CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.walnut-creek.ca.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.walnut-creek.com/

Population:
64296 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1849 (settled), 21-Oct-1914 (city)

County:
Contra Costa County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
Contra Costa Times

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
PMI Group	1972
Central Garden & Pet	1955
Longs Drugs	1938

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mark Eitzel	Musician	30-Jan-1959		Frontman for American Music Club
Kyle Gass	Musician	14-Jul-1960		Half of Tenacious D
Randy Johnson	Baseball	10-Sep-1963		Five-time Cy Young Award winner
Lani O'Grady	Actor	2-Oct-1954	25-Sep-2001	Mary Bradford on Eight Is Enough
Shoshannah Stern	Actor	3-Jul-1980		Deaf actress
Christy Turlington	Model	2-Jan-1969		Supermodel, started Sundari

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Malcolm Baldrige	Politician	4-Oct-1922	25-Jul-1987	US Secretary of Commerce 1981-87
Hubert Howe Bancroft	Historian	5-May-1832	2-Mar-1918	Bancroft Library

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