. >> i'm sorry, i wanted to know the passing of ann schneider, who was our water ice councilperson forears, and is a tremendous loss, not just to us, but the other people she worked with and the legal community in california general. she was a meticulous voice, and in the world of water rights, which can be my numbingly tedious, she had the stamina to put together a force -- which can be mind-numbingly tedious, she had the stamina to put together for us a body of water rights which will serve us long into the future. she was a fierce and effective advocate, somebody that you really wanted to have on your side, and on top of that, she was many other things. she was a long distance bicyclist, took trips over a range of mountain ranges and over distances that most of us just would not contemplate, climbed mountains on six continents as it turns out, was a member for several terms of the assembly association board. did work with them and some successor organizations on a pro bono basis. assets and resources at the national parks system, and very much respected within the california water c