what's funnier than hell is the fact that no one knows who is going to pay for the freak show.
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City attorney Carmen Trutanich said his office was investigating how the financially troubled city can legally press third parties to pick up at least some of the tab, which could total as much as $4 million for police overtime and other services.
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AEG Live, the owner-operator of Staples Center, has not committed any money to the Jackson memorial, which it organized and promoted. Company spokesman Michael Roth did not return messages on Wednesday.
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In a letter to the emergency management department, Greuel criticized the nearly $49,000 expense for police officers’ lunches, which were ordered from a restaurant located 80 miles from Los Angeles.
Greuel said her office called a local sandwich shop that could have provided box lunches for less than $17,500. The purchase would have had the added benefit of supporting a local business, she said.
Even from beyond the grave he's screwing people still. Maybe they should stick him in a glass box like they did with Lenin and charge admission until the tab is paid. But then again, it may take awhile because he obviously wasn't the draw that they thought he was.
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Anticipating about 250,000 people would converge on downtown streets, the Police Department deployed 3,200 officers starting at 2 a.m. When only about 1,000 fans showed up, police brass let about 1,000 officers go early, slashing the estimated $2.5 million cost to $1 million.