Editing Brentwood, California (section)

==Economy==
Agriculture remains important to the local economy, but has declined in relative importance as the city has become more suburban. Local wineries including Bloomfield, Tamayo, and Hannah Nicole have gained in sales and prestige after winning numerous medals in recent years at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition and the California State Fair. There is no heavy industry and only a small light industrial area in the northeastern part of the city. Brentwood underwent a strong [[economic boom]] from 2000 through 2008.  Population expanded from 23,302 in 2000 to about 48,000 in 2006, a higher growth rate than other communities in the Bay Area. Some of the new neighborhoods were centered around two new golf courses, the Shadow Lakes Golf Club and the Deer Valley Golf Club,  that were constructed to take advantage of the views of Mt. Diablo. The boom stalled in 2009, paralleling the economic crisis that affected all of California, but successful new home subdivisions, including a gated community (Carmel Estates), appeared again in 2010. Within an active adult community (Trilogy at the Vineyards),  Club Los Meganos opened in 2010 with {{convert|34000|sqft|m2}} of athletic club, pool and cabanas, gourmet studio, spa, tennis courts, and events center. In 2013, Brentwood's economy displayed renewed economic vigor with substantial new activity in residential and commercial/retail construction. Sales offices of new home subdivisions commonly advertise new houses beginning in the $500Ks with the largest homes with many upgrades nearing $1M. The overall improvement in the Bay Area economy and anticipation for the 2015 completion of eBart and highway improvements in East Contra Costa County are playing a part in the revival of strong economic growth in Brentwood. One of the most exciting development opportunities in Brentwood is linked to the two Federal research facilities – [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]] and [[Sandia National Laboratories]] – that are located 25 minutes south of Brentwood. Brentwood has established close relations with the national labs and is a member of i-GATE, which is a regional partnership designed to promote tech-oriented business growth connected with the labs.

===Top employers===
According to the city's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web |title=City of Brentwood CAFR 2018 |url=https://www.brentwoodca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/4532/637834486257630000 |access-date=April 14, 2019 |website=brentwoodca.gov}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
! % of Total City Employment
|-
|1
|[[Brentwood Union School District]]
|697
|4.63%
|-
|2
|City of Brentwood
|448
|2.97%
|-
|3
|[[Liberty Union High School District]]
|431
|2.86%
|-
|4
|[[The Home Depot]]
|150
|1.00%
|-
|5
|[[Safeway Inc.|Safeway]]
|141
|0.94%
|-
|6
|[[John Muir Health|John Muir]]
|132
|0.88%
|-
|7
|Precision Cabinets
|130
|0.86%
|-
|8
|Ellison Framing Inc.
|125
|0.83%
|-
|9
|[[Kohl's]]
|123
|0.82%
|-
|10
|[[WinCo Foods]]
|102
|0.68%
|-
|11
|[[Raley's Supermarkets|Raley's]]
|101
|0.67%
|-
|12
|[[BJ's Restaurants|BJ's Brewhouse]]
|100
|0.66%
|-
|13
|[[Walgreens|Walgreen Co.]]
|85
|0.56%
|-
|14
|Town & Country Roofing
|75
|0.50%
|-
|15
|Delta Valley Athletic Club
|14
|0.09%
|-
|16
|[[Best Buy]]
|8
|0.05%
|}