#NFL team that abandoned its last urban home of 50+ years over failed attempts to open political #pursestrings has spent more than $20+ million since 2009 trying to affect local political #elections in its new #suburban home down the road.

So far this election cycle the #football team ownership has pumped 17x the amount of the largest local #electionspending contributor into local races. Ironically despite tossing around hundreds of thousand$ to bolster individual council candidates, this year have financially ignored the high profile plight of their once favored mayoral candidate, who leaked a sealed #GrandJury report to the team, and is now on trial for #perjury.

https://www.ktvu.com/news/49ers-spend-millions-santa-clara-council-races

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/ostler/article/49ers-santa-clara-political-donations-foul-19880012.php

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/11/02/san-francisco-49ers-have-spent-2-3-million-in-santa-clara-ahead-of-election-day/amp/

#BigMoney #Sports #NationalFootballLeague #Corruption