Taxpayers on Hook for Michael Jackson Memorial

So Los Angeles finds itself on the hook for as of now about $4 million and probably going to end up being more for the Michael Jackson Memorial that occurred yesterday. Why are taxpayers footing this bill? Shouldn't these costs fall on the Jackson family or maybe the people who wanted to attend should cover the costs with their ticket purchases? That would make to much sense though, so instead the taxpayers in Los Angeles who may not care whether the man is dead, alive, or on his way to the moon gets to foot the bill for the memorial service. This is the same state that is having to send out IOU's to taxpayers and business's but they some how find the way to continue to blow money on frivolous things almost daily. I just hope the people in Minnesota see what happens when you elect an actor to be a politician.