Everett Standing Firm on Bikini Barista Rules
The city of Everett isn’t backing down on new rules for bikini baristas, including a dress code that would banish that business model.
The city’s attorneys filed paperwork in U.S. District Court in Seattle earlier this week. They were responding to litigation brought by the baristas last month. The city argued against the baristas’ request that a judge throw out its ordinances, particularly the dress code.
The proposed order would interfere with Everett’s ability to enforce its laws, its attorneys told the judge.
“The city did not enact these ordinances because anyone was offended about women in bikinis,” assistant city attorney Ramsey Ramerman said in a prepared statement Friday. “The city has documented a history of prostitution, sexual assault, public masturbation and exploitation at bikini barista stands in Everett.”
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