. >>> the drug enforcement agency says those unused prescription drugs in your medicine cabinet can be just as dangerous as illegal drugs. that's why it's undergoing a major effort to take prescription drugs off the street today. lisa amin gulezian reports from a drug takeback program. >> drop them in the bin. >> thank you. >> lisa: it's a first for many. >> dry stuff in there. and liquids, ointments, sprays in the far box. >> lisa: people all over the bay area are trashing their stash of drugs, prescription drugged that are unused or expired. >> i have held them at home in a plastic bag for a long time, hoping to find a place. >> lisa: for one day only the drug enforcement administration is putting up special containers in cities all over the bay area for drug tackback day. part of a national four-get rid of drugs that end up in the wrong, very young hands. >> a majority of the individuals receive their prescription drugs from their family or friends, more so their own medicine cabinets. >> reporter: according to the dea, one in stenteenagers admits to abusing prescription drugs and p

a check for $300,000 for unused sick days. >> these things were negotiated and the fact of the matter i was a good employee in the 36 years i have been here, i have been sick three times. >> unused sick days are added to the earnings. chief fry's base pay will determine a pension of $159,000 a year. residents recognize the $300,000 payment for unused sick time is a big figure. >> obviously he will walk away with a nice pension package anyway. is this going to make or break the whole deal? i can't think it is the case. >> it is the terms of the contract. i don't think he would get that contract today. >> communities are belt tightening and such arrangements could soon be history. >> we have been planning for this so it is not, an unexpected expense. again, you know, you can look at it, that there were certain costs we defrayed. >> he saved the cities money by not calling in sick. the department itself will be disbanded over a disagreement of cost sharing between san carlos and belmont. >> his last day on the job will be on may 31st. he will be available for consultation until the distr

. >> the drug enforcement agency says unused prescription drugs inure cabinet can be just as dangerous as illegal drugs. the dea sponsored a drug takepack bram. >> drop them in the bin. >> reporter: a first for many. >> dry stuff in there and liquid ointment, sprays, in the far box. >> reporter: people all of the bay area are trashing their stash of drugs, prescription drugs that are unused or expired. >> i held them at home in a plastic bag for a long time. >> reporter: for one day only the drug enforcement administration is putting up special containers in cities for drug takeback day part of a national push to get rid of drugs that end up in the wrong very young hands. >> the majority of the individuals receive their prescription drugs from their family or friends. more so their own medicine cabinets. >> according to the dea, one in seven teenagers admits to abusing prescription drug tuesday get high and they say pharmaceuticals are easier to get than illegal drugs. 6.2 million american abuse medicine not prescribed to them. that's more than the number that use heroin, hallucinogens

displays are created in drug stores so that people know where they can safely and lawfully dispose of unused prescription drugs. it is one of the key components of the pilot program that we continue after the pilot, based largely on outreach. the whole point of this is to make sure the citizenry of san francisco is as informed as possible. what is before us today is legislation that creates what the protocol should be forced linage -- for signage in retail outlets that sell pharmaceuticals. my understanding from the department of environment and mayors' offices the pilot program would be delayed by two months, approximately. isolated initial implementation for july. due to staffing changes and resource challenges i am hearing from the mayor's office, they would like to start around september. this legislation was also timed around that same clock, for july implementation. i would be more than happy to amend our expectations so that it starts when the pilot program starts as well, if that is what is needed. i would love to hear from the mayor's office and the department of the environment so

how police are helping people rid their medicine chest of unused drugs. >> thank you for wanting to meet me. >> and sharing tears with strangers. the emotional gathering that brought together families with a deep bond. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. offshore winds blowing around the bay area, turning up the heat. and yes, it is going to get even hotter for tomorrow. in many spots. we will talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,, dropping >>> dumping drugs the right way. people all over the bay area were dropping off unused medications today at monitor sites in several cities. it was part of national drug take-back day. law enforcement is trying to keep pills out of the wrong hands, as well as water supplies. and a similar event last september, 121 tons of prescription drugs were surrendered from 4,000 sites. >>> and an emotional meeting of more than 500 people in hayward today. families of organ and tissue donors transplant recipients and health care professionals came together to celebrate the gift of life. for the first time, the family of ruben be

