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Pico Rivera public comments urge more medication‑disposal kiosks; council approves consent calendar and appoints veterans commissioner
Summary
During public comment, Jonathan Grayson urged local pharmacies to host medication and sharps‑disposal kiosks and invited the city to partner on DEA Take Back Day; Christina Sandoval of Heart of Compassion reported large food distributions and thanked the city for CDBG support. The council approved the seven‑item consent calendar and welcomed Efren Hernandez to the Veterans Commission.
Multiple community speakers addressed the council during public comment before the council acted on consent items.
Jonathan Grayson of Helpline Youth Counseling, speaking with the Southeast Community Alliance and the "Let's Make a Difference" campaign, urged local pharmacies to provide safe medication and sharps‑disposal options. He said the campaign contacted five Pico Rivera pharmacies and found only one had a sharps kiosk and none had a safe medication‑disposal kiosk; he invited pharmacies to contact the coalition…
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