Emergency Crime Scene and Biohazard Cleanup in Martinez, CA

Martinez is a city on the southern shore of the Carquinez Strait and has served as the county seat of Contra Costa County since 1850, even though it could not incorporate until April 1, 1876, because it lacked the 200 registered voters then required.

Martinez was founded on Rancho El Pinole, a roughly 17,700-acre land grant held by Californio ranchero Ygnacio Martinez, for whom the city is named; the town itself was laid out in 1849 by Colonel William M. Smith.

Martinez had a population of 37,287 at the 2020 census, with about 14,723 households averaging 2.46 people each.

The Vicente Martinez Adobe, built in 1849 by Ygnacio Martinez's son Vicente, is the oldest building in Martinez.

Naturalist John Muir lived in Martinez from 1880 until his death in 1914, raising his family in an Alhambra Valley orchard home that is now preserved as the John Muir National Historic Site.

Ferry service between Martinez and Benicia began in 1847 and was for years the only crossing of the Carquinez Strait, lasting until the George Miller Jr. Bridge opened in 1962.

Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio was born in Martinez on November 25, 1914, before his family moved to San Francisco.

Martinez proudly claims to be the birthplace of the martini cocktail, a local legend the city celebrates to this day.

Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline gives the city a marshy public waterfront along the Carquinez Strait just north of downtown.

Briones Regional Park, a large East Bay regional park of rolling oak hills, borders the Alhambra Valley at the southern edge of Martinez.