I should probably be taking this story more seriously than I am, but I cannot help but chuckle at it. A group called Stand Up For Santa Clara is alleging the San Francisco 49ers are behind “dark money” coming into the current Santa Clara city council election campaigns. Spokesperson Burt Field had this comment that I cannot help but keep re-reading:
“Money is being secretly laundered to influence Santa Clara politics and we believe the 49ers are likely behind the scheme,” said Burt Field, a spokesman for Stand Up For Santa Clara, the activist group making the claims.