1.0link228490<![CDATA[Michael Jackson's Memorial Cost LA $1.4 Million]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/09/michael-jacksons-memorial_2_n_228490.htmlLOS ANGELES — A city council member on Thursday called on AEG Live to pay some of the estimated $1.4 million cost for policing Michael Jackson's memorial service at the Staples Center.
Dennis Zine told Fox 11 that the city's taxpayers "are getting ripped off" because the owner-operator of the Staples Center profited by charging media up to $50,000 to use risers outside the venue.