i suspect that's the greatest unused resource in america. what if someone proposed building 60 or 65 nuclear power plants -- actually, i propose building 100. but if wree tried to build 60 or 65 more, it would take us 30 or 40 years an cost us a half trillion dollars that we could even do it. what i just said is we have an a unused electricity that's equal to the output of 60 to 65 nuclear power plants every night in this country between e6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. and if we were to use that resource to plug in cars and trucks at night, we could electrify 43% of our cars and trucks without building one new power plant. it is a very ambitious goal to imagine electrifying half our cars and trucks. would take a long time to do it. but it is the best way to reduce our use of foreign oil. another reason i think it will work is it's easy for consumers. and i am one. for two years i drove a toyota prius and it was modified to add an a-123 bat rhode island i increased my mileage to about 80 or 90 miles per gallon. i just plugged it in at night at home.

those that weren't were unusable. last month, the team members got back to group practice, but the venue changes by the day. their regular diamond is still unusable. one place they have gone is another high school some 20 kilometers away. >> translator: you must all be happy to play again on a real baseball field. we enjoy the support of many people, so it's only natural that you should give your all to the game for them. >> reporter: they are in blue. every one of the players feels that motivation. in their first game, they are less polished than they had hoped, but they hung on till the end. even though they lost, but the students won a renewed sense of joy. of being back in the game. >> translator: i want to practi harder in the coming weeks so we can do our very best in the summer tournament. >> this is one of a number of teams in the tohoku region struggling to overcome adversity. just by showing up, they're true champ champions, no matter what the scoreboard shows at the end of the ninth inning. see you next tim

drugs to the public to post display materials explaining how to safefully and lawfully dispose of unused prescription drugs. and we have a presentation by supervisor mirkarimi. >> taxes to drugs. thank you. i have a piece of legislation before you that comes after about a year ago. i had submitted draft law, which is not before you, that would require the private sector, pharmaceutical companies and the retailers to shoulder the cost of us being able to create an infrastructure so that our san francisco citizenry would have somewhere to adequately and effectively discard medications and unused pharmaceuticals. this type of legislation has been attempted in over ten states in the united states, but due to the fourth strongest lobbyist in the united states, the pharmaceutical industry, it was very effective in combating back efforts in those state legislatures. no law like this exists in the united states. meanwhile, our own city department of environment, through our own city money, has been providing opportunity for our citizenry to dispose of pharmaceuticals. upwards of about $50,000 wa

people said there's a whole lot of unused cable underneath the ground, that the city owns, not private carriers. president olague: commissioner antonini? commissioner antonini: in regards to the meeting at the whitcomb hotel, i assume that the issue of the position of the trees came up during that. that was an issue that has been discussed from some people in that they're not really uniform, they sort of bounce in different positions and make -- whether something can be done to correct that in the future. >> this is very early on. we're not at that level of focus. commissioner antonini: ok, thank you. president olague: thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i will give you your weekly report on the activities of the board of supervisors as they pertain to planning and land use. this week the land use committee had a special meeting on the morning of tuesday to consider parkmerced. at that hearing the board president, david chiu, introduced a package of amendments that were intended to strengthen the rent-control provisions of this agreement. the highlights include providing tenan

