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Cabrillo High School graduate Mike Sullivan won his second Super Bowl ring on Sunday.  Sullivan was the New York Giants wide receivers coach in 2008 when the Giants won a championship and is the quarterbacks coach on the current team.  The Giants beat the Patriots 21-17 for the Super Bowl 46 title and Sullivan's number one responsibility, quarterback Eli Manning, was named the Most Valuable Player. 

Sullivan was a standout as a football player at Cabrillo in the mid 1980's, he helped the Conquistadores to a 10-2 season and Los Padres League championship in 1984. Sullivan went on to play football at West Point where he eventually became an Army Ranger.

Sullivan was a wide receiver, defensive back and kicker at Cabrillo.  His coach for all three of those positions was Jarrett Tennant. Tennant describes Sullivan as, "very intense, a smart kid. Basically he was a coaches dream."

In an interview with the Santa Barbara Press in 2008, Sullivan credited Tennant with helping shape him as a mentor. Sullivan said about his former coach. "I try to pattern myself after him, his passion, his enthusiasm."
Reading that was a great moment for Tennant who has so much respect for Sullivan.
"Quite frankly it made the hair stand up on my back. He used to tell me he used my mannerisms."

Living on the other side of the country and working long hours, it's been a while since Sullivan has made it back to the Central Coast.
"He does 70 hours a week during the regular season. He called me one night just before the Super Bowl in 2008 and It was 10 o'clock here so it was one o'clock in New York, he was still there. Unbelievable hours" says Tennant.

Those hours appear to have payed off for Sullivan, the quarterbacks coach has helped Manning to his best season. Sullivan has established a reputation for himself in coaching circles as one of the most prepared people in the business and his star is rising. Multiple media reports suggest Sullivan might be a candidate for the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator position.

 

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It's been one accusation after the next for Police Chief Lisa Solomon and the City of Paso Robles.

10 days ago, allegations of unwanted sexual advances and retaliation were published in an article in Cal Coast News.
Then on Friday, a Paso Robles Police Officer filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming illegal ticket quotas.
Now, questions about the public's safety have surfaced, as the city is forced to operate with 14 fewer officers than it did in 2007.

Chief Solomon spoke to KSBY, but would only address the issue of public safety... and nothing else.
Saturday, Cal Coast News released an internal memo from Chief Solomon to City Manager Jim App.
It highlighted just how police officers respond to calls after a 34-percent decrease in the number of officers on the street.

The numbers show a department working within a budget stretched to its limits.
During a hiring freeze the police department lost 14 sworn officers, dropping from 41 in 2007, to the current number of 27.
"We are maintaining safety in this community, and we're doing it with reduced resources in the most efficient and effective way possible," said Chief Solomon.

To make up for the loss, Chief Solomon implemented a service reduction plan, designed to prioritize calls.
She said there are 3 to 4 patrol officers on the street on any given night.
If that number drops to two, police go in to a safety response mode.
"In our safety response level, we preserve our officers to be able to respond to our most emergency and in depth calls that are happening right now," said Chief Solomon.

The plan also delays response to calls that are deemed low priority.
They include suspicious person, vehicle or circumstances calls, DUI, theft reports, and drug activity. Chief Solomon said, they've gone into safety response mode 589 hours since February of last year.
"If you calculate that out, that's 24 days out of the entire year, most of that time was less than four hour increments," she said.

The memo also says property crimes under $10-thousand dollars will not be referred to a detective, but a patrol officer will follow up if they have time.
"There is a chance that something under the $10-thousand dollar mark, if there's not significant leads and so forth, that it may be delayed or put on the back burner or not responded to as quickly," said Chief Solomon.

This as Chief Solomon and the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department rolled out "Operation Safe Streets", last September, to combat a growing gang problem.
KSBY asked Chief Solomon, is the city safe with 27 sworn officers protecting it?
"Yes, absolutely. I think an important thing is to look at the city's crime statistics. In fact, total part one crimes which are the major crimes that are measured across the country, are the lowest they've been in ten years. These are difficult times for us, and difficult times takes courage in leadership," she said.

She said the hiring freeze for the police department was recently lifted, and they can hire three to four new officers.
She told us they're working to fill those positions.

 

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The owner of a local bar has two good reasons why he couldn't decide who to root for in the Superbowl.

Tom Rehder owns Mongo's Saloon and Restaurant in Grover Beach, and he played in the NFL. He got drafted by the New England Patriots, but he won a Superbowl with the New York Giants in 1990.

He doesn't think that the Eli Manning-led Giants stack up to the team he played on.

"Lotta talent that year. And we were on a roll. But then again, the game has really changed, the players have changed, they have a different technique. But, of course, I'm always going to pick my year," said Tom Rehder, owner of Mongo's Saloon and Restaurant.

