing their asses off at skeletor and his midget. They were both do-nothing's at the PD and had no respect from the cops or the criminals!

wharf rat   |July.14.2012 Go Guys go it should make those drug dealers uptight having a couple of retired Cops hanging around their hood , just what we need a new Sherif in the downtown .

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