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  • California · Los Angeles County
  • 2028 cohort · 562 days left

Santa Monica Bay Restoration Authority: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status

Our October 16, 2026 crawl of santamonicabay.org(opens in new tab) found at least 34 public documents, about 1,348 pages. 7 of the 26 files we checked passed basic machine checks.

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documents found
34+
estimated pages
1,348
checked files passed
7 / 26
crawl date
Oct 16, 2026

What our crawl found on santamonicabay.org

Counts from our October 16, 2026 crawl, which visited 48 pages. Our crawler found 34 public documents on santamonicabay.org — an estimated 1,348 pages your team would otherwise inventory by hand.

The crawl stopped at its time limit, so every count here is a minimum: the site has at least this many documents.

Documents by category

  • Other15 · 44%
  • Reports10 · 29%
  • Agendas & minutes7 · 21%
  • Forms2 · 6%

No single category dominates this inventory — the largest bucket is uncategorized material at 44% — so a short sampling pass is the fastest way to establish remediation priorities.

By file format

  • PDF 34 · 100%

Checked sample

7 of 26 passed(27%)

  • Passed basic checks: 7
  • Did not pass: 19

The checked files are mixed: some pass the basics and some don't. Fixing the templates you publish from now, while working through older files in batches, usually saves the most time.

26 files is a small sample, so read the rate as a rough sign rather than a measurement. Checks cover tag structure, document language, title, image alt text and form-field labels.

Scanned share

0% scanned

Most of the collection is digital-native text, which keeps remediation at the lighter end: tagging and structure work rather than OCR.

Scanned images need text recognition (OCR) before they can be tagged.

Forms are a small part of this inventory (6%), but each one needs labeled fields and a working tab order before someone using a screen reader can fill it in.

Crawl scope

Crawl date
October 16, 2026
Pages visited
48
Documents in the inventory
34
Files checked
26
Limits hit
time

These are machine checks on a sample, not a compliance finding, and they say nothing about the people who publish Santa Monica Bay Restoration Authority's documents. The results for the sampled files are public above. The full inventory of every document we found, with detailed per-file reports, is available to verified staff of Santa Monica Bay Restoration Authority after claiming this page.

Files we checked on santamonicabay.org

Links go to the files on santamonicabay.org as we found them on October 16, 2026.

These are automated checks on a sample of files as published on October 16, 2026. They are not a legal compliance finding and don't cover reading order, alt-text quality or table structure. Something wrong? Ask for a correction or removal.

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The 26 files checked in the sample, with each file's result
FileCategoryResultChecks not passed
APPROVED-MINUTES-TBF-BOD-09-15-2021PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
Approved-Minutes-TBF-BOD-Public-Meeting-03.19.2025PDF · 1 pageAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
APPROVED-MINUTES-TBF-BOD-Public-Meeting-04.03.2024PDF · 1 pageAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
APPROVED-MINUTES-TBF-BOD-Public-Meeting-12.08.2021PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
DRAFT-Minutes-TBF-BOD-Public-Meeting-06.08.2022PDF · 1 pageAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
MINUTES-TBF-BOD-Public-Meeting-03.08.2023 APPROVED-1PDF · 1 pageAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
MINUTES-TBF-BOD-Public-Meeting-12.07.2022 APPROVEDPDF · 1 pageAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
Tax ReturnEXECUTED-IRS-990-Compliance-Package-6-30-23tfexe · PDF · 37 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Tax ReturnIRS-990-06-30-24-EXECUTED · PDF · 34 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
2022 Annual Report_Final2022-Annual-Report Final · PDF · 24 pagesReportsDid not passImage alt text
BWER Ballona Iceplant Removal Yr6 Report 10-14-22 FINAL-compressedPDF · 124 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text
UrbanCoast 5.1 State-of-the-Bay-Report revised lower-resPDF · 228 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
2018-TBF-990PDF · 21 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
2019-TBF-990PDF · 33 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text, Form field labels
2020-TBF-990PDF · 37 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
6-30-21-IRS-990-FINAL-ExecutedPDF · 45 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
2007-2009 California Boater Survey Report: A statewide examination of boating habits, environmental awareness and overall outreach and education program evaluation.California-Boater-Survey · PDF · 144 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
IRS-990-6-30-22-EXECUTEDPDF · 37 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
smbnep cmp 2021-108-121PDF · 14 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
2023 TBF_Annual Report2023-TBF Annual-Report · PDF · 19 pagesReportsPassedNone
2024 Annual Report_The Bay Foundation2024-Annual-Report The-Bay-Foundation · PDF · 19 pagesReportsPassedNone
2025 Annual ReportSMBNEP FY25 Annual-Report · PDF · 75 pagesReportsPassedNone
SMBNEP FY25 Semi-Annual Reportsmbnep-semi-annualrpt-fy25.pdf · PDF · 68 pagesReportsPassedNone
MOA Between the SMBRC and TBF Regarding the SMBNEP (Amended 081921)210819 smbrc-tbf-moa · PDF · 4 pagesOtherPassedNone
Santa Monica FAQsSanta-Monica-Beach-Dunes-FAQs · PDF · 3 pagesOtherPassedNone
SMBNEP FY26 Work Plansmbnep wp fy26 apprvd update 250701 · PDF · 57 pagesOtherPassedNone
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What each check looks for

Tagged structure
The file has a tag tree, so assistive technology can tell headings, lists and paragraphs apart.
Document language
The file declares its language, so screen readers pronounce it correctly.
Document title
The file has a document title, shown instead of the file name.
Image alt text
Every image in a tagged file carries alternative text, or the file has no untagged images.
Form field labels
Every fillable form field has a label a screen reader can announce.

