He has urged residents to safely dispose of old fever thermometers, thermostats, old-fashioned light switches, batteries and fluorescent lamps.
"There are many challenges we must overcome so residents can safely return home," said Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, promising to speed up a cleanup effort that is expected to cost tens of billions of dollars.
Only 41 percent agreed that the facility had enough staff to handle residents' needs safely, and almost two-thirds agreed that staff had to hurry because there was too much work to do.
The one-year extension applies to about 5,300 Nicaraguans and 105,000 Hondurans who have registered for temporary protection, which is offered when a country is determined to be too dangerous or unstable for residents to safely return.
But containment lines held, persuading officials that residents could safely return.
Residents can safely get rid of expired, unused or unwanted medications Saturday during a disposal event sponsored by the Costa Mesa Police Department.
Just last month, when a fire consumed acreage in Glendale's Chevy Chase and Glenoaks canyons, all residents escaped safely and their homes remained intact.
"The imprisoned mayor has his own recollections, but one fact stands out: During the Granholm administration, Flint residents were safely getting their drinking water from the Detroit system," the spokeswoman said.
KFA's renovation of West Hollywood's Hayworth House, an affordable-housing complex for seniors, created a community garden and a protected front porch where residents can safely connect to the outdoors and the neighborhood.
