96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6185, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,124 Victor Carpenter Allen Bennett James Lowder Richard Spear Albert C. Walker Ronald Y. Nakasone Molleen Matsumura and Michael Bauman v. City & County of San Francisco, the San Francisco County Recreation and Park Commission and Mary Burns, in Her Official Capacity as General Manager of San Francisco County Recreation and Park Department

93 F.3d 627 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6185 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,124 Victor CARPENTER; Allen Bennett; James Lowder; Richard Spear; Albert C. Walker; Ronald Y. Nakasone; Molleen Matsumura; and Michael Bauman, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, The San Francisco County Recreation and Park Commission; and Mary Burns, in her official capacity as General Manager of San Francisco County Recreation and Park Department, Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-16767. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 16, 1994. Decided Aug. 20, 1996. Margaret C. Crosby, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California, Inc., San Francisco, California, for plaintiffs-appellants. Mara E. Rosales, Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco, California, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, John P. Vukasin, Jr., District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-90-01836-JPV. Before: LAY, * PREGERSON, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge: 1 In this first of two similar cases, 1 we must decide whether the City and County of San Francisco violates the No…