mr. mark gonzalez. mr. gonzalez, welcome. >> hello. thank you for having me here. i was born in san francisco. my parents were born in san francisco. my european ancestors came to california in the 1700s. my indian ancestors came over thousands of years ago. when we think about the status of the rivers in california, we have to consider what we have done over the last 150 years. i know we're not going to restore it to that degree, but this is an opportunity as a population of caring people to take a step in restoring what has been taken. if you look at the populations from 50 years ago to today, what's the answer -- drastic reduction. what has been done? there's been some mitigation. but the research shows that the necessary river flows keeps more fish in the river in a healthier state. so that's an important consideration when you make this consideration. and peter would like to thank you for the time. >> president kwon: thank you. any other general public comment? yes, sir. >> let me make a couple of comments, if i might. first of all, i think that this is not th