Feeding the controversy over taxpayer costs for the Michael Jackson memorial, officials disclosed Wednesday the city paid nearly $50,000 for box lunches from an upscale market 80 miles north of Los Angeles for police who worked the event. [More]There's a responsible use of limited resources. Nothing but the best for Golden State "Only Ones." At a time when California is issuing IOUs.
Chief Bratton?
Next week as council members begin the difficult job of finalizing the budget I ask them to prioritize the dollars. The LAPD must be seen as an investment that pays substantial dividends. Fund what should be, and what council members have said in the past is their number one priority; public safety.If you find that hard to swallow, I guess we could always cut back on parole violator costs...although I gotta wonder how much they already spent putting the non-violent "offenders" through the system in the first place.
Hey, what th'...?
I asked for Brie on my croissant...
[Via The Wandering Minstrel]