California IN BRIEF : SAN FRANCISCO : Women’s Club Told to Detail Co-ed Plan
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A judge has ordered an all-woman San Francisco club to explain its proposed policy to admit men for the first time in its 75-year history. Directors of the 1,500-member Metropolitan Club voted last year to admit men to avoid an expensive legal battle with the city stemming from enforcement of San Francisco’s anti-discrimination ordinance. But 15 members of the social and athletic club have filed a lawsuit to reverse the vote, claiming a majority of members do not want a co-ed club. A judge ordered the club to explain its policy at a hearing March 26.
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