Out of all the things San Diego could crack down on, it looks like the they are going to choose …
BEACHSIDE YOGA!!!
No, they're not cracking down on illegals storming the beaches. They're not cracking down on drug dealers. They're not even cracking down on homeless encampments.
It's the yoga that's gotta go, according to a new city ordinance in San Diego.
The City of San Diego is cracking down on free beach yoga classes, following recent revisions to the municipal code.
Amy Baack, a yoga instructor who has been leading free classes at Sunset Cliffs Natural Park for several years, faced disruption on Wednesday as park rangers shut down her class as it was beginning.
Baack and a group of instructors are pushing back, hoping that yoga activities will be allowed at Sunset Cliffs …
The City of San Diego is enforcing an ordinance it revised in March, primarily targeting compliance with sidewalk vending regulations. Officials laid out a permitting process, which dictates parks where people can hold classes. Sunset Cliffs, however, is not mentioned.
I have an idea for an alternative activity at Sunset Cliffs. Maybe those yoga groups could do illegal immigrant cliff scaling. That would be a hit, and I've heard you don't need a permit to do that! Just throw on a sombrero and you'll be good to go!
The city sent this statement to the local ABC affiliate concerning their newfound nemesis: Free beachside yoga.
The City of San Diego's Municipal Code prohibits groups consisting of four or more people engaged in commercial recreational activities like yoga, fitness classes and dog training from gathering in parks without a permit and can only operate in certain designated areas. Picnics and other gatherings of 50 or more also require a permit in parks, beaches and bay. The applicable municipal code (SDMC 63.0102) has been in effect since 1993, and recent updates to the policy have clarified the activities for which necessary permitting applies. These updates went into effect March 29 and are in place to ensure these public spaces remain safe and accessible to all users at all times. Park Rangers, police and lifeguards have the authority to enforce these codes to ensure public safety in San Diego's parks and beaches.
Bro, what is this, spring of 2020? We gonna start filling in skateparks with sand now, too?
You got people out here getting together with their peers for some yoga — free yoga — and you're going to make them get a permit for this?
California, let's start cracking down on things that matter: Illegal immigration, homelessness, drugs, illegal pot farms — anything but free beachside yoga.
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