Editing Pittsburg, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
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| official_name      = Pittsburg
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| motto              = Gateway to the Delta!
| nickname           = "P-World" "The Burg"
| image_skyline      = [[File:Pittsburg Boardwalk.jpg|250px|Pittsburg Boardwalk]]
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| image_caption      = The [[boardwalk (entertainment district)|Boardwalk]]
| image_flag         = Flag of Pittsburg, California.gif
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| map_caption        = Location in [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa County]] and the state of California
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[California]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in California|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa]]
| named_for          = [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania
| government_type    = General Law City
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Jelani Killings<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pittsburgca.gov/government/city-councilmembers|title=City of Pittsburg : City Council|access-date=February 5, 2024}}</ref>
| leader_title1      = [[California's 9th State Senate district|State Senator]]
| leader_name1       = {{Representative|casd|9|fmt=sleader}}<ref>{{cite web
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 |title=Senators
 |access-date=March 26, 2013
|publisher=State of California}}</ref>
| leader_title2      = [[California State Assembly|State&nbsp;Assembly]]
| leader_name2       = {{Representative|caad|15|fmt=sleader}}<ref>{{cite web
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 |title=Members Assembly
 |access-date=August 28, 2023
|publisher=State of California}}</ref>
| leader_title3      = [[California's 8th congressional district|U. S. Congress]]
| leader_name3       = {{Representative|cacd|8|fmt=usleader}}<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|8|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref>
| established_title  = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = June 25, 1903<ref>{{cite web
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 |title       = California Cities by Incorporation Date
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 |publisher   = California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s
 |access-date  = March 26, 2013
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| area_land_sq_mi    = 17.64
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| timezone           = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
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| elevation_m        = 8
| elevation_ft       = 26
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 94565
| area_code          = [[Area code 925|925]]
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'''Pittsburg''' (formerly Black Diamond, New York Landing and New York of the Pacific)<ref>{{Cite gnis|1659783|Pittsburg}}</ref> is a city in [[Contra Costa County, California]], United States. It is an [[industrial suburb]] located on the southern shore of the [[Suisun Bay]] in the [[East Bay]] region of the [[San Francisco Bay Area]], and is part of the [[Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta]] area, the Eastern [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa County]] area, and the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 76,416 at the [[2020 United States census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0657456|title=Census - Geography Profile: Pittsburg city, California|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 20, 2022}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Pacific service magazine (1924) (14778670061).jpg|thumb|Columbia Steel plant in Pittsburg, established in 1910]]
[[File:NARA RG 111-SC Box 665 1947 10 01 - Gate 1 looking up Grant Drive 2.jpg|thumb|Camp Stoneman Gate]]

Originally settled in 1839 as [[Rancho Los Medanos]], the area of almost 10,000 acres was issued to [[Californios]] Jose Antonio Mesa and his brother Jose Miguel under a Mexican Land Grant by then Governor [[Juan Bautista Alvarado]], one of the final land grants issued prior to the formation of California as a state.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Society |first=Brought to you by the City of Pittsburg and the Pittsburg Historical |date=September 13, 2022 |title=Old Town Path of History |url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/432e3c43819a4a17bb5c3af540d2c42c |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=ArcGIS StoryMaps |language=en}}</ref><ref name="pittsburgca.gov">{{Cite web |title=Our History {{!}} City of Pittsburg |url=https://www.pittsburgca.gov/our-city/our-history#:~:text=In%201906%20Columbia%20Geneva%20Steel,the%20City%20and%20its%20growth. |access-date=November 8, 2022 |website=www.pittsburgca.gov |language=en}}</ref>

In 1849, during the [[California gold rush]], Colonel [[Jonathan D. Stevenson]] (from New York) bought the [[Rancho Los Medanos]] land grant for [[speculation]], and laid out a town he called "New York of the Pacific".<ref name="CGN" /> General [[William Tecumseh Sherman]] laid out the first network of streets on the west side of town. The area was the midway stopping point for [[schooner]]s traveling from [[San Francisco]] to the gold country further inland. Fishing, farming, and cattle raising for the hide and tallow industry were the major economic activities during this time.<ref name=":0"/>