How we measured this

  1. 1.Crawl

    We start at the organization's website and follow its sitemaps and links on the same site. We respect robots.txt and crawl delays, and skip login areas.

  2. 2.Classify

    Each document is sorted by file format and, from its link text and file name, into a category such as forms or agendas. Page counts are estimated, often without downloading the whole file.

  3. 3.Check a sample

    We open up to 50 PDFs and run basic machine checks: tags, document title, language, image alt text and form-field labels.

  4. 4.Publish only with evidence

    Figures appear only when a crawl finds at least 25 documents and checks at least 20 of them.

Limits of this method

  • We only see public pages we can reach through links or sitemaps. Documents behind logins or on other services may be missed.
  • Crawls stop at page, document and time limits. When one is hit, the counts are minimums.
  • Categories and page counts are estimates from links, file names and file metadata.
  • Machine checks can't judge reading order, alt text quality or table structure. Passing them is not WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.
  • Figures describe the site on the crawl date, not today.

This page's evidence

  • Crawled October 16, 2026: we fetched 48 pages from https://www.santamonicabay.org/ and found 34 documents.
  • The pass rate comes from machine checks on 26 of those documents, not from checking every file.
  • Changelog: October 16, 2026 — inventory refreshed from the latest crawl.
  • How we crawl, classify and check documents

Plan the work before April 26, 2028

562 days is enough time to work through a backlog in stages, if the inventory starts now.

Where Santa Monica Bay Restoration Authority should start

Start with rate schedules, service applications and board packets: the documents your customers and board rely on.

Customers and residents need these files to use the district's services and follow its board.

Usually owned by the general manager or director and the board secretary.

A timeline to April 26, 2028

  1. Inventory and triage

    by January 4, 2027

  2. Fix the documents people use most

    by September 14, 2027

  3. Everything in use conforms

    by April 26, 2028

A planning split of the time left, not a legal requirement.

Estimated cost with DocoMatic

$728 – $1,092

≈ 3,639 credits for 1,348 estimated pages

  • 79 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
  • 0 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
  • 1,269 standard pages at Level 1

This is a directional estimate from crawler statistics, not a quote. Run the remediation cost calculator with your own page counts for a tailored figure.

What DocoMatic does

  • Finds the PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel files on your website and estimates the backlog.
  • Fixes documents at three levels, from basic tagging to complex forms.
  • Checks every fixed file, with veraPDF PDF/UA-1 validation from Level 2 up.
  • Human review: turn it on when you request a fix, or arrange it with our team.
  • Monitors your site so new documents don't rebuild the backlog.

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Compare with similar organizations

Santa Monica Bay Restoration Authority beside the special districts in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.

OrganizationPopulationDocuments foundEstimated pagesCrawled
Santa Monica Bay Restoration Authority (this page)—34+1,348October 16, 2026
Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority—1,49220,624October 7, 2026
Alameda County Housing Authority—44712,685October 7, 2026
Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District—269+7,488October 7, 2026
Alameda County Resource Conservation District—951,324October 7, 2026
Alameda County Transportation Commission—2,82552,918October 7, 2026

Each figure comes from that organization’s own crawl; a + marks a crawl that stopped at a limit, so its count is a minimum. The table compares document inventories, not accessibility.

Related organizations

Special districts in California

Also due April 26, 2028 in California

Frequently asked questions

When is Santa Monica Bay Restoration Authority's ADA Title II deadline?

April 26, 2028. Santa Monica Bay Restoration Authority is in the 2028 cohort under the Department of Justice's rule on web and mobile accessibility for state and local governments, with compliance dates as set by the Department's interim final rule of April 20, 2026 (91 FR 20902).

How was Santa Monica Bay Restoration Authority's deadline set?

Santa Monica Bay Restoration Authority is a special district government, and the Census Bureau calculates no population for one. The rule gives every special district government the later date, whatever the size of the area it serves.

How many public documents does Santa Monica Bay Restoration Authority have?

Our crawl on October 16, 2026 fetched 48 pages from https://www.santamonicabay.org/ and found at least 34 documents (it stopped at a crawl limit), an estimated 1,348 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.

How many of Santa Monica Bay Restoration Authority's documents pass accessibility checks?

7 of the 26 files we checked passed basic machine checks (27%). That is a sample of the 34 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.

How much would it cost to fix Santa Monica Bay Restoration Authority's documents?

Our directional estimate is $728 to $1,092 with DocoMatic: about 3,639 credits for 1,348 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.

Which documents should Santa Monica Bay Restoration Authority fix first?

Start with rate schedules, service applications and board packets: the documents your customers and board rely on.

Do older PDFs have to be made accessible too?

Not all of them. Documents already posted before the compliance date are excepted unless they are currently used to apply for, gain access to, or participate in the organization's services, programs or activities (28 CFR 35.201(b)). Genuinely archived content is excepted too, but only while it is kept solely for reference, research or recordkeeping, sits in a clearly identified archive area and is not changed. Everything published from the compliance date on is covered, and so is any older file people still use to reach a service.