Mayor Lisa Gillmor called the agreement a “loan shark” deal. The National Football League team had sued the City of Santa Clara because it wanted to pay lower public safety costs, and wanted the Santa Clara Stadium Authority to pay for the VIP buffet at games.

From growing up in San Jose to living rich in SoCal, but authority say this life was built on millions of dollars in stolen funds.

The war of words between the city of Santa Clara and the San Francisco 49ers flared up again this week, with millions of dollars on the line.