In 1859, with the discovery of coal in the nearby town of [[Nortonville, California|Nortonville]], the place became a port for coal. The Black Diamond Coal Mining Company commenced operations, building the [[Black Diamond Coal Mining Railroad]] to Nortonville.<ref>Third Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of California for the Years ending December 31, 1880-81-82, pages 345–348.</ref> Steam powered engines moved coal cars down the tracks along present day Railroad Avenue to the waterfront docks that came to be called "Black Diamond Landing." The boom ended in 1885, and the company moved to Washington state to work a new claim.<ref name=":0" />

In the 1870s, commercial fishing took hold and the Black Diamond Cannery was established at the foot of Los Medanos St. By 1882, a network of ten canneries was formed along the Sacramento Delta. An industry was born with fishermen, packing plants, boat builders and the like dominating the local waterfront for the next 80 years. The town boasted the largest Delta fishing community in the state, made up primarily of Sicilian immigrants, the families of which have remained in the area for generations. In 1957, the State of California closed down the Sacramento Delta to commercial fishing, ending the area's industry.<ref name=":0" />

In 1900, C.A. Hooper purchased the land grant and gave birth to many manufacturing ventures, beginning in 1903 with the creation of the Industrial Center of the West. Hooper secured additional capitalization and provided property for the [[Columbia Steel Company]], which, in 1910, opened its California steel plant in Pittsburg with one foundry and a crew of 60 employees. It made steel castings for the dredging, lumber and shipping industries.<ref name=":0" />

In 1903 the town was incorporated, and by a vote of the citizenry, was renamed "Black Diamond", after the mining firm.<ref name="CGN" /> Because of the industrial potential of the site, a name change to Pittsburg was proposed in 1909.<ref name="CGN" /> On February 11, 1911, the city officials changed the town's name to "Pittsburg", honoring [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania, as the two cities shared a common steel and mining industrial heritage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.pittsburg.ca.us/Pittsburg/About+Pittsburg/Our+History/history.htm|title=History of Our City|access-date=December 3, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017135629/http://ci.pittsburg.ca.us/Pittsburg/About+Pittsburg/Our+History/history.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive -->|archive-date=October 17, 2007}}</ref> This rechristening came at a time when the [[name of Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania, was more commonly spelled without the "h".<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Pittsburg (Pennsylvania) |display=Pittsburg |volume=21 |page=678}}</ref> In 1918 the shipyard of the [[Pacific Coast Shipbuilding Company]] was built in neighboring [[Bay Point, California|Bay Point]], the associated company town of [[Clyde, California]], alongside it, but as soon as the World War I shipbuilding boom was over, the yard was closed in 1921.

In 1930, Columbia Steel became a subsidiary of [[U.S. Steel]]. At that point the company had expanded into Utah and was worth $40,000,000. The Pittsburg plant continued to grow until the early 1950s, reaching a peak staff of 5,200 employees when the markets for its products crashed. The parent company (by 1986, renamed as USS Company) had merged with Korean Pohang Iron and Steel Company. Together they invested $450 million turning the Pittsburg plant into a modern flat-products mill, renamed as USS-Posco. As of 1999, the facility employed 970 workers and shipped over 1.6 million U.S. tons per year of steel to over 175 customers in the Western U. S., Mexico, Canada and the [[Pacific Rim]].<ref name="Heredia">[http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/MEN-OF-STEEL-For-five-generations-a-Pittsburg-2943743.php "MEN OF STEEL / Heredia, Christopher. "For five generations, a Pittsburg family forges life at the mill."] ''SFGate''. March 5, 1999. Accessed November 9, 2017.</ref>

The original town site fronts on the Sacramento/San Joaquin River Delta, reflecting its origins as a deep water channel river port (As of January 1, 2007, state legislation [Assembly Bill 2324] enabled the city to manage its own riverfront for commercial development and subsequent port operations). Since the early 1900s, the city has grown inland to the south, then spread east and west along [[California State Route 4|State Route 4]], now a freeway carrying resident [[Commuting|commute]]rs to jobs in the [[San Francisco Bay]]-[[Oakland, California|Oakland]] Region. In the process, the former town of [[Cornwall, California]], was absorbed. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,769.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censtats.census.gov/data/CA/1600657456.pdf|title=Pittsburg city, California profile|access-date=December 3, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617120036/http://censtats.census.gov/data/CA/1600657456.pdf|archive-date=June 17, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Camp Stoneman]] was built in 1942, and was a major staging area for the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]] until 1954.<ref name="pittsburgca.gov"/>

