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"Very few people know anything about Gypsies." Morillo said he took the reference to Gypsy cunning from a fortune-telling description in the San Gabriel ordinance without intending to denigrate any group. "There was certainly no attempt to single out anyone," he said. It is common practice among city attorneys to lift language out of ordinances adopted in other cities, he said, but he is not excusing himself for including the phrase in Monterey Park's ordinance. He said he is sorry if he embarrassed the City Council. "I'll take full responsibility," he said.

"I prepared the ordinance." The Monterey Park ordinance does not capitalize the word Gypsy, but Webster's New World Dictionary contains only a capitalized word and says it refers to a specific people and those who share their habits and appearance. The dictionary defines Gypsies as "a wandering Caucasoid people with dark skin and black hair, found throughout the world and believed to have originated in India; they are known as musicians, fortune-tellers, etc." Fisher represented Fatima Stevens, a Gypsy, in a landmark lawsuit invalidating the city of Azusa's ban on fortune-telling. The state Supreme Court ruled last month that the Azusa law violated the free speech protections of the state Constitution. That and other federal court rulings have prompted many cities to replace fortune-telling prohibitions with ordinances setting regulations for fortune-telling. The original ordinance adopted by the Monterey Park City Council sets up licensing procedures and says that fortune -telling "shall mean the telling of fortunes, forecasting the future or furnishing any information by means of astrology, phrenology, cartomancy (fortune-telling with cards), crystal gazing, divination, prophecy, augury" and many other means, including "Gypsy cunning." That "was just an unfortunate choice of words" that slipped by the City Council, said Mayor Rudy Peralta.

"We don't read all the fine type, even though I'd like to say we do," Peralta said. The council last week gave first reading to an ordinance amending the ordinance to eliminate the reference to Gypsies. The ordinance will come back before the council for adoption next month. Irv Gilman, a former city councilman, brought the phrase to the council's attention earlier this month. Gilman thanked the council for taking steps to delete the offensive phrase, but said he still does not understand why fortune-telling should require a license.

"Fortune-telling is just giving advice," he said. Meanwhile, in San Gabriel, City Administrator Robert Clute said his city's fortune-telling ordinance, adopted a few months ago, has not drawn any complaint for referring to the cunning of Gypsies. He said the ordinance was drafted with Fisher's assistance. City Atty. Ritchie said he is not certain what is meant by the phrase "Gypsy cunning." He said he did not consider it offensive and that no plans are made to change the language since no one has complained.

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