westbrook. when i was just a young workers never trying to cause trouble in the city on behalf of low-income residents, i have already heard of ms. westbrook. she was already helping lead the effort to improve housing conditions for all of our public housing tenants. my today, it is just really appropriate to make sure that our city honors mr. westbrook, her family, who is here today, i know. thank you very much for being here. this is very appropriate that this new project be in the name and westbrook loss of the another great place for people to understand and know about the history of the city. i am so happy to be part of this great city when it names and after people in the community who have done great work. i recognize that, and i know doris, our supervisor, was there as well. she recognizes that. thank you very much for being here, too. i want to also continue to congratulate mercy housing. the south of market health center, for working so collaborative we with our redevelopment agency. t

of eloise westbrook. she has created a great lineage. for the people who have not had somebody to fight for them, she was the voice of reason for people who did not have a voice, and i say today, to everyone who made this possible, the fight is not over. we still have to continue the good fight. i am an iraqi veteran. a couple of years ago, myself, i was homeless. now, i am getting help. we have an issue going on in the city dealing with mental health. we have to address this. if each and every person -- yes, ma'am? >> madea is my grandmother. >> yes, so we have to deal with this, this mental health. so it is good to see you. we talked before, but everybody here that made this project happen, let's continue to do the good work and keep up the good fight. thank you. [applause] >> i'm eloise's granddaughter. i want to say thank you. my grandmother is not able to make it, i guess you all know, but she said her best wishes. thank you. [applause] >> i would just like to thank you for coming out to the celebrat

westbrook, i would like to thank her family for sharing her with us and allowing her to do the kind of worked that should be done. let me close by saying there are a couple of staff members at the redevelopment agency who have worked very hard. in addition to the money that has been put on the table, staff have worked tirelessly with partners to find funds to turn over every rock that was needed in order to make sure that the money was available to turn this out the way it was. this has been a project that has been near and dear to his heart. and as a dangerous, bill o'brien, sally forth, chris harris, mike rizzo, angela , heidi, kimberly, al, ricky -- these people represent about every aspect of the agency's work from finance to real-estate to housing and everything. they along with the commission, along with the pac, along with mercy and the south of market health center, always it -- deserve a resounding round of applause. >> the san francisco cons tri of flowers in golden gate park is now showing a new exhibit that changes the way we see the plants around us. amy stewart's best-sel

. >> you know what i did -- miss westbrook and programs that were important -- >> yeah, but right now, stop killing these young -- >> right -- >> social blight -- >> last weekend's exchange of gunfire between police and a seattle man continues to anger many in the bayview district. even after last night's revolution that the deadly shot came -- revelation that the deadly shot came from the man's own gun, not a police weapon. >> it surprises me what the forensics say. i'm probably, like everybody else -- wow. what really happened and how we can try to understand that. the commitment is high that we're going to keep the community safe, every community in san francisco safe. >> three, two, one -- >> mayor lee was in the district for a groundbreaking ceremony. >>> we want to bring you to los angeles for the live press conference regarding the bryan stow case. >> let's take you to the podium, los angeles mayor antoniovi villaraigosa addressing the public. >> our thoughts and prayers remain with bryan stow and his family during this very, very difficult time. i understand that he made some

the niners have more than a dozen free agents including alex smith and running back ryan westbrook.of the 49ers have been keeping in shape the best they can, taking part in an unofficial training camp at san jose state. called camp alex, partly organized by quarterback alex smith. official training camp gets under way this thursday. >> they may be anxious to see each other so will come on out. thanks a lot. >> i hope so. >> across the bay the raiders are expected to start on wednesday. they are going to introduce their new head coach. raiders play their first preseason game on sunday, august 28. wow. a month away. here on nbc bay area. start getting the chicken wings ready. it's 5:35 now. time to check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> you part of the raider nation? >> i know you are. >> she'll never reveal. maybe she will. as we get closer to the opening day. we're looking really good for today. wherever you're headed this morning at this time, 5:36. we don't have a lot of fog but we are expecting more of that especially between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00. really mild

the niners have more than a dozen free agents including alex smith and running back brian westbrook.we're waiting to see who is going to show up at the training facility in santa clara. we'll be here throughout the morning to see who does show up. official training camp starts on thursday. >> you can be the official greeter this morning. that will get them going. thanks. >> reporter: not a bad job. >> thanks so much. 6:34. as for the raiders they plan to go to work tomorrow. players will report in napa, the first order of business will be introductions with their new coach, hugh jackson. the raiders play the first preseason game sunday, august 28, here on nbc bay area. boy, just about a month away. time to check in with meteorologist christina loren. shouldn't start till it feels like fall. >> i'm not going to stop football. especially after what we went through. you know what, everything happens in a timely fashion. as we head throughout the morning hours, just as we usually see, we're going to see this fog clear out in a timely fashion. a live look, you can see we're socked in. but

westbrook and those programs that are were very important. >> right now, it's to stop killing these young- >> years of frustration mounting here. last weekend's exchange of gunfire between the police and a seattle man continues to anger many in the bayview district even after last night's revelation that the deadly shot came from the man's own gun and not a police issued weapon. >> it surprises me what those forensics say. so i'm probably like everybody else, i went, wow, and what really happened and how we can try to understand that. at the same time, the commitment is still very high. we're going to keep every community in san francisco safe. >> reporter: mayor lee was in the bayview for a ground breaking ceremony for a new library. ez says it's a critical place for young people in the bayview area to learn in a saefr environment. >>> new tonight at 6:00, you've heard of spreading the wellth. today the california judicial counsel set to work doing the opposite. the group which handles budgets and policy for california courts approved a plan to deal with the $350 million in budget cuts b

. >> the usda john westbrook studies bats that eat moths. >> during her lifetime a female moth can layars of corn, eggs that turn to corn destroying larva. >> but when bats eat insects it cuts farmers pesticide costs by $23 billion nationwide, and that means food costs less. >> so bats actually help keep our grocery costs down? >> yes, they do. >> which is why experts are alarmed, because across the nation, bats are dying, especially in the northeast, where many have a disease called light nose syndrome, and finally, bat fact 4, they make lousy pets. >> i think the catch is, they are not like animals that are holdable, we can't pet them, we can't play with them like you can a dog or a cat or that kind of thing. >> oh, there are people who do but i wouldn't recommend it. the only bat you where likely to get your hands on is a sick one and that's exactly the one you should never handle. >> when you add it up, saving us billions of dollars, not dangerous and definitely not dirty, maybe it is our tiny friends of the night that deserve that coveted title man's best friend. >> take it to pap