From birthday suits to a lawsuit.

California nudists are baring all in court after their longtime resort owners decided to go “textile” and ordered them to put on pants.

For more than 70 years, Olive Dell Ranch in the San Jacinto foothills of San Bernardino County was a sanctuary for naturists — a 136-acre retreat where residents could live unclothed in peace.

The ranch, founded in 1952, offered RV and mobile-home living, a clubhouse, a pool, trails and a restaurant — all built on the idea that nudity was natural, healthy and freeing. 5

But that lifestyle came under siege after new owners bought the property in 2019. Four years later, the resort announced it would go “textile” — nudist lingo for requiring clothing at all times.

To longtime residents, that was more than just a r

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