The 49ers just issued the following news release indicating they are suing Santa Clara County over that $30 million: For Immediate Release June 28, 2012 49ers seek court intervention to block County Oversight Board decision No impact on construction schedule; stadium will open in 2014 (SANTA CLARA, Calif.) – The [...]
Here is the opening to my Tuesday column, which treats the touchy situation between the Niners and Santa Clara, a dispute over $30 million: I'm offering serious advice to the 49ers about their new stadium, but first you need a little background. Last Friday, Santa Clara County officials voted not [...]
I've been reading up on the dispute between Santa Clara and the 49ers over $30 million in redevelopment funds which Santa Clara pledged to the team but now is revoking. Santa Clara says it is not legally obligated to pay the Niners the dough and will use it for essential [...]
It's late on Saturday night. I just got home from an A's-Giants game which went more than 4 1/2 hours and I had to write my column in the blink of an eye. I'm sitting here eating a very late dinner and I came across this article from the San [...]
The 49ers just sent out this news release. Please read it and I'll be back in a moment: For Immediate Release: Ground Breaking on New Santa Clara Parking Garage on July 7th SANTA CLARA, CA – A ground breaking ceremony for a six-story, 1,820 space garage adjacent to the Santa [...]
Lowell Cohn, retired columnist for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, covered sports for almost 40 years and never ran out of things to say.