Just back from a vacation in South Africa, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is not happy about the cash-strapped city’s $1.4 million tab for police overtime and other services from last Tuesday’s Michael Jackson memorial. And, according to the Los Angeles Times, what really got him worked up about the event is that his employees set up a Web site to solicit donations from the public to cover the city’s bill for the event.
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