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Sep 16, 2009
Riverside County protest boundary ordinance remains intact — Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California)
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Julia Glick Source:
Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California) Supervisors left untouched Tuesday an ordinance that places restrictions on protests that target residences in unincorporated Riverside County.
The board approved the ordinance in March after months of debate and revisited it Tuesday to examine its impact. Former Supervisor Roy Wilson, who died last month, had requested the review.
The board accepted a report Tuesday from the Sheriff's Department, saying deputies had no instances where they needed to utilize the ordinance. In situations where the ordinance might apply, deputies found the ...
Mar 24, 2009
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Mar 3, 2009
Riverside County supervisors OK twice-revised picketing ordinance — Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California)
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Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California) By JULIA GLICK
The Press-Enterprise
Riverside County supervisors Tuesday adopted restrictions on residential picketing despite opponents and Supervisor Bob Buster saying the ordinance could lead to costly litigation.
The ordinance, supported by Supervisor Jeff Stone and representatives of the Church of Scientology, prohibits protesters within 30 feet of the property line of a residence they are targeting in unincorporated Riverside County. The rules are scheduled to go into effect in 30 days.
"I can't support this ordinance," said Buster, the only ...
Mar 1, 2009
Riverside County supervisors to consider third draft of picketing ordinance — Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California)
Feb 24, 2009
Foes of picketing ordinance put spotlight on Riverside County supervisor — Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California)
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Julia Glick Source:
Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California) 10:00 PM PST on Tuesday, February 24, 2009
By JULIA GLICK
The Press-Enterprise
Opponents of proposed picketing restrictions supported by the Church of Scientology raised questions Tuesday about Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone's relationship with the church's lawyer, Samuel Alhadeff.
Stone has pushed supervisors for months to approve an ordinance that would limit protests targeting residences in unincorporated Riverside County, including dormitories at the church's compound near Hemet. Alhadeff has championed the ordinance on behalf of the church at several meetings. ...
Feb 24, 2009
Two protesters arrested, cited outside Church of Scientology compound — Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California)
Feb 23, 2009
Proposed amendment to picketing ordinance in Riverside County to be revisited — Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California)
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Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California) By JULIA GLICK
The Press-Enterprise
Riverside County supervisors will reconsider today residential picketing restrictions that they suspended and sent back for revisions last month.
The amended picketing ordinance set to be introduced today differs from the earlier one in that it would limit protests targeting residences in unincorporated Riverside County to 30 feet from the property line instead of 50 feet from the property line.
Supervisor Jeff Stone has pushed for the ordinance, supported by the Church of Scientology. The church ...
Jan 13, 2009
County suspends new protest rule to clarify it — Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California)
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Julia Glick Source:
Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California) Riverside County supervisors on Tuesday suspended enforcement of a newly approved picketing ordinance, backed by the Church of Scientology, and instructed county staff to return in one month with clearer rules.
"I want to make things easier and simpler for everyone involved, particularly for the sheriff which has to enforce it," Supervisor Bob Buster said of the picketing ordinance. "We don't want to pass ordinances that are used in an incorrect way to ... intimidate people from exercising their rights."
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Jan 6, 2009
County ordinance raises questions about Scientology — Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California)
Type: Press
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Julia Glick Source:
Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California) Riverside County supervisors Tuesday fast-tracked and unanimously approved an ordinance that restricts picketing outside homes and a Church of Scientology base near Hemet.
Supervisors deemed the restrictions urgent and voted to forgo regular statutory proceedings, which include a second hearing. The ordinance went into effect after its introduction Tuesday despite unresolved questions about exactly how rules will apply to the Scientology base.
The new ordinance, backed by the church and Supervisor Jeff Stone, stipulates that pickets must remain at least 50 ...
Jan 4, 2009
Riverside County supervisors to take up revised picketing proposal — Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California)
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Julia Glick Source:
Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California) Riverside County supervisors are set to vote Tuesday on a revised ordinance to limit picketing at residences and outside the Church of Scientology's base in Gilman Hot Springs.
The proposed ordinance, supported by the church and Supervisor Jeff Stone, would restrict picketing to 50 feet beyond the property line of a targeted residence or to an across-the-street sidewalk.
Stone is also urging supervisors to approve an urgency ordinance Tuesday. If at least four supervisors approve that urgency measure, the limits on ...
Dec 9, 2008
Riverside County board puts residential picketing restraints on hold — Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California)
Type: Press
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Julia Glick Source:
Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California) Riverside County supervisors Tuesday backed off from picketing restrictions supported by the Church of Scientology that supervisors had preliminarily approved last month.
Supervisors stopped final approval of the ordinance and voted unanimously to re-examine its prohibition on picketing within 300 feet of a targeted residence. They agreed to have county counsel and staff retool the ordinance in consultation with the county sheriff's office and Samuel Alhadeff, an attorney representing the Church of Scientology.
"I think we may be going too far ...
Nov 25, 2008
Riverside County supervisors OK limits on picketing in residential neighborhoods — Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Julia Glick Source:
Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California) The Church of Scientology's concerns about protesters outside their Gilman Hot Springs base led Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone to seek and gain approval Tuesday for county restrictions on picketing in residential neighborhoods.
Only Supervisor Bob Buster voted against the ordinance, which forbids demonstrators from coming within 300 feet of a home they are targeting in unincorporated Riverside County.
Buster said a 300-foot buffer would effectively quash demonstrations outside residences. He said the ordinance threatens free-speech rights.
Stone said that protesters ...
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