Lawsuit

The lawsuit is focused on unlawful conduct and the City’s responsibility for allowing a public park to become a public nuisance. The goal is to ensure the Park functions as a shared public space where everyone can access the water without encountering behavior that would not be permitted in any other city park or on any private property.

The case has already prompted action. A judge directed the City to take steps to address conditions at the Park, including nudity, which led to the City installing an illegal barrier separating the upper park from the waterfront so that nudity, and the accompanying public sex, could continue at the beach.