ms. mary young. adrienne covert. and sharlene woodcock. one more, chris chutes. ms. cindy charles, welcome. >> good afternoon. i'm cindy charles and i'm the conservation chairperson for the golden west women fly-fishers. i grew up in san francisco and i currently live in san francisco and tuolumne county. i came out of the mountains this morning to come to the meeting because the tuolumne, i love it. and i spend countless hours fishing it. i was up at spillway lake at 10,000 feet. it's pristine. it was amazing to see a source of water that flows into the tuolumne out of the park. there were lots of wild fish in the lake and in parker creek and in the dana fork of the tuolumne. that's not the case once you get out you the park, though. most people agree that the native fish populations are in serious decline of the argument is over how we can effectively address the crisis. they've pushed out the tuolumne river plan that focuses on nonflow measures. in the absence of adequate flows, the projects are destined to fail, as they have in the past. in 1995, the districts en

ms. streett: thank you, mary. our next question is for both of you. >> hello. i am from chicago, illinois. i lead global health at the ge foundation. president clinton than president and, -- president clinton president bush, both of you have implemented and continue to stay engaged in remarkable foreign aid programs and work on global health that have impacted generations in developing countries. what do you think the role and responsibilities of united states government should be in international development, and is there a place for private enterprise in the process? thank you. president bush: well, let me start with this. one of the lessons of 9/11 is, the human condition elsewhere matters to the security of our country. and therefore, the idea of helping others alleviate disease and poverty and hunger is in our national interest. obviously the united states cannot solve every problem, but we can set priorities, and one of those priorities during my administration was a pandemic destroying an entire generation of people on the continent of africa. my view wa

ms. franklin at the top of the rolling stone -- one of the greatest singers of all time. in tribute, maryha is a gift from god. when it comes to expressing yourself through song, there is no one who can touch her. she is the women why women want to sing." roland martin, that makes me think about "natural woman," maybe my favorite song. >> it's interesting, we talk about her music, i was on the phone with a fellow journalist driving here, and she said the people reason is so sorrowful is because she reminded you of where you were when you were a child. when the music was played, it was a family reunion or when i was getting ready for school or your parents are dropping you off at school, this was happening. one of the things she said was that for her father, he had all of her albums. he came from the west indies and revered her music. when you think about the soundtrack of our lives, you think about where you were when you were 11, 13. i remember my niece was listening to aretha franklin's music, she was like, oh, my god, i love her. i togethexted aretha and told hd she said, i'm so happy

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mary's and a stop at starr king. because these are totally utilized by all of us all the time. so gough and starr king, thank you. >> chair c. brinkman: thank you, ms. petty. next speaker, please. >> hello. this is the right item. seems like. i'm with south of market community action network. i was born and raised in south of tenderloin, i'm here today representing some n can. we don't agree with allowing privatized busses to use bus stops in lanes originally created for the muni and we ask you remove the language to allow privatized busses and keep the red transit only lanes strictly for muni. riders pay taxes and fares to ensure muni's infrastructure and maintenance that it operates smoothly. we paid the fare increases and even switched to the muni mobile app to make sure muni runs smoothly and faster. having those private bus stops and use the lanes will greatly affect the flow of muni throughout the city. nowhere through the e.i.r. as many mentioned was there an analysis how these vehicles will impact the flow of traffic. these private busses shouldn't be treated as public goods because they aren't, they are privatized and muni riders shouldn't