Reports
A selection of BCDC reports on current and historic policy and management issues affecting the Bay and its shoreline.
Select planning studies on issues affecting the Bay
- Toward Equitable Shorelines (PDF), June 2019
- Bay Fill for Habitat Restoration, Enhancement, and Creation in a Changing Bay (PDF), May 2019
- Ecosystem-Based Approaches to Management for the San Francisco Bay (PDF), August 2009
- Recreation and San Francisco Bay (PDF), July 2006
- Salt Ponds (PDF), October 2005
- Desalination and San Francisco Bay (PDF), January 2005
- Mitigation (PDF), December 2002
- Siting Thermal Power Plants in the Jurisdiction of San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (PDF), December 2002
- San Francisco Bay Ecology And Related Habitats (PDF), July 2002
- Navigational Safety And Oil Spill Prevention In San Francisco Bay (PDF), May 2001
- Public Access and Wildlife Compatibility (PDF), March 2001
- Sea Level Rise Predictions Implications for San Francisco Bay (PDF), October 1988
- Protecting Shoreline Property from Tidal Erosion: An Analysis of the Effectiveness and Environmental Impacts of Administratively Authorized Protective Structures (PDF), November 1988
- Houseboats and Live-aboard Boats (PDF), July 1985
- Diked Historic Baylands of San Francisco Bay (PDF), October 1982
- Recreational Boating Facilities (PDF), July 1982
- Special Area Plan No. 3: Benicia Waterfront (PDF), May 1977
- San Francisco Bay Plan Supplement (PDF), January 1969
Coastal Management Program Assessment and Strategy
San Francisco Bay Coastal Management Program Assessment and Strategy is a period assessment and roadmap for BCDC’s activities under Section 309 of the federal Coastal Zone Management Act.