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ChuckFromSanO
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Re: San Onofre Beach updates
Thanks Photo Tane. Donations are the best thing anyone can do right now. No matter how small. The NAC attorney is hired and not part of the organization, so this is now where the support is most needed.
We had our rally today! A beautiful, sunny beach day in Southern California with 72 degree water. Over 100 people on the beach...all nude. Three news crews came to interview all willing people. The rangers never showed their faces all day, as we pretty much thought. An excellent rally and an excellent day in the sun for a bunch of rebels! LOL!
Here's another well-balanced story and photos from the Orange County Register. Cindy, the reporter, and her photographer just yakkety-yakked and laughed with us for the longest time. The photo of the sign at Lighthouse Beach is mine, and I'm the one holding it.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/beach-state-year-2563678-court-nudists#
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Chuck perhaps you can confirm what I just learned today. The officer who has been causing the enforcement issues, plus he got the new commissioner to take legal action, he no longer works for the State - at least not at SO. I hear he was forced to resign.
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JoJoe,
What I understand from Allen is that this ranger has retired. Whether by choice or instruction, he has retired. Unfortunately, what he and the district superintendent began is in full force. The entire future of San Onofre Beach is now in the hands of the Calif Supreme Court. If they decide not to hear the case, we're done; the rangers can legally issue citations at will.
As of right now, NO citations have been issued. Our protest rally was quite an event. We believe as we always have, that the rangers have been bluffing. The law is on our side about the appeal status of the beach. We have called their bluff and they've blinked and backed down. I will BE THERE this weekend with my 9'6" board!!!!
If you're there I'd love to shake your hand! I'm between the wash and the volleyball net with my grey cart with the big, dune-buggy-style tires and the big blue board.
Chuck
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I really hope the Court hears the case and rules in a fair and just way! I always worry about the slant of a particulary judge. They can either be for you or against you. And interpret the same law according to their particular prejudices.
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Chuck -- yes I have seen you. Indeed a hand shake is in order.
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9/22/2009, 9:34 am
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Re: San Onofre Beach updates
We just lost San Onofre Beach. The Calif Supreme Court today declined to hear the case. The rangers can issue citations immediately. 30 years of peaceful CO use of the beach ended by three recently-hired employees who personally didn't like it. We're done...I can't tell you what this feels like.
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Copyright 2009 by the Naturist Action Committee, which is responsible for its content. Permission is granted for the posting, forwarding or redistribution of this message, provided that it is reproduced in its entirety and without alteration.
DATE: October 22, 2009
SUBJECT: San Onofre Update
TO: All naturists and other concerned citizens
Dear Naturist,
This is an update from the Naturist Action Committee (NAC) on the status of San Onofre State Beach and NAC's ongoing effort on behalf of naturists there.
In June of this year, a California state court of appeal ruled in favor of the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) in its appeal of a Superior Court’s ruling from 2008 that had favored naturists. The Naturist Action Committee and Friends of San Onofre Beach subsequently sought a ruling from the California Supreme Court. Today, the California Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
The appellate ruling was initially unpublished, but at the request of DPR, the appellate court later published the ruling. NAC requested that the ruling be de-published. However, as an adjunct to today’s announcement, the California Supreme Court refused NAC’s request to de-publish.
At issue in the lawsuit was whether DPR has followed proper procedure in abruptly ending the application of the Cahill/Harrison regulation at San Onofre State Beach. Cahill/Harrison is long-standing and well-known means for managing and regulating the clothing-optional use of portions of state parks.
TICKETS FOR NUDITY ARE POSSIBLE AT ALL CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS
The Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the case allows the possibility that rangers may immediately begin issuing citations for nudity under Title 14, Section 4322 of the California Code of Regulations. Because the appeal ruling was published, this threat applies not only at San Onofre State Beach, but at ALL UNITS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE PARK SYSTEM.
MORE INFORMATION
Details of this situation and specifics of the Cahill/Harrison Regulation and associated documents may be found on the NAC Web page: www.naturistaction.org/sanonofre
There, you will find background documents related to the Cahill Policy, the Harrison letter and NAC's lawsuit.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
This is a tremendous setback, but the battle has not ended. The Naturist Action Committee is carefully considering the details of each of its remaining options and the ramifications of each.
NAC will continue to issue Action Alerts, Advisories and Updates on this issue as circumstances require. Look for them.
PLEASE HELP NAC TO CONTINUE HELPING NATURISTS!
The Naturist Action Committee remains committed to the vigorous defense of the clothing-optional use of public land. Activism on behalf of naturists can be expensive. NAC relies entirely on the voluntary financial support of people like YOU.
Won't you please send a generous donation to:
NAC
PO Box 132
Oshkosh, WI 54903
Or call toll free (800) 886-7230 (8AM-4PM, Central Time, weekdays) to donate by phone using your MasterCard, Visa or Discover Card. Or use your credit card to make a convenient online donation: www.naturistaction.org/donate/
Thank you for choosing to make a difference.
Naturally,
Bob Morton
Executive Director
Naturist Action Committee
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Re: San Onofre Beach updates
I am not a lawyer, but I would guess that a refusal to hear a case is better than an adverse ruling. The short-term effect is the same, but there is an opening for another case sometime with a more favorable result.
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10/23/2009, 3:21 pm
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Re: San Onofre Beach updates
Chuck,
This is such a frustration. Just as I was getting my feet wet (publicly) the beach gets closed.
I guess I will have to look for you at Blacks albeit without the surfboard. I agree to steep a walk for a nine foot surfboard.
Not to be negative...but I wonder how long before the fallout reaches Blacks and all the other state beaches.
Perhaps the next course of action is to seek the parks dept setting aside actual beaches for the purpose of nude use such as in the east. Florida gets along with us why can't such a progressive state as CA.
Anyway...hope to run into you again someday.
Blacks, Palm Springs, De Anza or perhaps Glenn Eden.
PT
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Somebody just published a list of reductions in services in state parks. Hopefully, one of the unintended benefits of the budget crisis is leniency toward nude sunbathers.
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10/28/2009, 8:31 pm
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