In the latest salvo in a contentious relationship, the Santa Clara City Council has unanimously decided to end an agreement allowing the San Francisco 49ers to operate Levi’s Stadium for home games and other National Football League events.
The council’ls action, done in closed session, does not immediately affect the 49ers oversight of the stadium because the city and team are locked in litigation. The 49ers sued the city in September to block it from trying to strip the team of its authority to manage non-football events at Levi’s and is awaiting a judge’s ruling.
City Attorney Brian Doyle said the city recently received additional information showing fraud, misappropriation and willful misconduct by the 49ers, which gave it grounds to terminate the contract.