Santa Barbara County, California, is feeling the price crunch brought on by the Michael Jackson trial.
The county is spending as much as 40-thousand dollars a day on security, fences, toilets, added trash pickup, and staff time. The county is thinking of turning to California state lawmakers to help cover the tab. Low estimates put the cost at two-point-five million dollars, and high ones hit four mil. The state of California has a law to help smaller counties deal with high-profile trials, but it's only for murder trials. Jackson is facing child molestation charges. One state senator plans to introduce a bill to help Santa Barbara County cover the costs.document.write(unescape("