Unfortunately, Staples hasn’t got this one. The city of Los Angeles will be picking up the tab for the Michael Jackson memorial that happened Tuesday at the Staples Center. Somehow. The cost for extra police, trash pickup, sanitation, traffic control, etc, totals $1.4 million. California is already $530 million in debt, thank you very much. “The city attorney does not want something like this happening again, the city paying for a private event,” said a spokesman for the city. Though Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s official city website, has set up a link to a donation page asking Jackson fans to help, less than $18,000 has been sent in. (Source)
