Santa Clara Plays Fair in the News

The New York Times, January 28, 2010

In Santa Clara, Uneven Fight Over a New Stadium for the 49ers

 

San Jose Mercury News, June 2, 2009

49ers stadium opponents: No public subsidy

Santa Clara City Council Meeting Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008

• Michele Ryan compares the 49ers relationship with Santa Clara to an engagement gone bad.
• Mary Emerson outlines why any ballot measure should be binding and detailed.
• Au Nguyen describes why the 49ers stadium issue is far more than a land use decision.
• Bill Bailey discusses why the ballot measure and Guiding Principles should be binding.
• Erlinda Estrada speaks about how a binding ballot measure is a matter of fair play.

Santa Clara City Council Meeting Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008:

• Au Nguyen shows the $0 return to Santa Clara's General Fund from NFL events.
• Mary Emerson reveals the $111 net loss to Santa Clara's General fund should the stadium be built.
• Brian Darby quotes Congressional testimony on stadium subsidies.
• Erlinda Estrada details why the stadium proposal is so flawed.
• Bill Bailey suggests an alternative to the City's stadium subsidy.
• Byron Fleck questions why the City is pursuing such a bad deal.

Press Conference:

Our first press conference was held on October 22, 2007, at Santa Clara Central Library.

Press Conference Videos:

• Introduction by Au Nguyen
• Main presentation by Chair Michele Ryan
• Q&A from the audience

Coverage by the media:

• ABC 7
• KRON
• San Jose Mercury News
• KTVU
• CBS 5
• NBC 11
• Green 960: John Scott, Progressive News podcast 10-22-07 Hour 1 (Interview last 1/5th of the show)
• El Observador
• Epoch Times
• Vietnam Daily (In Vietnamese)
• Worldjournal.com (in Chinese)
• Daily Kos (a progressive blog)

Slide Show:

Santa Clara City Council Meeting Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007:

• Ketra Oberlander presents postcards to Council
• Erlinda Estrada compares $222M subsidy vs. return to City
• Mary Emerson discusses financial implications of poor investment
• Au Nguyen disputes "fuzzy math" accusations
• Brian Darby cautions Council about stadium project
• Byron Fleck questions City's "Guiding Principles"
• Michele Ryan discusses SC's "off the chart" stadium subsidy