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Originally Posted by strandinthewind
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arguably, this spec., no matter how awful to some, has brought likely tens of millions in rev to the city, created 100's of jobs, and boosted the income of housands of businesses  moreover, like in any situation plan ahead and leave early. |
Very little...some hotel rooms and restaurants will get a boost. This cost Los Angeles $3-4 million in police and security costs....plus the lost revenue/productivity from freeway closures. The city already has a deficit of $500 million. Hopefully, AEG, owners of Staples and the producers of this memorial will foot the bill.
There was no reason to leave early as the Jacksons were supposed to depart at 7:00 am. and would have been off the freeways before the big rush. They didn't. They also didn't need a parade of over 30 limos and police vehicles that stretched out two miles.