The first post office opened in 1868 as Black Diamond, and changed its name with the town's in 1911.<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|681}}</ref>

==Geography==
Pittsburg shares a border with the unincorporated community of [[Bay Point, California]], to the west, the city of [[Concord, California]], to the southwest and [[Antioch, California]], to the east. The [[Suisun Bay]] is directly north of the city and connects [[San Francisco Bay]] to the [[Sacramento River|Sacramento]] and [[San Joaquin River|San Joaquin]] rivers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=psbc1|title=NDBC Station Page|website=www.ndbc.noaa.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://distancesonline.com/Pittsburg,CA/San-Francisco,CA|title=Distance Pittsburg CA San-Francisco CA|website=distancesonline.com}}</ref>

===Climate===
Pittsburg experiences a hot summer [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Csa'') bordering on the [[Semi-arid climate]] because of the [[Mt. Diablo]] rain shadow in East Contra Costa County.<ref>{{Cite web | title=East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy, CA {{!}} Official Website | url=http://www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/depart/cd/water/hcp/archive/downloads/wetland_report/Ch03_Hydrogeomorphic_Setting_10_14_04.pdf | access-date=2025-03-28 | website=www.co.contra-costa.ca.us}}</ref>

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|Feb high C = 15.6
|Mar high C = 21.7
|Apr high C = 26.1
|May high C = 30.0
|Jun high C = 32.8
|Jul high C = 32.2
|Aug high C = 30.0
|Sep high C = 25.6
|Oct high C = 18.3
|Nov high C = 17.8
|Dec high C = 12.2
|year high C = 22.8
|Jan low C =  3.3
|Feb low C =  5.0
|Mar low C =  8.3
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|May low C = 13.9
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|Jul low C = 14.4
|Aug low C = 13.3
|Sep low C = 10.6
|Oct low C =  6.7
|Nov low C =  6.7
|Dec low C =  2.2
|year low C = 9.2
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|Feb precipitation inch = 2.51
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.16
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.73
|May precipitation inch = 0.47
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.09
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.03
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.03
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.24
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.76
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.77
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.89
|year precipitation inch = 13.33
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|date=August 2010
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 300
|1900= 603
|1910= 2372
|1920= 4715
|1930= 9610
|1940= 9520
|1950= 12763
|1960= 19062
|1970= 21423
|1980= 33034
|1990= 47564
|2000= 56769
|2010= 63264
|2020= 76416
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020===
The [[2020 United States census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/pittsburgcitycalifornia|title=2020 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Pittsburg city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2023}}</ref> reported that Pittsburg had a population of 77,572. The population density was {{convert|4,323.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Pittsburg was 23,106 (27.3%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11,187 (15.2%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 517 (1.2%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American and Alaska Native alone]], 13,808 (17.8%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 645 (1.0%) [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 13,270 (7.2%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4,648 (14.2%) from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 26,841 persons (43.2%).

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Pittsburg, California – Racial and Ethnic Composition'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – San Pittsburg city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US0657456|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web |title = P2 Hispanic or Latino, and not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pittsburg city, California|url = https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0657456&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web |title = P2 Hispanic or Latino, and not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pittsburg city, California|url = https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0657456&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|17,697
|12,684
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,888
|31.17%
|20.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18.9%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|10,457
|10,756
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12,441
|18.42%
|17.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15.2%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|210
|202
|style='background: #ffffe6; |218
|0.37%
|0.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.2%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|7,031
|9,654
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,725
|12.39%
|15.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.8%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|464
|614
|style='background: #ffffe6; |825
|0.82%
|0.97%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.0%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|2,433
|2,336
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,502
|4.29%
|3.69%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.52%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|18,287
|26,841
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32,300
|32.21%
|42.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |43.2%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''56,769'''
|'''63,264'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''76,416'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0657456|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715032503/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0657456|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Pittsburg city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Pittsburg had a population of 63,264. The population density was {{convert|3,302.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Pittsburg was 23,106 (36.5%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11,187 (17.7%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 517 (0.8%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 9,891 (15.6%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (9.9% Filipino, 2.0% Indian, 1.2% Chinese, 1.1% Vietnamese, 0.2% Korean, 0.2% Japanese, 1.1% Other), 645 (1.0%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 13,270 (21.0%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4,648 (7.3%) from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 26,841 persons (42.4%).

