https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/09/10/editorial-49ers-campaign-spending-in-santa-clara-is-troubling/

The staggering sums of money the San Francisco 49ers are pouring into the Santa Clara mayoral race and two City Council campaigns is troubling.

It raises the question of whether the council is acting in the best interests of the city or merely doing the 49ers’ bidding. City residents benefit from an independent council that judges stadium dealings solely on their merits. What they’re witnessing instead is hundreds of thousands of dollars poured into one relatively small city’s electoral process, raising questions about the integrity of the decisions the elected officials are making.