Yoga Instructors Sue City Again in Clash Over Hosting Classes at Parks, Beaches

San Diego’s beach yoga crackdown spawns a new lawsuit

San Diego’s controversial crackdown on beach yoga classes has prompted a lawsuit from a teacher who say he’s still getting fined, even after he shifted his popular classes to YouTube. Steve Hubbard sued the city Thursday, arguing that it must remove yoga from the list of commercial services banned at shoreline parks and beaches and that yoga instruction is an expressive activity rather than a service. Hubbard also takes issue with city park rang…

Yoga Instructors Sue City Again in Clash Over Hosting Classes at Parks, Beaches

The sidewalk vendor ordinance has led to a second court battle with two local yoga instructors. (Photo courtesy of city of San Diego) Two yoga instructors who previously sued the city of San Diego over its crackdown on yoga classes in public parks and beaches filed a new lawsuit this week. They allege that city park rangers have issued additional citations for live streaming yoga classes online. Steven Hubbard and Amy Baack sued the city last ye…

Yoga instructors sue city of San Diego again over beachside class crackdown

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Two yoga instructors have again filed a lawsuit against the city of San Diego for the recent crackdown on longstanding donation-based classes at public parks and beaches under its vendor laws. Steve Hubbard, also known as "NamaSteve," and Amy Baack had previously challenged the regulation on public yoga classes in a federal court as a breech of free speech, but the judge hearing the case partially dismissed it earlier th…

Man teaching yoga online cited by San Diego even though students watched it at park, complaint says

A new suit has been filed by two yoga instructors who previously sued the city after being cited for holding yoga classes in public parks and beaches.