New Councilmember Pablo Benavente and incoming Mayor Carlyn Obringer are sworn in by City Clerk Joelle Fockler during a City Council meeting at City Hall in Concord, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.

For example, Visit Concord, the city's tourism bureau, received two allocations – $50,000 and $200,000 – and Leaven Kids, a nonprofit with strong ties to police and religious conservatives, received ...