THE CHINOOK SALMON - ARE AT ITS LOWEST COUNT - LESS THAN EIGHTY - THEY ARE NOW AN ENDANGERED SPECIES - WHERE ONCE THOUSANDS WERE FOUND - FLYING ON THE TUOLUMNE RIVER - CLOSE TO HETCH HETCHY RESERVOIR.

THE CHINOOK - DOWN TO EIGHTY - IN DIRE STRAITS

The Tuolumne River

Less than eighty salmon counted - the Chinook - that one number in the thousands - now in dire straits - the Tuolumne River - has less water and warmer - fostering algae and other toxic conditions - while all the time there is extra water - that could be released - the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. 

For the last thirty-five years - I have been saying, and those who do not have their hearts in the right place - at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission meetings - the Commissioners listen, say loudly," who will speak for the salmon?".

Year after year, going back ten thousand years, the Salmon would arrive - and all along the rivers inland - the indigenous would light fires - and have their rituals.

The greedy strangers who came to Turtle Island uninvited - destroyed all that was pristine in less than two hundred and fifty years.

They stole the land and killed the indigenous - up until 1927, one could murder any indigenous and fetch $5 for a scalp. 

Edicts sent by the Governors of California - and more facts and empirical data - are all recorded.

Most of us know about the Hetch Hetchy Valley - one of the most beautiful valleys in the entire world.

When the evil San Francisco Congresspersons decided to dam the Hetch Hetchy Valley - there was a hue and cry.

John Muir and others - fought a good fight - but the devils were too much for them to deal with.

Heartbroken, John Muir passed away. RIP

The Sierra Club, the indigenous tribes, and other organizations - kept the fire burning - speaking for Mother Earth - to no - avail.

In 2002 we brought the indigenous tribes - to speak before the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.

The SF Public Utilities Commission - heard the indigenous people - made vague promises - and judging by their demeanor that august day - we saw the evil-doers - would not dare - to do right.

The magnificent Tuolumne River - was flowing in all its majesty for millions of years.

Then came some two-legged animals - non-native - who pitched a stake here and a stake there and claimed the land. 

These same animals stole the water, turned their backs on all standards, were greedy and evil, and sold their souls to the devil.

The SFPU Commission today is a joke.

The General Manager must learn about the environment and the indigenous tribes surrounding the Hetch Hetchy Valley.   

The man is an anathema - bankrupt, and when it comes to spirituality - nada - once the former SF City Attorney, he is General Manager of SFPUC and makes $500,000 a year.

None of the sitting Commissioners - at the SFPUC are culturally competent.

Fundamentally, they need to understand that only so much water is needed to be stored in the Hetch Hetchy reservoir.

The SFPUC could have released some water - that has been our plea Peter Drekneier and I - Francisco Da Costa.

Our plea: " who will speak for the Chinook Salmon and all the other species in dire strait today?." 

Imagine less than eighty salmon this year, 2023.

The SFPUC has no remorse - this year we have record rain - the idiots will - allow millions of gallons - to spill over and flow in the opposite direction.

These morons  - rather than come to the aid of the Salmon - in the Tuolumne River - defy common sense - which is a rare sense - none of them do due diligence.

Stupid to the core - the Commissioners ask stupid questions - and not once will they respect the indigenous people - because the indigenous are spiritual and the Commissioners are evil.

Yosemite - near the Hetch Hetch dam.

At one time, four huge pipes - brought the pristine water - all the way to Crystal Springs - using gravity. The four pipes were reduced to three - today, the idiots have decided to use groundwater - hoodwinking the public and adding to it chloramine. Go figure!

The Hetch Hetchy Valley was dammed to create a Reservoir - the Raker Act of 1913 - laid out who was to receive the water - San Franciscans, the SF Municipality, and the U.S. Army - none of the SF Commissioners have read the Raker Act - it shows up - when they make stupid statements. 

The Chinook Salmon, like all salmon - thrive in cold water.

Warm water creates algae and other toxins - the SFPU Commissioners simply do not get it.

This year we received record rain - the mountain have received tons of snow - and soon, we will see - large areas flood - as the snow melts. 

This year for sure, the Tuolumne will have its banks overflow - and the cold water come too late - but not too late - miracles happen - the Chinook Salmon - will defy all odds and survive.

The SFPUC will never, ever get it.

The staff is funky and lap dogs who listen to the foolish management, not to " public comment. "

It is time to sue the SFPUC - take the matter to the United Nations - the SALMON - are in dire straits.

We want to know why the SFPUC has yet to release water - and chosen to store extra water four times the need - only to release the water after the very heavy rain.

No one expected the record rain this year - but it rained heavily - and revealed the " foolishness " - of those who have no standards, fewer ethics, and absolutely no morals.

The Salmon can survive - and will - any which way. Aho.