Wino Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court poured cold water on skinny-dippers today, allowing state parks officers to enforce a ban on nudity at state beaches, including those that have been informally designated as "clothing-optional." The court unanimously denied review of a lower-court ruling upholding a May 2008 decision by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's parks director, Ruth Coleman, to allow officers to cite nude sunbathers on a portion of San Onofre State Beach in Orange County where they had previously been undisturbed. Coleman's action revoked a policy announced in 1979 by then-Parks Director Russell Cahill, who said officers would wait until someone complained before enforcing regulations that forbid public nudity at state parks and beaches. Under that policy, officers who got a complaint would tell the nudist to put on a swimsuit or leave for the day. Otherwise, they took no action as unclad sunbathers and swimmers congregated in isolated sections of state beaches from San Diego to Eureka. Read more: http://www.sfgate.co...L#ixzz0UiKvhFMz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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