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 [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 15, 2009
More than 17,000 fans flocked to Los Angeles for the memorial
The city of Los Angeles will pay the costs of policing Michael Jackson’s memorial concert, its mayor has said.
“This is a world-class city and we provide fire and police protection,” said Antonio Villaraigosa.
City council officials have suggested Jackson’s family and promoter AEG Live should pay [...]
Monday, July 13, 2009
For those keeping track of potential Michael Jackson investigations, here are a couple of new requests to add to the list. Los Angeles City Councilmembers Dennis Zine and Jan Perry are asking the city’s administrative officer to review all city expenditures “made in response to the public reaction to the passing of Michael Jackson,” and report [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, July 12, 2009
saiah Mercado of Gary, Indiana, USA performs as Michael Jackson during the Thriller part of the Michael Jackson memorial service Photo: EPA
Members of the singer’s family watched as local performers staged a medley of his greatest hits and youngsters mimicked his famous “moonwalk”.
Gary, an industrial city close to Chicago, was Jackson’s [...]
Friday, July 10, 2009
Neighbors who live near the Jackson family compound in Encino said they are fed up with the crowds of fans and media and are hoping their community gets back to normal soon.
Residents met last night with Los Angeles Police Department officials to vent their concerns about the onslaught of media attention, which prompted the city [...]
Thursday, July 9, 2009
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles spent $1.4 million to provide security, traffic control and other services for Michael Jackson’s memorial service, city officials said as they looked for ways to have others help the financially troubled city pick up the bill. The amount included $1.1 million in overtime pay for the 4,173 officers who worked to [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Jermaine Jackson performs at the Michael Jackson public memorial service held at Staples Center on Tuesday in Los Angeles, California
Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
According to Brooke Shields, Michael Jackson’s favorite song wasn’t one of his own. It was “Smile,” a tune written by none other than Charlie Chaplin (with lyrics by the English duo of James [...]
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Brooke Shields speaks during the Michael Jackson memorial service on Tuesday
Photo: Paul Buck-Pool/Getty Images
Standing before the crowd at the Staples Center, a teary-eyed Brooke Shields remembered not the Michael Jackson that the world knew, but the Michael Jackson that she knew — the Michael who, like her, began his career as a child and had [...]
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
There were two circuses in town here yesterday and at times it was hard to tell them apart.
One brought elephants marching trunk to tail through the street. The other brought Michael Jackson’s body.
The King of Pop’s funeral in Los Angeles broke new ground in questionable taste by having his coffin centre-stage of his memorial service. [...]
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
To his fans he was their hero, but to his children he was simply ‘the best daddy ever’.
And last night Michael Jackson’s children stepped into the limelight to pay tribute to their father.
His tearful daughter Paris’s voice broke as she told the millions watching the Los Angeles memorial concert: ‘I just want to say… ever [...]
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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