so probably the most amazing moment of all for me was when operation awa decided they wanted to show hey'd done. pira'i, who grew up uncontacted, now is flying in a helicopter. pira'i and a friend watched as government bulldozers destroyed the homes of farmers who'd illegally occupied the tribe's land and cut hundreds of hectares of trees. dogs bark. back at home, they wanted to tell the others what they'd seen. it showed the brazilian government can protect the forest if it wants to. pira'i was hopeful for the future. but that hope was short—lived. soon after i left, brazil entered a time of political turmoil. deforestation started to rise again. the most dramatic increase came two years ago, when president bolsonaro took power. as the coronavirus raged through brazil, killing tens of thousands of people, brazil's environment minister had other issues on his mind, as this recording of a cabinet meeting reveals. "we have the chance at this moment, when the media's attention is almost exclusively on covid and not the amazon," he says. "while things are quiet, let's do it all at once an

cost-benefit analysis of both dedicated awas and potable awas and how each relates to the fact that the water is heavily leveraged. thank you. >> operator: thank you for your comments. next caller, your line is open. you have two minutes. >> can you hear me now? >> operator: loud and clear. >> great. david pillpel. good afternoon. so i have supported city attorney [inaudible] yesterday. the last announcement focused on pg&e and focused hetch hetchy, and ignored michael carlin and staff around the agency. i hope that mike will remain, continue his work, and know that he is valued, to me and hopefully the other citizens and rate payers. >> hello. am i connected now? >> operator: we can hear you. you have two minutes. >> good afternoon,ition commissioners. during the san francisco public utilities commission, we'll have an opportunity to reverse the mismanagement of the tuolomne river environment. my name is dick allen, i'm a resident of san francisco district 7 and a member of the lake merced task force, formed in january 2000 and served as cochair of the water committee. the tuolomne, the river we drink our water from, has also been prov