Finally, except in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and San Diego, law enforcers have gradually become more relaxed about nudity in California than 20 years ago. Officers in many jurisdictions are too busy trying to catch real criminals to pursue nudists. And at Point Reyes National Seashore, rangers are back to acting on complaints instead of automatically ticketing naturists, as they did in 1998. Still, not all the nude news is good. After complaints about exhibitionists and sexual behavior, in June 1999 the city of San Diego stripped nudity from its portion of Black's Beach.
Naturists continue to use the state side of the strand.
Mendocino's once peaceful Lilies Beach has become a mecca for rowdy youths. And because of rising water, Lake Tahoe's six beaches have even less sand than last year. Farther to the north, inaction rather than action is causing headaches. Carlsen suggests readers e-mail PRNS superintendent Don Neubacher . Another good event is National Nude Weekend, July 15-16, when everyone is invited to visit a nude beach.