painkiller prescriptions. the funds will go toward opioid prices abatement and remediation programs. the pharmacy chains have also agreed to implement robust controlled substance compliance programs that will require additional layers of opioid prescription reviews and institute new mandatory training programs. as part of the settlement, neither company admitted to any wrongdoing. and los angeles mayor karen bass declared a state of emergency related to homelessness in her first act since taking office yesterday. bass said an emergency approach would allow the city to martial resources and fast track building and acquisition of baldly needed interim and permanent housing. roughly 40% of california s homeless population lives in los angeles county. willie? today marks one month since four college students were killed in idaho.