>>reporter: in some bay area communities unused sick days and vacations are added to earnings to boost public employee pension. not so here. chief fry base pay alone will determine his pension of 159,000 dollars a year. however resident of san carlos and belmont recognize the 30 300,000 dollar payment for unused sick time is a big figure. >> obviously he's going to walk away with some kind of nice pension package any way so is this really going to make or break the whole deal? for him if he doesn't get paid his sick days. i can't think that's the case. >> for the term of the contract that's correct. he's due that money. yes. i don't think he would get that contract today. i don't think anyone would get that contract today. >>reporter: communities are belt tightening and such arrangement could soon be history. the fire commission is prepared for the chief's pay out. >> we have been planning for this so it is not is, it is not an unexpected expense. again, you know, you could look at it as that there were certain cost that is defrayed. >>reporter: chief fry also saved the city money by n

also seeking approval to reimburse the amortized cost put into the current bases that will now be unusable for a little while. the existing lease pays the airport a minimal guarantee of $66,000. you often see that on the beverage leases. whichever is greater. it is based on gross revenue. it would double everything to $112,000 per year. the budget analyst who has recommended approval, i would be happy to answer any questions you might have. supervisor chu: item number one. >> as indicated, the minimum annual guaranteed for the proposed lease would go up approximately 100% to $112,000.731 -- $112,731. there would be no rent for the period that the runner -- renovations are taking place, as well as repayment for the un- advertised cost of improvement. this will not have a direct impact on the airport's budget. as you know they operate under the break-even policy. >> thank you, commissioner. let's go to public comment on item number one. seeing no one, public comment is closed. can we take this item without objection? we have a motion to send this forward with recommendations. item number two

areas in the gulf of mexico as well and work to create new incentives for industry to develop the unused leases both on and off shore. we are also taking steps to give companies time to meet higher safety standards and it comes to exploration and drilling. that is why my administration is studying areas in the gulf that were impacted by the temporary moratorium, as well as areas of the coast of alaska. i am establishing a new team to coordinate work on alaskan drilling co ordinance. finally, we should eliminate the taxpayer subsidies would pay to oil and gas companies. the biggest oil companies made about $4 billion in profit in the last two months each week, and yet they get $4 billion of taxpayer subsidies each year. $4 billion at a time when americans can barely fill up their tanks. $4 billion at a time when we are trying to reduce our deficit. this is unfair. it makes no sense. before i was president, the mr. chairman's of these companies even admitted it did not make sense. next week, there is a vote in congress to end this waste once and for all, and i hope democrats and republican

the drug enforcement agency is targeting those unused prescription drugs in your medicine cabinet. legal drugs are just as much a threat as illegal ones, so there's a major effort to take prescription drugs off the street. lisa amin gulezian is live in the richmond districty a dea is sponsoring a drug takepack program. >> reporter: in less than four hours residents filled since large containers with prescriptions they're trying to get rid of. many did it for environmental reasons. they didn't want flush them done the toilet. but police say that's not the only problem. >> dry stuff in there and then liquid ointments, in the box. >> reporter: in cities all of the bay area today -- >> drop them in the bin. >> reporter: people are trashing their stash of drugs. prescription drug that are unused or expired. >> i held them at home in a plastic bag for a long time hoping to find a place. >> reporter: the drug enforcement administration is sponsoring this drug takeback day, a push to get rid of drugs that end up in the wrong hands. >> prescription drugs is abused more than cocaine, and her

, thereby getting unused medications out of the households in a lawful manner.ing diligently to promulgate disposal regulations. in the interim, we launched a nationwide take back initiative in september of last year and again in april of this year resulting in a combined collection of 309 tons of unwanted or expired medications. dea will continue to hold periodic events until regulations are in place. our obligation under the law and to the public is to ensure that controlled substances are prescribed and dispensed only for legitimate medical purposes in accordance with the controlled substances act. by carrying out this obligation, dea strives to minimize the diversion of pharmaceutical substances for abuse while ensuring that such medications are fully available to patients in accordance with the sound medications -- judgment of their doctors. we're committed to balancing the need for the version control and enforcement with the need for a legitimate access to these drugs. dea closely monitors the closed system to record keeping requirements and mandatory rep

