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Established in 1980 as a joint powers authority, CCCTA assumed control of public bus service within central Contra Costa first begun by Oakland-based AC Transit as it expanded into suburban Contra Costa County in the mid-1970s (especially after the opening of BART). In 2023, the system had a ridership of 2,661,400, or about 9,900 per weekday as ...
The Contra Costa Community College District is a community college district that encompasses three community colleges in Contra Costa County, California - Contra Costa College, Diablo Valley College and Los Medanos College. The headquarters is in the George R. Gordon Education Center in Martinez, California. [1]
Contra Costa County (/ ˌ k ɒ n t r ə ˈ k ɒ s t ə / ⓘ; Contra Costa, Spanish for 'Opposite Coast') 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. [6] The county seat is Martinez.
The college was founded as West Contra Costa Junior College in 1949, with the first classes held in the spring of 1950 at a temporary location in the shuttered Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California. [2] In 1957, a permanent campus was opened on Mission Bell Drive in downtown San Pablo. The college is flanked by Abella Center to the south.
Bear Creek is an approximately 1 mile long creek in Contra Costa County, California. [1] It is the largest tributary to San Pablo Creek. [2] [3] Its name comes from a 1,000 pound California grizzly bear killed on the stream by Ramon Briones in 1897. [4]
Contra Costa refers to Contra Costa County, California and many things within or adjacent to its borders, including: Population centers.
Brentwood is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.It is located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area.The population is 66,854 as of 2022, an increase of 287% from 23,302 at the 2000 census.
Location of Contra Costa County in California. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Contra Costa County, California.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Contra Costa County, California, United States.