SANTA CLARA WILL GET MILLIONS of dollars back for Super Bowl costs, thanks to an agreement between the city, a sports nonprofit and the San Francisco 49ers.
The Santa Clara Stadium Authority Board — comprised of the City Council — voted 5-2 Tuesday to approve the final 2026 Super Bowl agreement, which includes a roughly $6.4 million reimbursement from the Bay Area Host Committee for costs ranging from law enforcement security services to safety equipment. The host committee will also reimburse about $650,000 for Santa Clara Convention Center rent, and the San Francisco 49ers stadium company will reimburse about $26,000 in older adult and youth ticket sales. The biggest city costs for the Super Bowl, which will take the field at Levi’s Stadium Feb. 8, include roughly $2.7 million for event staffing, $1.4 million for vendors and $572,636 for police planning and preparation.
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