Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments

The Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) is a regional governmental organization which consists of representation of a large number of public agencies within Monterey County, Santa Cruz County and San Benito County, California. AMBAG has a broad charter of research and governmental oversight for a variety of functions including elements of land planning, natural resource conservation, energy, transportation, and economic development. The following governmental entities are members of AMBAG:^[1]

The Monterey Bay area from space, including all the communities in AMBAG.

Counties

• Monterey County
• San Benito County
• Santa Cruz County

Cities

In Monterey County

• Carmel-by the-Sea
• Del Rey Oaks
• Gonzales
• Greenfield
• King City
• Marina
• Monterey
• Pacific Grove
• Salinas
• Sand City
• Seaside
• Soledad

In San Benito County

• Hollister
• San Juan Bautista

In Santa Cruz County

• Capitola
• Santa Cruz
• Scotts Valley
• Watsonville