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Stadium Authority Approves Budget With Contentious Item Removed

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The Santa Clara City Council approved the Stadium Authority's annual budget sans a controversial line item for office space for ManCo employees.

The Santa Clara Stadium Authority (SCSA) approved its annual budget — with the exception of a hefty line item for previously contested office space. After a study session where $620,000 for office space rental for the Forty-Niners Management Company (ManCo) — the entity that manages non-NFL events for the stadium authority — was at issue, … Read more

FIFA Deal Appears to Put Santa Clara in the Black

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The BAHC has promised to pay the City of Santa Clara all "qualified event expenses" in connection to hosting the FIFA World Cup at Levi's Stadium.

At first glance, it appears the City of Santa Clara has done its best to insulate itself from the $11.4 million in expected costs associated with hosting the FIFA World Cup at Levi’s Stadium. At its Feb. 11 meeting, the council will discuss three agreements presented by the Forty-Niners Stadium Management Company LLC (ManCo) and … Read more

Council Gets FIFA Documents

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The City of Santa Clara finally received documents about the FIFA World Cup that the staff had been long wanting to review.

The Santa Clara City Council finally got several key documents with regard to the FIFA World Cup games Levi’s Stadium is set to host in 2026. At a study session on Oct. 10, the council heard details from city employees on different aspects of what has been negotiated with the nonprofit hosting the event and … Read more

Civil Grand Jury Report Finds Hindsight is 20/20

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A new Civil Grand Jury report finds that Santa Clara was outmaneuvered in contract negotiations in its Levi's Stadium management partnership with the 49ers.

Less than 24 hours after it released its report “Irreconcilable Differences,” the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury launched another volley into Santa Clara politics, this one aimed at the San Francisco 49ers with a little splash back on the Santa Clara City Council majority. The title of the report says it all: “Outplayed: Measure … Read more

49ers Offer $18M, Concessions to Settle Litigation

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The Forty-Niners Management Company has made an $18 million offer and agreed to concessions to the Stadium Authority to settle two pending legal disputes.

Santa Clara City leaders face a big decision on Tuesday. Agree to settle with the 49ers and quash all pending litigation or continue to fund a legal battle that has been raging for more than five years. The Forty-Niners Management Company (ManCo) has offered the Santa Clara Stadium Authority (SCSA) $18 million to resolve two … Read more

Vague Non-NFL Event Audit Pushes Stadium Authority Board Buttons

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Santa Clara Stadium Authority board members split on whether to accept a "vague" audit from ManCo that did not clearly outline non-NFL event revenue.

A lackluster audit report nearly divided the Santa Clara Stadium Authority Board, causing it to halt further efforts, before a last-minute amendment managed to gain consensus. Tuesday night, New York-headquartered JS Held presented the Board with findings from another forensic audit of non-NFL events at Levi’s Stadium. The firm previously conducted an audit for fiscal … Read more