Mein v. San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission

Opinion

LOW, P. J.

Elaine Mein appeals the denial of her petitions for mandate against the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC). BCDC denied her an after-the-fact permit to fill a portion of the San Francisco Bay (Bay) for a private home, and subsequently issued a cease-and-desist order requiring her to remove all or large portions of the fill. We conclude that substantial evidence supports BCDC’s findings that the project did not comply with statutory requirements for Bay fill (Gov. Code, §§ 66605, 66632) 1 and that there was no abuse of discretion in formulation of…