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In 2024, San Francisco became the first city in California to have its permit process dramatically streamlined by the state as a result of not being on track to meet its state-mandated housing targets, which could take it from the longest approval process to one of the shortest. [18] [44] [45]
Junction of North San Pedro Road and Civic Center Drive 37°59′51″N 122°31′49″W / 37.997514°N 122.530353°W / 37.997514; -122.530353 ( Marin County Civic San Rafael
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Mission San Rafael Arcángel was founded as the 20th Spanish mission in the colonial province of Alta California by three priests—Father Narciso Durán from Mission San José, Father Abella from Mission San Francisco de Asís, Father Luis Gíl y Taboada from La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora Reina de los Angeles—on December 14, 1817, four years before Mexico gained independence from Spain.
The main road of the community is North San Pedro Road, which passes by the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Marin County Civic Center. The road runs east through China Camp State Park, along the bay through Peacock Gap, and ends in San Rafael. Santa Venetia has an open space preserve for its marsh as it borders San Pablo Bay.
Several wilderness areas have been set aside within the Los Padres National Forest, including the San Rafael Wilderness, the first primitive area to be included in the U.S. wilderness system after the passage of the Wilderness Act in 1964. Another large wilderness created in the 1970s was the Ventana Wilderness in the Santa Lucia Mountains.
San Pablo Bay is the northern bay section of the larger San Francisco Bay, in the North Bay region. San Rafael Bay is located along the Marin County coast, adjacent to the City of San Rafael. The Marin Islands are within bay. The river mouth and estuary of San Rafael Creek is located at its shoreline.