Contra Costa County

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From Spanish Contra Costa (literally “opposite coast”).

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Contra Costa County

  1. One of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Martinez.
    Synonyms: County of Contra Costa, Contra Costa
    • 2022 October 30, Alaa Elassar, Rebekah Riess, Joe Sutton, “Former California police officer involved in the fatal shooting of Tyrell Wilson won’t be charged”, in CNN‎[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 12 November 2022:
      This image from body-worn camera video provided by the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office shows Tyrell Wilson, left, holding a knife in his right hand, in front of Officer Andrew Hall in the middle of an intersection, March 11, 2021, in Danville, California.

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