Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 09:48:53 -0700
From: Lorna Paris <balloonchick@home.com>
To: sirtwistalot@juno.com
Subject: busking at the park

> The question was:
> don't you need a permit to work for tips at a local park?
> 
> It really depends on your state. I was told you do need one, but when I
> tried to inquiry about one no one seem to know what I was talking about.
> So, I picked parks that has a lot going on. CA is pretty laid back when
> it comes to busking/working for tips. 

I say that it is probably dependent on the area you live in.  Here in
San Diego, it is ANYTHING BUT laid back.  People CANNOT street perform
legally, UNLESS they have a permit issue by a park ranger (in the case
on Balboa Park-- in which case you need to interview AND get a photo id
tag) or a permit issued by some city representative from the area that
you want to perform in (in the case of downtown YOU CAN'T. . . in the
case of Seaport Village. . you can only busk in the grassy park area AND
have a permit that you get from the Port Authority.).

Otherwise, if you are busking on private property (i.e. Seaport Village,
Horton Plaza-- you need to be approved of by the powers that run them.

Hope that this was horribly confusing for you.

Lorna Paris