The Census reported that 62,973 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 153 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 138 (0.2%) were institutionalized.

There were 19,527 households, out of which 8,837 (45.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 9,833 (50.4%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 3,583 (18.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,420 (7.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,432 (7.3%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 194 (1.0%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 3,446 households (17.6%) were made up of individuals, and 1,067 (5.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22. There were 14,836 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (76.0% of all households); the average family size was 3.64.

The population was spread out, with 17,385 people (27.5%) under the age of 18, 6,823 people (10.8%) aged 18 to 24, 18,319 people (29.0%) aged 25 to 44, 15,298 people (24.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 5,439 people (8.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.

There were 21,126 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,102.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 19,527 were occupied, of which 11,490 (58.8%) were owner-occupied, and 8,037 (41.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.8%. 37,078 people (58.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 25,895 people (40.9%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 56,769 people, 17,741 households, and 13,483 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,639.0|/mi2|/km2|abbr=on}}. There were 18,300 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,173.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 36.53% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 25.89% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.75% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 12.65% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.86% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 16.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 7.22% from two or more races. 32.21% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 17,741 households, out of which 42.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.59.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,557, and the median income for a family was $54,472. Males had a median income of $39,111 versus $31,396 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,241. About 8.7% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
Coal mining and industry have been part of the economy since the late 1800s. USS-POSCO Industries (a joint venture between [[US Steel]] and [[POSCO]] of South Korea) and [[Corteva]] maintaining plants in Pittsburg.<ref name= "Heredia"/>

===Top employers===
According to the city's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|title=City of Pittsburg CAFR|url=http://www.ci.pittsburg.ca.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=12704|access-date=February 20, 2021}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
|Pittsburg Unified School District
|1,221
|-
|2
|[[Los Medanos College]]
|584
|-
|3
|[[US Steel|USS]]-[[POSCO]] Industries
|570
|-
|4
|[[Dow Chemical Company]]
|350
|-
|5
|Ramar Foods
|370
|-
|6
|City of Pittsburg
|340
|-
|7
|[[Wal-Mart]]
|222
|-
|8
|[[The Home Depot|Home-Depot]]
|188
|-
|9
|[[WinCo Foods]]
|168
|-
|10
|[[Cardenas (supermarket)]]
|143
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== Arts and culture ==
===Museums and theatres===
The Pittsburg Historical Museum, established in 1961, has been situated in the historic former Pittsburg Post Dispatch building since 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pittsburg Post Dispatch Building Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=37423 |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ECV 13 Historic Markers in Antioch and Pittsburgh, California |url=https://ecv13.org/antiochpittsburg/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=Joaquin Murrieta Chapter 13 E Clampus Vitus Official Chapter Website |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:California Theatre in Pittsburg.jpg|thumb|California Theatre]]
The [[California Theatre (Pittsburg, California)|California Theatre]], opened in 1920, began as a venue for live [[vaudeville]] performances and [[silent film]]s. During its heyday, notable performers included Flash Gordon and cowboy heroes [[Ray "Crash" Corrigan|Ray “Crash” Corrigan]], [[Tim Holt]], [[Tex Ritter]] and [[Fred Scott (actor)|Fred Scott]]. The California Theatre closed in 1954 and began to deteriorate, prompting a $7.6 million renovation in 2008 and an additional $2 million restoration in 2022. Today, the auditorium features a 981-seat capacity, beaux-artes style ceiling decoration, and a grand balcony.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pittsburg Historical Society |first=City of Pittsburg |date=March 27, 2023 |title=Old Town Path of History |url=https://local.storymapsdev.arcgis.com:3443/stories/432e3c43819a4a17bb5c3af540d2c42c |access-date=January 1, 2024 |website=ArcGIS StoryMaps |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=California Theatre Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=146532 |access-date=January 1, 2024 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref>

