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 11,585 as of the 2020 census.
Concord is the most populous city in Contra Costa County,California,United States. 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.
The Inner West of Sydney is an area directly west of the Sydney central business district,New South Wales,Australia. The suburbs that make up the Inner West are predominantly located along the southern shore of Port Jackson,stretching south to the shores of the Cooks River. The western boundary of the Inner West is approximately the A3 arterial road,which divides the Inner West from the Greater Western Sydney region. The Inner West is much larger than the Inner West Council local government area. The Inner West roughly corresponds with the Parish of Petersham and Parish of Concord,two cadastral divisions used for land titles.
The City of Canada Bay is a local government area in the Inner West region of Sydney,New South Wales,Australia. The city was formed on 1 December 2000,following the merger of Concord and Drummoyne councils. The city covers an area of 19.82 square kilometres (7.65 sq mi) and as at the 2021 census had a resident population of 89,177. The city is ultimately named after Canada Bay,a bay and suburb along the Parramatta River.
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 and is served by the Yellow Line.
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.
Tri Delta Transit,formally the Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority,is a joint powers agency of the governments of Pittsburg,Antioch,Oakley,Brentwood,and Contra Costa County that provides bus service for the eastern area of Contra Costa County,California,United States. Tri Delta Transit local buses connect to the BART rapid transit system at Antioch,Pittsburg Center,Pittsburg/Bay Point and Concord. Tri Delta Transit buses also connect with County Connection bus service,WestCAT bus service,Delta Breeze bus service and Amtrak at shared bus stops. In 2023,the system had a ridership of 1,304,700,or about 4,800 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
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 a U.S. representative from California since 2015. He has represented the 10th congressional district since 2023,although it was previously numbered the 11th district for his first eight years in office. 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 15th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Tim Grayson of Concord.
Campbell Grayson is a New Zealand retired professional squash player. 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.
Cyril Ross Grayson Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Roughnecks of the United Football League (UFL). He did not play college football,but was an All-American track sprinter at LSU.
The 2024 California State Senate election will be held on Tuesday,November 5,2024,with the primary election being held on March 5,2024. Voters in the 20 odd-numbered districts of the California State Senate will elect their representatives. The elections will coincide with the elections for other offices,including the state Assembly.
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.
