this is peter drekmeier from the tuolomne river trust. [indiscernible] and i will send you a link to that. the editorial include had several points, including that l.a. can be a good partner in the environment. the other take away is that the state water board can effectively act in the public interest if it's given sufficient public measure to do its works. the ultimate to relinquish a great deal of water was only due to [indiscernible] governor newsom has reached agreemented without being first called by a daughter department or meeting a court order, leading to talks that could go on forever. here we are. it's been decades, very little progress. the unimpeded flow in the tuolomne was 14% between february and june. we've made a lot of progress on dialogue but very little progress on environmental movement. >> operator: caller, your time has expired. next caller, your line is unmuted, and i have two minutes. >> at the last p.u.c. meeting on september 28, the commission approved the change in contract for a duration of a total of five yea

peter drekmeier, tuolomne river trust. i want to thank president maxwell for her service. you did a great job, you educated and we learned from each other, and we made a lot of progress. this is the strongest board that i've seen in my 14 years working for the tuolomne river trust, so thank you, president maxwell. if you follow the precedent of elevating anson moran to president, i think he'll do a great job, and i'll weigh in a little later, too. thank you. >> operator: thank you for your comments. next caller, i've unmuted your line. you have two minutes. >> thank you, president maxwell and others. alita [indiscernible]. i'm going to talk about the election of officers. here's why. i don't know any of you. i've never met any of you. i hope to someday, but the people touched by the sfpuc is very diverse. it's not just about the city and county of san francisco. i was not born in the city of san francisco, i was born in new york. i fall into what one might call the lgbt sector, but yet in my time in san francisco, i'm touc