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SAN DIEGO — Yoga instructors in San Diego are challenging a city ordinance that restricts where group classes can be held, arguing it is unconstitutional. Attorney Bryan Pease has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the city on their behalf, threatening legal action if the enforcement continues.
"I basically told that I'm gonna teach class. So go ahead and write me a ticket. So they waited the whole class and had me sign the ticket afterwards," he said. The ordinance states that on public parks and beaches,"it is unlawful to carry on or conduct commercial activity, to provide any service, or to solicit offers to purchase, barter, or to require someone to negotiate, establish, or pay a fee before providing a service, even if characterized as a donation, without the written consent of the City Manager."
Pease said he sent the city a cease-and-desist letter on Friday morning, telling them to stop enforcing the ordinance, and he hasn't heard back yet.
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