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Friday, July 27, 2012

Field of Schemes new post California legislature considers forcing Santa Clara to give disputed $30m to 49ers

Today's the hearing date for the San Francisco 49ers's dispute over the $30 million in property taxes that the team says voters approved to go towards their new Santa Clara stadium, but that the board that controls the tax money says can be spent on other uses now that the redevelopment agency that originally controlled it has been dissolved by the state. (Got all that?) It may not matter much, though, as state senator Elaine Alquist has gutted a bill on teacher credentialing and instead inserted language to force the county board to cough up the dough to the team.

The L.A. Times, which reported on the new bill, doesn't say whether Alquist has the support to get this measure passed, but she did successfully author a bill three years ago to exempt the 49ers from competitive bidding on their stadium. It's nice to have friends in high places.



from Field of Schemes http://www.fieldofschemes.com/news/archives/2012/07/5026_california_legi_1.html

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