if you are a waiter or server in the fillmore district, you are going to she broke -- to sheba piano lounge at the end of the evening. we are an entertainment area. she brings music every night. she brings a positive attitude. she participates in all the community events. she is wonderful, and she works hard. she works so hard and she deserves this. i am very happy to say that about her, and i hope i made sense. i just want to ask charles to come up and say a few words. charles also is part of the fillmore cbd. he is a board member. >> my name is charles spencer. i am past president of the fillmore merchant association, currently community -- community benefit treasurer. one of the things i have found during my time on fell more is that there are a number of good people. people have good hearts. they are smart. they treat people well. net is one of those people. to find that she is being recognized a think is a good thing and i want to congratulate her for that. >> commissioners, i just want to have netsanet alemayehu join me here. march is women's history month. as i learned listeni

. >> reporter: meet sheba. for the last few years, his rife has been about sitting around and snacking. and he's got the belly to prove it. he lives at the national pry mat research center, where he and others are fattened up for science. so, this is bashful? >> this is bashful here. he's a middle aged obese monkey. >> reporter: sheba, along with bashful, cuddle bug, kasper, good looking and chris farley sit around all day eating junk food, locked in cages, doing nothing. you're trying to make monkey just like the human couch potato? >> correct. we are trying to model that sedentary lifestyle. >> reporter: researchers here, who study the effect of food on the brain, maintain that they've already made key findings. like how diet seems to impact a baby's neurological development. watch this baby monkey, just 16 weeks old, whose pregnant mother was fed a high fat, high calorie diet. confronted with a strange toy, in this case, mr. potato head, she becomes anxious and runs away. but now watch the baby of a monkey f

. >> reporter: jennifer and james say they bonded instantly with their rescue sheba inu collin, showering with toys and treats, even outfitting him for the bad weather. >> he really changed our lives and allowed us to be joyful. >> reporter: saturday afternoon the couple took collin to boy butcher dog park for fun time. but a few minutes after he circled the fence area, he began vomiting. >> he became very weak and lying on the ground and panting heavily. >> reporter: on the way to the vet, collin's condition worsened. >> on the ride there, i knew that he wasn't holding on well. his pupil dilated. and he started having seizures. midway. >> he looked like he was alert when he was leaving. but you could tell the dog was in a lot of distress. >> reporter: raymond was one of several dozen park goers who saw collin before the dog died. >> it's sad to hear that he died within 45 minutes. because he came in here looking like a happy-go-lucky dog. and then real quick he got sick. >> the vet also said that it could be anything from toxic poisons to mushrooms or plants. >> reporter: jennifer says s