1.  You argue that Hetch Hetchy is a wilderness area that must be "saved from all sorts of commercialism and marks of man's work" John Muir, founder and president of the Sierra Club, is one of your main spokespersons.

2.  Yosemite National Park is a public playground which should not be turned over to any special interest.  Granting San Francisco the right to drown the valley would deny the public's right to the valley for recreational purposes.

3.  You acknowledge the need for an adequate municipal water supply, but feel that it could be found outside our wild mountain parks.  There are other sites outside Yosemite that could be used.  The city itself reviewed thirteen other sites.

4.  It is important that we uphold aesthetic and spiritual values by not sacrificing Yosemite, just because this is the least expensive option for the City of San Francisco.

5.  Through vigorous campaigning and letter writing, you have aroused tremendous protest against the reservoir from many popular magazines, sportsman's clubs, scientific societies, colleges and universities, and women's clubs.  Consequently, you have a lot of support throughout the nation and already defeated the plan once.