City Approves 49ers Stadium Vote

If the City of Santa Clara can work out a deal with the San Francisco 49ers by July, there will be a non-binding vote for a proposed new stadium in November, 2008. The Santa Clara City Council voted unanimously to approve the measure, so city residents can have their say on the proposed stadium.

The City of Santa Clara is currently in negotiations with the team to offer up to $136 million in public money for the project. The team is committed to not impacting the city’s general fund or raising taxes. The 68,000 seat open-air stadium would be built near California’s Great America theme park and across the street from the Santa Clara Convention Center.

Included in the preliminary design is a special plaza outside the stadium that would connect it with the theme park and Convention Center, creating a central entertainment corridor for the City. The target date for completion is 2012. Stay tuned!