‘National media outlets are expected to pay a combined $36,000 per month to the City of Santa Maria for parking and office space near the Michael Jackson trial, an amount almost equal to overtime costs of policing the area surrounding the courthouse.

Jury selection in the Jackson case is set to begin on Monday, and the trial could continue through the summer.

ABC News has since Jan. 17 been paying $4,000 per month to occupy 1,500 square feet of office and parking space at the Haglund Building on McClelland Drive, across the street from the Santa Maria Courts Complex, said City Manager Tim Ness.

Also, CourtTV is negotiating to rent 13 city-owned parking spaces near the Nelson Aquatic Center, where it plans to build a platform from which to broadcast, Ness said.’

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