https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/29/49ers-shell-out-more-for-cindy-chavez-santa-clara-elections/

After spending $1.5 million this year on local elections, the San Francisco 49ers are filling up their war chest ahead of Election Day, making a whopping $1.2 million in contributions in just the last week to committees backing Santa Clara and San Jose candidates.

On Wednesday, the NFL team poured $400,000 into its independent expenditure committee to support Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez’s San Jose mayoral bid. The contribution is the second made by the team this year to a pro-Chavez committee. In April, the team contributed $300,000 to its primary committee.