THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS are offering Santa Clara a deal that would pour millions of dollars in city coffers, a last ditch effort by the NFL team to end litigation that’s dragged on for more than two years.
The effort is the team’s “best and final offer,” and would add $18 million to the city’s general fund over the next two years, according to a letter obtained by San José Spotlight, in addition to increasing the team’s payment to cover public safety costs for events at Levi’s Stadium. For years, city officials have claimed the team hasn’t been paying its fair share of public safety costs, and the letter says this offer would end the ongoing arbitration. The city has until April 19 to respond to the offer.
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