Contra Costa County is a county located in the U.S. state of California,in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2020 United States Census,the population was 1,165,927. The county seat is Martinez. It occupies the northern portion of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area and is primarily suburban. The county's name refers to its position on the other side of the bay from San Francisco. Contra Costa County is included in the San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley,CA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Clayton is a city in Contra Costa County,California,United States. The population was 10,897 as of the 2010 census.
Concord is the largest city in Contra Costa County,California. According to an estimate completed by the United States Census Bureau,the city had a population of 129,295 in 2019,making it the eighth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 1869 as Todos Santos by Don Salvio Pacheco II,a noted Californio ranchero,the name was later changed to Concord. The city is a major regional suburban East Bay center within the San Francisco Bay Area,and is 29 miles east of San Francisco.
Concord Records is an American record label owned by Concord and based in Los Angeles,California. Concord Records was launched in 1995 as an imprint designed to reach beyond the company's foundational Concord Jazz label. The label's artists have won 14 GRAMMY Awards and 88 GRAMMY nominations.
Concord station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in Concord,California. The station is located between the downtown business district to the west and residential neighborhoods to the east. Concord station has a single elevated island platform.
USS Grayson (DD-435),a Gleaves-class destroyer,is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Cary Travers Grayson,who served as personal physician and aide to President Woodrow Wilson during World War I. He also served as chairman of the American Red Cross from 1935 until his death on 15 February 1938.
The Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope (1537),The Tractate for short,is the seventh Lutheran credal document of the Book of Concord. Philip Melanchthon,its author,completed it on 17 February 1537 during the assembly of princes and theologians in Smalcald.
Concord is a suburb in the inner West of Sydney,in the state of New South Wales,Australia. It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the Sydney central business district,in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay. Concord West is a separate suburb,to the north-west.
North Concord/Martinez station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station located in the Sun Terrace neighborhood of Concord,California. The station serves the northern area of Concord and nearby Martinez. It is located near State Route 4.
Concord Naval Weapons Station was a military base established in 1942 north of the city of Concord,California at the shore of the Sacramento River where it widens into Suisun Bay. The station functioned as a World War II armament storage depot,supplying ships at Port Chicago. During World War II it also had a Naval Outlying Field at the southern edge of the base. It ceased being an operating airfield after World War II. During the Korean War,the Vietnam War and the Gulf War,Concord NWS processed and shipped thousands of tons of materiel out across the Pacific Ocean.
Mark James DeSaulnier is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for California's 10th congressional district since 2015. The district includes most of Contra Costa County,a suburban county in the East Bay. He has been a member of the Democratic Party since 2000;before that,he was a Republican.
California's 14th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Tim Grayson of Concord.
Kenneth Harry Hofmann was an American builder,real estate developer,and philanthropist. He was an owner of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League from 1988 to 1997,in partnership with Ken Behring,and of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2005,in partnership with Stephen Schott.
Alan Mark Grayson is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 8th congressional district from 2009 to 2011 and Florida's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,he was defeated for reelection in 2010 by Republican Daniel Webster;he was then reelected in 2012 for a second,non-consecutive term in the U.S. House of Representatives in another district,defeating Republican Todd Long.
Campbell Grayson is a retired professional squash player who represented New Zealand. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 24 in February 2020.
Fairhaven Bay is a lake located within the Sudbury river in Concord,Massachusetts,United States (US). It was frequented by Henry David Thoreau who,together with Edward Hoar,accidentally set fire to the woods near the bay in April 1844,as later described in Thoreau's journal.
Chambers Russell (1713–1766) was a lawyer and judge from the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Born in Charlestown,he graduated Harvard College in 1731,read law with John Reed,and settled in Concord. He was a leading force in the incorporation of Lincoln from parts of Concord and other towns,and was given the honor of naming the new town. His home,now known as the Codman House,still stands.
Seth William Johnson is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization.
Cyril Ross Grayson Jr. is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He did not play college football,but was an All-American track sprinter at LSU.
Ty Bodden is an American Republican politician. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing Wisconsin's 59th Assembly district since January 2023. He is the former chairman of the Republican Party of Calumet County,Wisconsin,and previously served on the Stockbridge,Wisconsin,village board.
