in new york's greenwich village, josh iniger, "abc 7 news." >>> a major scandal is rocking a san franciscoer accusations of physical and verbal abuse towards patients. the department of public health says it took place at la gunda. six patients were subjected to talks about sex and it was recorded. they also raided the pharmacy to drug the patients into keeping quiet. mayor london breed spoke about her connection to the hospital. >> my grandmother was at the hospital for many years before she passed away in 2016. >> this behavior is not something i will tolerate. >> the six employees have been fired. two top executives have resigned, no criminal charges have been filed. >>> this is not the first scandal to rock la gunneda honda. money from the patient gift fund was used to purchase airline tickets and expensive meals in 2010. the fund is meant to buy simple pleasures for patients. >>> several new laws go into effect on monday, california's gas tax increases by nearly $0.06 to more than $0.60 a gallon, the highest anywhere in the nation by the way. anyone purchasing ammunition will be requi