Brentwood, California
City of Brentwood Official logo of City of Brentwood Location in Contra Costa County and the state of California Location in Contra Costa County and the state of California City of Brentwood is positioned in the US City of Brentwood - City of Brentwood Brentwood is a town/city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
Brentwood began as a improve in the late 19th century, and still is known throughout the Bay Area for its agricultural products, primarily its cherries, corn and peaches.
Brentwood is increasingly residentiary, with the rate of populace growth in the triple digits amid the 1990s and 69% from 2000 through 2005.
Brentwood was originally laid out on territory donated from property owned by John Marsh, an East Contra Costa County pioneer who acquired Rancho Los Meganos, the territory grant that Brentwood is assembled upon, in 1837 from Jose Noriega.
Rancho Los Meganos became the end of the California Trail. Brentwood was titled after Marsh's ancestral home, the town of Brentwood in the County of Essex, England. Brentwood's first postal service was established in 1878. The town/city incorporated in 1948. In 1910, it assembled the Brentwood Hotel at Oak Street and Brentwood Boulevard, athwart from the barns station.
The Brentwood water fortress perhaps symbolizes the city's transition from a non-urban farm improve to a undivided bedroom community.
This landmark on Walnut Boulevard, athwart the street from the Brentwood Park and Ride lot, is the tallest structure in the city.
City water is stored in large tanks up on hills outside the city.
The town/city is bordered on three sides by the Contra Costa County Agricultural Core which consists of 11,000 acres of preserved and still actively productive farm land.
The Streets of Brentwood, an outside lifestyle retail center, opened in Brentwood in 2008.
The Mission-style architectural inspiration for City Hall, the chief building, was the 1910 Brentwood Hotel.
The $60 million project, instead of in May 2012, includes the 58,000-square-foot City Hall and state-of-the-art City Council Chambers, a 32,000-square-foot improve center, 280-space parking garage and redevelopment of the 2 -acre City Park.
The center received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification for amenities such as green roofs, bioswales, permeable paving and infiltration planters. City departments began moving into the new facility in October 2011, and the former town/city hall was completed amid November 2011.
As is common with many East Bay suburbs in Contra Costa County, Mount Diablo is clearly seen from Brentwood.
In the picture shown at right, Brentwood lies center right and the town/city of Antioch lies center left.
North Peak appears in the foreground between the two metros/cities and largely hides the town/city of Oakley.
The East Bay Regional Park District is a special San Francisco Bay Area precinct operating in the East Bay counties of Alameda County and Contra Costa County.
East Bay Regional Park District trails and parks are found in Brentwood.
Brentwood has a total region of 14.81 sq mi (38.4 km2), of which 14.79 sq mi (38.3 km2) is territory and 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) or 0.13% is water.
Like most of East Contra Costa County, Brentwood lies in the precipitation shadow of Mt.
Climate data for Brentwood, California The City of Brentwood operates under the City Manager form of government.
Under policy direction of the City Council, the City Manager serves as the Chief Administrative Officer of the City; assumes full responsibility for planning, administering, directing, overseeing, and evaluating the activities and operations of all City departments.
Brentwood established its own town/city police department in 1948, when it was primarily a small farming community.
Fire Protection is provided by the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District (ECCFPD), which is under the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors.
ECCFPD is headquartered in the Brentwood City Hall building.
This left only four stations to cover an region of 249 square miles.Two stations are still open in Brentwood, one in Oakley, and one in Discovery Bay. Brentwood's enhance education fitness has about 7 elementary, 3 middle, and 4 high schools, Independence High School, Liberty High School, Freedom High School and Heritage High School.
The town/city is served by the Brentwood Union School District, Knightsen School District and the Liberty Union High School District.
The Brentwood Union School District runs on a modified traditional school calendar.
The Brentwood Union School District has many schools designated as a California Distinguished School.
Los Medanos College began operating a satellite facility (Brentwood Center) at Sand Creek Road and Brentwood Boulevard in the city.
The Brentwood Center has acquired property in the southwest part of the city, where it plans to build a new 18 acres (7.3 ha) campus.
The Brentwood branch of the Contra Costa County Library is positioned at 104 Oak Street, athwart from the Civic Center and City Park. This building site served as a temporary facility, pending assembly of a new library.
