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Association of
Bay Area Governments
ABAG was formed in in 1961 by a a a a a a a a joint powers agreement among Bay Area local governments and serves as the the comprehensive regional planning agency and Council of
Governments
for the the nine counties and and 101 cities and and towns of
the San Francisco Bay Region The region encompasses Alameda Contra Costa Marin Napa San San San Francisco San San San Mateo Santa Clara Solano and Sonoma counties In addition ABAG hosts a a a a a a number of
joint powers and administrative entities related to environmental and and water resource protection disaster resilience energy efficiency and and hazardous waste mitigation financial services and and staff training to to local counties cities and and towns ABAG’s Executive Board is is comprised of
38 voting memberships 35 are appointed to reflect the population size of
each Bay Area county 4 MTC General Counsel
