The Golden Gate Conference was a junior college athletic conference with member schools located in the San Francisco Bay Area, in Northern California. The conference was formed in 1961 and began operation in the fall of 1962. The conference's eight initial members were Chabot College, Contra Costa College, Diablo Valley College, Foothill College, Oakland City College, the City College of San Francisco, San Jose City College, the College of San Mateo. The Golden Gate Conference was originally called the Bay League during its development.[1] [2]