The Brentwood City Council allowed the design for the new facility in September, 2016.
The current library will be closed for two weeks, while its contents are moved to the new Community Center, adjoining to the new City Hall.
The $12.2 million universal is being funded by the remaining bond cash that was originally raised to build the new City Hall, Community Center and parking garage.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Brentwood had a populace of 51,481.
The ethnic makeup of Brentwood was 34,969 (67.9%) White, 3,389 (6.6%) African American, 333 (0.6%) Native American, 4,051 (7.9%) Asian, 202 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 4,964 (9.6%) from other competitions, and 3,573 (6.9%) from two or more competitions.
The populace was spread out with 16,058 citizens (31.2%) under the age of 18, 3,854 citizens (7.5%) aged 18 to 24, 13,991 citizens (27.2%) aged 25 to 44, 11,703 citizens (22.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 5,875 citizens (11.4%) who were 65 years of age or older.
Brentwood underwent a strong economic boom from 2000 through 2008.
In 2013, Brentwood's economy displayed renewed economic vigor with substantial new activeness in residentiary and commercial/retail construction.
The overall enhancement in the Bay Area economy and anticipation for the 2015 culmination of e - Bart and highway improvements in East Contra Costa County are playing a part in the revival of strong economic expansion in Brentwood.
One of the most exciting evolution opportunities in Brentwood is linked to the two Federal research facilities Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories that are positioned 25 minutes south of Brentwood.
Brentwood has established close relations with the nationwide labs and is a member of i-GATE, which is a county-wide partnership designed to promote tech-oriented company expansion connected with the labs.
According to the City's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 1 Brentwood Union School District 500-600 3 City of Brentwood 200-300 No freeways served Brentwood directly, until February 2008, when the John Marsh Heritage Highway (also known as the California State Route 4 Bypass or Bypass Road, now California State Route 4) was assembled to connect the side of Brentwood directly with Antioch.
State Route 4 passes by the edge of Brentwood.
To the southeast of Brentwood, County Route J4, known as the Byron Highway, joins to Tracy and the San Joaquin Valley.
This precinct also operates express bus service to the Pittsburg/Bay Point and the Pleasanton/Dublin BART rail stations Monday through Friday, a several a day, and only in the dominant commute direction. Due to a route with a number of bus stops, it takes about one hour for the bus to reach Pittsburg/Bay Point BART from the Brentwood Park & Ride lot on Walnut Street.
A light rail Bay Area Rapid Transit expansion from Bay Point to Hillcrest Avenue, serving East Contra Costa County, known as e - Bart, is in progress and scheduled for culmination in 2017.
There is no passenger rail service to Brentwood.
There is a freight-only rail line that passes through Brentwood, which is owned by Union Pacific Railroad.
Brentwood was one of 212 metros/cities designated by Ka - BOOM! as a Playful City USA for 2010 - one of only 23 such metros/cities in California and only three in Northern California. This is the seventh consecutive year that Brentwood has been listed.
Brentwood was chose for a range of reasons, including the fact that it offers the improve its Wellness Policy, a community-wide aspirational goal which promotes physical activeness and education as the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle.
Brentwood has 68 parks and 17 lesser pocket parks inside nearly 12 square miles (31 km2), and miles of jogging trails, to support healthy lifestyles. The visual and performing arts are well represented in Brentwood.
The town/city is home to the Brentwood Art Society, which sponsors affairs such as the annual Art, Wine, and Jazz Festival, the Artists Open Studio Tour, open mic evenings, and other gatherings and shows.
The Art Society is also a supporter of the Brentwood Theater Company, which since 2010 has been producing Broadway musicals and musical reviews in venues around the city.
In spring 2014, a primary art loggia was opened in the Streets of Brentwood shopping center. East Contra Costa Historical Society and Museum - east of Brentwood on Sellers Road.
Brentwood Civic Center Streets of Brentwood shopping center Numerous small-town farms operate produce stands or offer "U-Pick" opportunities throughout Brentwood on the "Harvest Time" farm tour route.
A farmers' market is held on First Street in downtown Brentwood on Saturday mornings from April through October.
Brentwood's Co - Co County Wine Company offers small-town wines and imports along with a micro-brew beer selection in historic downtown Brentwood.
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