Yahoo! News - Safe Haven for Naked Yoga: "Thu Sep 23, 7:37 AM ETSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nudists, grab your yoga mats and head for San Francisco.
City prosecutors on Wednesday said it was not illegal to perform naked yoga in the city -- even at the crowded tourist destination of Fisherman's Wharf.
Prosecutors dropped charges against a limber nudist, known locally as the 'Naked Yoga Guy,' who made a habit of striking yoga poses in the buff in order to promote a book and his lifestyle.
The Naked Yoga Guy, whose name is George Monty Davis, had stripped to stretch near Fisherman's Wharf, prompting a public complaint. But prosecutors decided they had a weak public nuisance case against him because local laws do not bar public nudity.
'Simply being naked on the street is not a crime in San Francisco,' said Debbie Mesloh, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office.
'To bring a case, a person would have to exhibit lewd behavior, block traffic or impede pedestrians on a sidewalk, something along those lines.'
In another case involving a Los Angeles teenager who dropped his pants to expose his bottom, or 'moon,' passing motorists from a nearby sidewalk, a California appellate court ruled nudity itself is not a crime, Mesloh said. "
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