13 Facts About Concord California

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Concord California was founded under the name of Todos Santos, on the initiative of Pacheco in 1869.

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Focal point of downtown Concord California is Todos Santos Plaza, which encompasses an entire city block and is known for its farmers market, free summer concerts, and large number of surrounding restaurants.

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Concord California is bordered on the west by Pleasant Hill and the unincorporated community of Pacheco, on the south by Walnut Creek, on the southeast by Clayton, on the northeast by Pittsburg and the unincorporated community of Bay Point, and on the north by the unincorporated community of Clyde.

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Concord California has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, with hot to warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters.

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Concord California has been primarily a bedroom community for San Francisco and Oakland over the last forty years, but during the last decades, jobs within the city have increased.

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Concord California has a strong retail sector including the Sunvalley Shopping Center, which used to be one of the 50 largest malls in the United States, auto dealerships, and Costco.

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City of Concord California is served by the daily newspaper the East Bay Times published by Bay Area News Group-East Bay (part of the Media News Group, Denver, Colorado), with offices in Walnut Creek.

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Concord California falls within the catchment area of many high-power San Francisco Bay Area radio stations although some stations from Sacramento are available.

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From 1963 to 1993, Concord California had a local radio station, KWUN AM 1480, known as Contra Costa's K-15.

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Concord California is served by major television stations broadcasting primarily out of San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Jose.

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11.

Sole Concord California-licensed TV station, KTNC, gave up its broadcast frequency as part of the FCC reverse spectrum auction in 2017.

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12.

Concord California is served by the Mount Diablo Unified School District.

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13.

Concord California is home to the 20-time World Champion Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps.

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