=== Festivals ===
* Pittsburg Seafood & Music Festival, an annual celebration held every September since its inception in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 7, 2023 |title=Seafood, music fest returning to East Bay after three-year pandemic hiatus |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/06/07/seafood-and-music-festival-to-return-after-three-year-covid-19-break/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Pittsburg Jazz, Blues and Funk Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 19, 2023 |title=City Events Calendar {{!}} City of Pittsburg |url=https://www.pittsburgca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/8862/17 |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=www.pittsburgca.gov |language=en}}</ref>
* Pittsburg Car Show, held from May to September each year, featuring cars and live bands.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2023 |title=City Events Calendar {{!}} City of Pittsburg |url=https://www.pittsburgca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/8794/17 |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=www.pittsburgca.gov |language=en}}</ref>
* Holiday Parade, an annual event held in December, featuring City dignitaries, the Pittsburg High School Marching Band, and  [[Float (parade)|floats]] parading down Railroad Avenue.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 9, 2023 |title=City Events Calendar {{!}} City of Pittsburg |url=https://www.pittsburgca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/8795/17 |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=www.pittsburgca.gov |language=en}}</ref>

===Public libraries===
Pittsburg hosts one of the many [[Contra Costa County Library|Contra Costa County Libraries]].<ref>"[http://ccclib.org/locations/pittsburg.html Pittsburg Library]." [[Contra Costa County Library]]. Retrieved April 1, 2010.</ref>

==Sports==
The [[Pittsburg Diamonds]], was an independent [[professional baseball]] team, in the [[Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs]] from 2014 to 2019. The team played its home games in City Park Field #1 until going on hiatus for 2019 and 2020. The Pacific Association has since folded, leaving Pittsburg without independent baseball.

==Government==
According to the [[Secretary of State of California|California Secretary of State]], as of February 10, 2019, Pittsburg has 33,751 registered voters. Of those, 18,644 (55.2%) are registered [[California Democratic Party|Democrats]], 3,817 (11.3%) are registered [[California Republican Party|Republicans]], and 9,888 (29.3%) have [[Decline to State|declined to state]] a political party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/ror-odd-year-2019/politicalsub.pdf|title=CA Secretary of State – Report of Registration – February 10, 2019|website=ca.gov|access-date=March 12, 2019}}</ref>

==Education==

Pittsburg is home to [[Los Medanos College]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.losmedanos.edu/|title=Los Medanos Community College|access-date=December 3, 2007}}</ref> a two-year [[community college]] that is part of the [[Contra Costa Community College District]]. The college's name is derived from that of [[Rancho Los Medanos]], one of the land grants made by the Mexican Government during its sovereignty over California from 1821 to 1846; Los Medanos, loosely translated from Spanish, means The Sand Dunes. Construction on Los Medanos College was completed in 1974.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Los Medanos College |url=https://www.losmedanos.edu/aboutus/#facts |website=www.losmedanos.edu |access-date=April 29, 2019 |date=November 14, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Los Medanos College |url=http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/collegeDetails.aspx?collegeID=313&txt=Los%20Medanos%20College |website=californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu |access-date=April 29, 2019}}</ref>

===Public schools===
[[File:Pittsburg, CA, USA - panoramio (22).jpg|thumb|[[Pittsburg High School (California)|Pittsburg High School]]]]

The vast majority of the city is in the [[Pittsburg Unified School District]].<ref name=SDMap2020>{{cite map|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06013_contra_costa/DC20SD_C06013.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Contra Costa County, CA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|place=[[Suitland, Maryland]]|access-date=2025-01-24}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06013_contra_costa/DC20SD_C06013_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> Pittsburg USD schools include:<ref>{{cite web | title = Our Schools | publisher = Pittsburg Unified School District | url = https://pittsburgusd.net/Our-Schools/ | accessdate = December 31, 2023}}</ref>
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* Black Diamond Continuation High School
* Foothill Elementary School
* Heights Elementary School
* Highlands Elementary School
* Hillview Junior High School
* Los Medanos Elementary School
* Marina Vista Elementary School
* Martin Luther King Jr. High School
* Parkside Elementary School
* [[Pittsburg High School (California)|Pittsburg High School]]
* Rancho Medanos Junior High School
* Stoneman Elementary School
* Willow Cove Elementary School
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Portions of the city limits are in the [[Mount Diablo Unified School District]]<!--UNI 26370--> and the [[Antioch Unified School District]].<!--UNI 02850--><ref name=SDMap2020/>

