Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education (Andrew Cruz, Thursday, December 11, 2014)

By Grace Wong, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 12/28/14, 2:24 PM PST |

CHINO >> The Chino Valley Unified School Board is under fire for prayers, Bible readings and alleged Christian proselytizing during board meetings. For some, this comes as a surprise, but a look at the board’s past shows that religiously tinged conflicts over policy are nothing new.

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Supreme Court allows prayer at public meetings

David G. Savage
May 5, 2014

The Supreme Court’s decision Monday to allow Christian prayers at city council and other public meetings divided justices not only ideologically, but along religious lines as well.

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Sunday, April 20, 2014 – 10:01 a.m.

InlandPolitics.com would like to wish everyone a pleasant and Happy Easter holiday.

The decision could face legal challenges, critics warn, over the constitutionality of including a religious symbol in the logo.

By Abby Sewell and Seema Mehta
January 7, 2014, 9:17 p.m.

A divided Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to add a cross back to the county’s official seal, despite warnings the decision would invite legal challenges.

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Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/03/2013 05:39:07 PM PST

RIALTO – Pastor Trish Valdez of Lost and Found Ministries took part in a long-standing City Council tradition when she opened the Feb. 12 meeting with a prayer for wisdom on behalf of elected leaders and other decision-makers.

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Supervisor Gary Ovitt

Published: 07 October 2012 – 04:22 PM

San Bernardino County Supervisor Gary C. Ovitt has added another title to his resume.

Minister.

To read story by Sandra Stokley in The Press Enterprise, click here.

FBI, SEC investigations continue
June 29, 2012 1:03 PM
From Staff Reports

VICTORVILLE • The San Bernardino County Grand Jury issued a 100-page report Friday blasting Victorville for decisions that have jeopardized the city’s solvency, including mishandling bond funds, losing track of $13 million and potentially breaking the law by financing failed energy ventures with restricted money.

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Monday, August 15, 2011 – 05:30 a.m.

It’s the same old story with the California budget.

Out of balance, out of the gate.

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Molly Davis, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/30/2011 02:19:33 PM PDT

YUCAIPA – Sitting in front of a wall with “In God We Trust” on it, the City Council could not come to a consensus about an agenda item on having an invocation, or nondenominational prayer, before each meeting.

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10:00 PM PST on Tuesday, February 22, 2011

By SANDRA STOKLEY
The Press-Enterprise

On Feb. 16, Norco became the first Riverside County city to post the national motto “In God We Trust” in its council chambers.

The city of Eastvale may soon follow suit.

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Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Posted: 01/05/2011 06:16:45 PM PST

COLTON – The City Council has voted unanimously to display the phrase “In God We Trust” in the Council Chambers.

The action follows a similar move by the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors and continues what supporters hope will be an accelerating nationwide trend.

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Sen. Barbara Boxer, left, the incumbent and a Democrat, responds to a question during her debate with Republican challenger Carly Fiorina. Fewer than a million people are believed to have watched. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez, Pool Photo / September 1, 2010)

By George Skelton, Capitol Journal
September 6, 2010

From Sacramento-
Political rookie Carly Fiorina should book every televised debate with U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer that the senator will permit.

The Republican Senate nominee is trying to do just that, actually. But Boxer has been skittish, as incumbents usually are, not desiring to share the stage with a lesser-known challenger.

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Diocese pushes registration
Michael J. Sorba, Staff Writer
Posted: 08/18/2010 06:13:42 PM PDT

The Diocese of San Bernardino wants its parishioners to vote not just as a matter of patriotism, but of faith.

On Tuesday, the diocese, which covers San Bernardino and Riverside counties, will host a voter registration workshop in San Bernardino to train parishioners on how to organize and conduct their own voter registration drives.

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