sometimes someone we didn't know would put something under the mattress, making the cot unusable for several days. someone would come by and take the hardware away in a shopping bag and that would be it for a week or so. there was often a black photographer who would come to the shop with an empty shopping bag. when he left, he with leave in a zigzag and eventually get on a bus going south. >> i wanted to read a poem that was sent by the poet that i invited to the recent san francisco international poetry festival from iraq i've been in touch with for more than a year and a half. after the united states would not give him his visa, i asked him -- i told him about mutanabbi street and he wrote a poem and he wrote it in english, though he writes in, of course, in arabic. but this one he wrote in english. so i'll read it. one figure in the poem you should know, humbaba, which is an ogre, a monster of immemorial age. that was a special big garden, a forest, where all types of trees and flowers grew. the trees bending down gently flinging branches. our orchard grew like a crown on the sun

next at 5:00, why he is cashing in on hundreds of thousands of dollars of unused sick pay. >> live in livermore where stage four of the amgern tour kicks off this morning. people here talking about it and city is wagering about $50,000 on it. >> eric: very latest on the arnold schwarzenegger love child scandal, why maria

. >> this is amending the environmental code on how to say is fully get rid of the unused portion. >> this ordinance is finally passed. item 12. >> amending the government to conduct code to allow the former mayor to have a full-time city employment within one year after leaving office. >> this item is finally passed. >> item 13 has surplus revenues to support shortfalls in the department of health in the amount of approximately $25.9 million. this ordinance is passed on the first reading. >> item 14, the resolution approving the lease agreement of the san francisco international airport. >> this resolution is adopted. >> item 15, the resolution approving the amendment won for the food and beverage of these for the city. >> this resolution is adopted. >> item 16 is a resolution approving an agreement with the nonprofit owners associated with the profit based district known as the ocean avenue commercial benefits district. this resolution is adopted. >> the ordinance amending the general plan by adopting the 2009 housing element and the priority policies of the planning code. president

a major earthquake, that building would likely -- or it is possible -- the building would become unusable. then we would be in a situation more we would have to make internal accommodations for those prisoners. it is a large jail. we would be left with a time with no facility where we would have to reconstruct or construct a new facility in the aftermath of an earthquake. from a planning perspective, not replacing the hall of justice is generally viewed by the city as a large risk financially, but in terms of not having an alternative place to house prisoners, and also to force ourselves into a situation where we have to rebuild for an earthquake and not in preparation for an earthquake. on the question about voter approval of bonds, there are a couple of nuances for that question. when we asked voters to approve the gao bond, we are asking them, do you want to do this project? and another question is are you willing to make a marginal increase a senior property tax rate to pay for it? when voters declined to approve a gao bond, i think there are two ways to interpret the results. one is,

prescription drugs to the public to post display materials explaining how to safely and lawfully dispose of unused prescription drugs. supervisor chiu: colleagues, this is item 37. any discussion? supervisor mirkarimi. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you, mr. president. first of all, i would like to think the department of the environment and the mayor's office for their help with this particular legislation. if you will recall, we were trying to advance legislation that had never been advanced before in san francisco, and that is to create a repository for people to take back their discarded medications, other unwanted pharmaceuticals. we gleaned from other legislatures who asked that pharmaceutical companies help shoulder the burden of the cost, so their citizens would be able to use these repositories so hazardous waste would be properly disposed of. the law was never implemented. nowhere in the united states are there laws at the state level. so, county by county, these laws are beginning to crop up at the county's expense. san mateo county actually practices the infrastructure that allows their c

