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AM news: falling down (bridges, snow, Douridas)

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Should an earthquake come our way, California bridges will be falling down. The LA Times reviewed official records and found that 600 bridges don't meet earthquake safety standards.

Snow days! Some schools in Lake Arrowhead and Hemet will be closed due to snow today. Cool.

UCLA students want the UC system to divest from companies with business operations in Sudan. The UC trustees are expected to vote on the issue when they get together in Westwood later this week.

KCRW DJ Chris Douridas: good guy or sex offender? The DA's office has yet to decide whether to file charges related to his January 6 arrest, when he was either helping or kidnapping a 14-year old girl at a bar. He'd either seen her become ill and was getting her outside for fresh air, or he'd slipped something into her drink and was taking her away. What do you think — perv or wrongly accused?

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