Santa Clara

There are questions about 49er stadium funding

I’m following up on a blog I previously posted about Santa Clara County withholding $30 million from the 49ers stadium project. The San Jose Mercury News, which is doing a very good job on this subject, followed up with its own article indicating the entire funding for the Niners project may be at issue. Here’s what the article says: “While the money is a tiny fraction of what’s needed for…

June 26, 2012
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Santa Clara-49er dispute re: stadium funding

This interesting article appeared this morning in the San Jose Mercury News. There is a dispute about Redevelopment Agency funding for the 49ers projected stadium. Santa Clara County officials have taken away $30 million from the 49ers stadium project. It was earmarked for little televisions on the back of the seats, but now it’s going to schools, among other things. The 49ers were counting on redevelopment funds, but in December…

June 24, 2012
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