Irvine man arrested in LAX bomb threat, closure

LOS ANGELES – A 27-year-old Irvine man claiming to have a bomb in his backpack walked up to police officers at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday morning and said he was going to blow up the airport, prompting the closure of the upper- and lower-level roads near Tom Bradley International Terminal during a busy holiday travel week, police said.

No explosives were found inside the backpack.

Scott Juhun Lee was arrested on suspicion of making a false bomb threat, which is a felony. Lee is being held at Twin Towers Jail in lieu of $20,000 bail. Lee, who has only two traffic tickets on his record, might also face federal charges of making a false threat. . .

Layoff threat empty for L.A. city employees

Despite dire warnings that Los Angeles city workers would face layoffs to balance a severe budget deficit, just four workers could potentially lose their jobs.

In March, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa held a press conference to say he was going to eliminate 767 city jobs – more than 1 percent of the nearly 50,000 citywide work force – and warned that layoffs were almost certain.

But while city officials did cut funding in the budget for nearly 700 city jobs, virtually all of the displaced workers have been able to move into vacant positions. . .

Old-time protest of high fuel prices might be a gas

Some people just sit around and complain about a problem (Note to self: Look in the mirror), and other people actually try to make things happen.

Once upon a time in America, people would march in the streets to draw attention to major issues—civil rights, abortion, nuclear power, war. You know, little things like that.

I remember a delightful day in Laguna Beach 19 years ago when several thousand people marched up Laguna Canyon Road to protest a housing development. Several thousand people actually banded together in a common cause. And guess what, it worked. . .