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polices in dea agents sponsored a drug takeback program that allowed residents to turn in unused or unwanted prescription drugs. hundreds of volunteers tacked the beautify indication high school today during comcast cares day. volunteers planted trees and flowers at the school and turned the courtyard into an outdoor picnic area. comcast donated $25,000. comcast, of course, the new parent company of nbc4. >>> today, great day to be outside. the question though is how long will it last? chuck's forecast is straight ahead. also, president obama firing back at the donald. lexus holds its value better than any other luxury brand. ♪ intellichoice proclaims that lexus has the best overall value of any brand. ♪ and j.d. power and associates ranks lexus the highest in customer satisfaction. no wonder more people have chosen lexus over any other luxury brand 11 years in a row. see your lexus dealer. >>> fwlaepd's royal newlyweds released their official wedding pictures. the photos taken in the throne room of buckingham palace. this morning, the new duke and duchess of cambridge were seen walking arou

david chu says disposing of unused yellow pages cost san francisco a million dollars a year. opponents say it would hurt small businesses. >>> san bruno and millbrae residents could pay more for garbage. city councils are expected to vote today to increase garbage fees by 1.5%. that would be less an dollar per month. it lo l pay for additional recycling services. >>> next on the news at 5:00. muni fires back. the blistering response san francisco is giving to a state report questioning the transit agency's safety pleors. >> fire stations in san jose can't escape the city's budget problems. i'm amy hollyfield live in san jose and i'll tell but the cuts fire stations are facing up next. >> the arrival today of a major new aircraft that draws so much attention there is going to be a party. [ female announcer ] a revolutionary conditioner from dove. we've combined conditioner with a weightless nutri-oil treatment. to give 3x the internal nourishing power of our regular conditioner. new dove daily treatment conditioner. make friends with your hair. [ female announcer ] we creme bo

prescription drugs to the public to post display materials explaining how to safely and lawfully dispose of unused prescription drugs. supervisor mirkarimi: i want to think the city of san francisco and the mayor's office for working closely with my office in helping build what was an attempt last year when i introduced legislation to require pharmaceutical companies, drug companies, to provide for infrastructure that allows the citizenry -- citizenry of san francisco to dispose of their prescription and on wanted medications in a way that would be safe and one that would comport with our public safety and health and welfare standards. this legislation was met with significant opposition because it would be a mandate by the industry, but what it did catalyze was an interesting body of negotiation with industry representatives and government officials. this stems from the fact that there are a number of states in the united states where we have borrowed the concept of applying this law locally that of contempt -- that have attempted to compel similar results. that is in the state legislatures in th

jay korff is live in an unused room with more. >> it is and a remarkable week for prince charles., the highly anticipated royal wedding. this week, a three day visit to washington. tuesday night, his loyal cli -- his royal highness attended an event for the u.s. 0 and the british forces foundation. prince charles met with a number of wounded warriors like this first lieutenant who lost both his legs to and i.e.d. >> he was curious to know how i am doing. >> prince charles spent considerable time with them, a boost to their mood. >> it was such a morale booster. it was a fabulous opportunity. our patients were so excited. it definitely gave them a charge of the battery for them to go back and continue investing in rehab. >> here we are meeting with british royalty. they are being a host and paying homage to our sacrifice. i was proud as an american. >> earlier the prints toward the u.s. supreme court along with commong good city farm. a long time supporter of organic food the prince of wales will serve as the keynote speaker at a conference on sustainable agriculture wednesday at g

chief of the beaumont san carlos fire department will cash out more than a quarter million dollars in unused sick days when he retired next month. doug fry served with the department for almost 36 years. he has worked hard and earned his retirement, sick pay and all. he has called in sick just three times in all of those years the city is prepared to absorb the cost, but some residents are questioning the amount. >> he will walk away with some pension package anyway. will this make or break the whole deal if he doesn't get paid his sick days? i president ka think that's the case. >> he joined the fire district in 1970 fiewf which merged with san carlos in 1979. he was promoted to chief in 2006. >>> a stolen gun port from the uss maine has been recovered by oakland police and two men are under arrest. it was broken off the concrete platform on friday night. it weighs more than 2,000 pounds and they don't know how they carted it away. the giant metal ring was used to put torpedos on the uss maine. >>> bike fever has taken over where the racers are gearing up for the engine tour of california t