Supervisors Approve Fortuneteller Licensing
A new era of government oversight is in the cards for psychics and soothsayers who ply their trade for profit here.
San Francisco supervisors voted Tuesday to require that fortunetellers obtain business permits -- putting them in the same category as junk dealers, billiard parlors, escort services and other complaint-prone commercial enterprises.
The measure, which supporters said will prevent unwitting victims from losing thousands of dollars to unscrupulous oracles, also compels tarot card readers, crystal ball gazers and other diviners to register their photographs and fingerprints with the police.
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