Rehder says, whoever wins, he wins, as he has great memories with both teams.

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The Cal Poly basketball team lost a non-conference game at CSU Bakersfield on Saturday night, 69-66 was the final.  It was the Mustangs second loss of the season to the Roadrunners.  Cal Poly sophomore forward Chris Eversley, making his third start of the season scored a game-high 18 points.  Senior forward David Hanson added 14 points but it wasn't enough as the Mustangs fell to 13-11, Bakersfield improved to 12-12. 

Cal Poly trailed 37-33 at the half and by six with 41 seconds remaining before junior guard Dylan Royer made the third of his four three-pointers. Bakersfield junior guard Stephon Carter missed both free throw attempts during the next possession, but, with a chance to tie the game, the Mustangs turned the ball over.  The Roadrunners than hit two free throws before another Royer three cut the Bakersfield lead to  68-66 with 10 seconds to play. With four seconds left Carter hit one of two free throws for the Roadrunners.  Senior point guard Amaurys Fermin had a shot to tie from just past half court and missed it at the buzzer.   

Cal Poly, returns home after a four game road trip.  The Mustangs, 4-6 in Big West play host conference games against UC Riverside on Thursday and UC Irvine on Saturday.  Both games will start at 7:00, the Highlanders and Anteaters are both 5-5 in conference play.

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Kwame Vaughn scored 37 points and Isiah Umipig had 25 points and seven 3-pointers as Cal State Fullerton defeated UC Santa Barbara 99-86 on Saturday night.

Vaughn was 11 of 15 from the floor, including five makes from 3-point range, for the Titans (15-7, 7-3 Big West). Cal State Fullerton shot 52.5 percent (31 of 59) from the floor, including a school-record 17 3-pointers.

Orlando Johnson had 28 points, James Nunnally 19 and Alan Williams 14 for the Gauchos (12-8, 7-3).

The Titans moved into a second-place tie with UC Santa Barbara in the Big West. The teams split two games this season.

UC Santa Barbara led 47-43 at the break, but the Titans used a 19-6 run to take a 64-55 lead with 13:54 remaining. The Gauchos got as close at eight points, but a 15-5 surge gave Cal State Fullerton a commanding 83-65 cushion with 7:24 to play.

D.J. Seeley scored 15 points and Orane Chin 13 for the Titans.

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After winning the dual portion of the Pac 7 schedule, Righetti won the League meet on Saturday at Atascadero High School.  The Warriors win ends Atascadero's seven year run as league champions.  Righetti's Josh Rodriguez was named lower weight Outstanding Wrestler of the meet.  Rodriguez won the individual championship at 126 pounds.  Atascadero's Andrew Biddle won the upper weight Outstanding Wrestler of the meet award.  Biddle won the individual title at 195 pounds.

Final Standings:

1. Righetti        229

2. Atascadero             201

3. Paso Robles            191

4. Pioneer Valley        154.5

5. San Luis Obispo        47

6. Arroyo Grande          34

7. St. Joseph                29

 

 

 

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Teens were showing off their gaming skills today celebrating Superbowl Weekend.

The Abel Maldando Community Youth Center in Santa Maria held their second annual Madden tournament.

All games were played on Playstation three, and gift cards were given to first second and third place winners. Food was provided by Papa Johns and prizes from Gamestop.

"To do something like this, to get it out, and put all of these teens together, this is really cool. Saturday afternoon, most of these teens might be doing this at home, but now they get to do it here," said Javier Montes, PAS Specialist.

The center will also have a Superbowl party tomorrow. The event is free for teens. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m.

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There's a celebration tonight for a man who spent more than 25 years working for a local retirement home.

Roger Jump is retiring as the head administrator for Judson Terrace. San Luis Obispo Mayor Jan Marx and Former Mayor Dave Romero stopped by to wish him off. It went on today from 4 to 6 p.m. this afternoon. He even surprised his guests by singing some tunes.

"Judson Terrace is a wonderful place, 41 years of service to the community, and the next administrator will be very fortunate to have this job and have the opportunity that i've had over these years," said Roger Jump, Head Administrator.

Jump looks forward to working with Lifewaters International, a group that installs wells into third world countries.

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Dozens of kids in Santa Maria got much needed dental work, for free.

Direct Relief International and the Healthy Start Program in Santa Maria sponsored a free dental clinic for low-income kids.

It went on today from 8 to 2 in the 1400 block of East Main Street in Santa Maria. 100 Dental kits were also passed out. They included bilingual instructions for kids to have better dental hygiene.

"No funds, no insurance, no way of paying for dental treatment, i'd say i've seen at least 20 extractions today, lots of holes, lots of problems," said Dr. Sam Burg, a volunteer dentist.

Direct Relief's "Healthy Smiles" program has helped kids and families for 20 years.

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