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You always see signs on the door, 'Shoes and shirt required.' You'd think [customers] would have to have pants too.

Stephen Adams, president of a San Francisco neighborhood business association, noting the lack of a law criminalizing public nudity. A city supervisor just introduced an ordinance that would regulate nudity, igniting a rare debate in the famously tolerant city over personal freedom and public propriety.

Stephen Adams, president of a San Francisco neighborhood business association, noting the lack of a law criminalizing public nudity. A city supervisor just introduced an ordinance that would regulate nudity, igniting a rare debate in the famously tolerant city over personal freedom and public propriety.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.