===Private schools===
* The Christian Center
* School of Saint Peter Martyr
* Spectrum Center

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:PBBP Station Front.jpg|thumb|Pittsburg/Bay Point BART Station]]
The city has two [[Bay Area Rapid Transit|BART]] stations, the [[Pittsburg/Bay Point station]] located on Bailey Road and [[California State Route 4|Highway 4]] near [[Bay Point, California|Bay Point]] and the [[Pittsburg Center station|Pittsburg Center Station]] located on Railroad Avenue and [[California State Route 4|Highway 4]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://bart.gov/stations/stationguide/localareamap_baypt.asp?ct=1| title=Pittsburg/Bay Point Station overview| access-date=December 3, 2007}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Tri Delta Transit]] provides [[bus service]] in the area. [[California State Route 4]] bisects the city from west to east.

==Notable people==
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* [[Justin Baesman]] (born 1981), mixed martial artist
* [[Dante Basco]] (born 1975), actor
* [[Dion Basco]] (born 1977), actor; brother of Dante
* [[Toni Blackman]], rapper
* [[Bert Bonanno]] (born 1940), track and field coach
* [[Marvin Burke]] (1918–1994), NASCAR driver
* [[Joe Canciamilla]] (born 1955), politician
* [[Cameron Colvin]] (born 1986), footballer
* [[John Coughran]] (born 1951), basketballer
* [[Xavier Crawford]] (born 1995), footballer
* [[Brian Dailey]] (born 1951), artist
* [[Darrell Daniels]] (born 1994), footballer
* [[Pete Escovedo]] (born 1935), percussionist
* [[Sal Esquivel]] (born 1948), businessman
* [[Rosie Gaines]] (born 1960), musician
* [[Donald George]], operatic tenor
* [[Luis Gutierrez (artist)|Luis Gutierrez]] (born 1933), artist
* [[Shaunard Harts]] (born 1978), footballer
* [[Rydah J. Klyde]], rapper
* [[Paul E. Koelliker]] (1943-2022), general authority of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS Church]]
* [[Steve Lopez]] (born 1953), journalist
* [[Pat McNeil]] (born 1954), footballer
* [[Aaron Miles]] (born 1976), baseballer
* [[The Jacka|Dominick Newton]] (1977–2015), rapper better known as "The Jacka"
* [[Joe O'Brien (American football)|Joe O'Brien]] (born 1972), footballer
* [[James Page (boxer)|James "Mighty Quinn" Page]] (born 1971), boxer
* [[Avery Patterson (American football)|Avery Patterson]], footballer
* [[Broderick Perkins]] (born 1954), baseballer
* [[Evan Pilgrim]] (born 1972), footballer
* [[Ken Simonton]] (born 1979), footballer
* [[Dave Stetson]] (born 1946), co-creator of [[Caricature Carvers of America]]
* [[Joe Tafoya]] (born 1978), footballer
* [[Altie Taylor]] (1947–2010), footballer
* [[Tony Teresa]] (1933–1984), footballer
* [[Mario Verduzco]], football coach
* [[Karen Vogtmann]] (born 1949), mathematician
* [[Annabelle Wallis]] (born 1984), actress
* [[Keith Daniel Williams]] (1947–1996), murderer
* [[Stan Williamson]] (1909–1965), footballer
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==Sister cities==
Pittsburg is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Sister City Links|url=http://www.ci.pittsburg.ca.us/index.aspx?page=969|website=ci.pittsburg.ca.us|publisher=City of Pittsburg|access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Isola delle Femmine]], Italy
* {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Pohang]], South Korea
* {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shimonoseki]], Japan
* {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Yahualica de González Gallo]], Mexico

==References==
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