links for 2006-11-25

Michael Chavez, Concord’s most politically active hairdresser, is about to become the newest member of the Concord City Council — but he’s not a newcomer to city government or the local political scene.

The City Council voted Nov. 14 to increase council members’ pay by about $550, from $758 to $1,300 a month. The pay hike, which will be the council’s first in more than 15 years, will cost the city approximately $45,000 a year, but will not go into effec

Concord City Council chooses members for the Community Advisory Committee to study uses at closed weapons. Members appointed for a one-year term are Jimmy Araujo, Paul Elliott, Jason Hadnot, John Hemm, Patricia Howlett, Edward James, Ana Maria Korve, Bev