patrols to respond to any emergencies, Bob Hope Police Chief Steve
Staveley said.
Passengers are recommended to be at the airport an hour and a half
to two hours before departure to make sure their flight is still
leaving and to get through security, Staveley said.
Rep. Adam Schiff, making an appearance at the Glendale Farmer's
Market Thursday morning, was confident that the public transit
services in the area were safe although riders should have to keep an
eye out for anything unusual, he said.
"We haven't reached the point yet where we have to turn our train
stations and bus stations into the security we have at the airports,"
Schiff said. "It would be mammothly expensive and hopefully we don't
have to go to that point."
The Department of Homeland Security raised the threat level to
orange, or high, for public transportation systems Thursday, a move
that Schiff called very appropriate.
* MARK MADLER covers Burbank City Hall and the courts. He may be
reached at (818) 637-3242 or by e-mail at mark.madlerlatimes.com.
