CARMEL / Charity calendar ignites legal fears / City says no to $40K over semi-nudity

CARMEL / Charity calendar ignites legal fears / City says no to $40K over semi-nudity: "CARMEL
Charity calendar ignites legal fears
City says no to $40K over semi-nudity
Maria Alicia Gaura, Chronicle Staff Writer
Sunday, January 30, 2005

Carmel -- A dozen women who posed in the buff to raise money for Carmel-by-the-Sea's fire station thought their efforts would be welcomed, with a chuckle, by this cash-strapped city.
But much to their surprise, the more than $40,000 raised by the Carmel Fire Belles' fund-raising calendar has been sharply rejected by city officials who say that the cash is too hot to handle. They say accepting it could offend sensibilities and expose the city to costly sexual harassment lawsuits. "