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San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
(415) 352-3600
Organization Overview
The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) operates as a dedicated California state planning and regulatory agency headquartered in San Francisco, California, where its primary operation centers on maximizing coastal zone protection, shoreline development regulation, and regional climate change adaptation to safeguard the ecological health of the San Francisco Bay. Established in 1965 under the McAteer-Petris Act, it stands as the nation's oldest coastal zone management agency.
