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Free yoga class in small beachside park sparks outrage

May 3, 2015

Steve Hubbard's "Oceanfront Power Vinyasa Yoga" is under fire following complaints from residents of Pacific Beach, California, for offering free classes in a city park.

According to KGTV, locals feel that the free class is taking over Palisades Park, located at the end of Law Street in the San Diego neighborhood along the Pacific Ocean.

One woman who asked not to be identified shared her anger with KGTV, "Who wants to walk by there with a bunch of butts in the air?"

The woman also claims that up to  300 people participating in the yoga class  fill the small park every weekend.

Hubbard was ticketed in multiple times in 2014 for having groups larger than 49 people.

He claims that it is a free speech issue.

Later in 2014, Hubbard was taken to court over the sizes of his free class. He won the case citing freedom of assembly because he doesn't charge for the sessions and only asks for donations which he claims go to charity.

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