Except upon the Santa Monica Pier, or along Ocean Front Walk in the RVC District or along Santa Monica Boulevard and Lincoln Boulevard in the C4 District where, if duly licensed under the provisions of this Code, a person may engage in fortune telling for amusement purposes, no person shall carry on, practice or profess to practice the business or art of astrology, palmistry, phrenology, life reading, fortune telling, cartomancy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, crystal gazing, mediumship, oriental mysteries, spirit photography, spiritwriting, spirit voices, spirit materialization, etherealization, numerology, physiognomy, psychometry, seership, prophecy, augury, divination, magic or necromancy, or other similar art or business, and demand or receive directly or indirectly, a fee or reward, or accept any donation for the exercise or exhibition of this art therein, or give an exhibition thereof at any place where an admission fee, donation or reward is charged or received, directly or indirectly.

(a)Prohibited Acts.No person shall, by means of occult or psychic powers, faculties, or forces, spirits, cards, talismans, charms, potions, magnetism, or magnetized articles or substances, oriental mysteries or any craft or art described in the preceding subsection purport to or find or restore lost or stolen property, locate oil wells, gold or silver or other ore or metal or natural product, restore lost love or friendship or affection, unite or procure lovers, husbands, wives, lost relatives or friends, or by such means give any counseling or advice whatsoever, and demand or receive directly or indirectly a fee or reward or accept any donation therefor.

(b)Advertising Illegal Acts.No person shall advertise by sign, circular, handbill, or in any newspaper, periodical or magazine, or other publication or publications, radio, television, or by any other media or means, that he or she will do anything which is prohibited by this subsection. (Added by Ord. No. 2458CCS § 3, adopted 5/27/14)

Why does the city of santa monica allow this activity when on the promenade with clear cut ordance against it? The city council needs to rethink how the image of downtown santa monica is presented to the world to see. IF prediction of the future can be allowed to happen in downtown santa monica, when we know there is no way possible to make that happen and it is a clearly a rip off to the public and a reflection of city council itself to allow it.