Santa Clara approves Measure J (49's deal for SC stadium funding & construction)

More public funding for private stadiums.

http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_15255938

By an overwhelming margin, the city's voters cast their ballots for Measure J, which calls for construction of a 68,500-seat stadium projected to open for the 2014 football season. Santa Clara residents apparently shrugged off worries that the deal could expose the city to financial risk in the future, as well as any reservations about a package of $114 million in public contributions to help pay for the pricey project, including $42 million in redevelopment money and a special new tax on guests who stay in eight city hotels.