Brian Doyle, the Santa Clara city attorney who allegedly went on a tirade against San Francisco 49ers employees that was "wild, unstable and suggestive of violence," was fired by the City Council on Wednesday.
The council voted 5-2 to terminate Doyle with no cause. After his removal, Doyle told the San Francisco Chronicle, "Jed York wanted my head on a silver platter, and he got it." (SFGATE and the San Francisco Chronicle are both owned by Hearst but operate independently of one another.)
A quick refresher on the Doyle saga: In April, the 49ers informed the city of Santa Clara that team employees would no longer meet with Doyle after the team grew "troubled over the last couple of years with reports from employees of being yelled at or being forced to listen to lengthy, volatile rants by Mr.