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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/super-bowl\">Super Bowl\u003c/a> LX is dominating headlines this week, and with the event comes national attention on Levi’s Stadium and the city of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/santa-clara\">Santa Clara\u003c/a>, which are hosting the big game this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But you might not know that the large sports venue, which serves as home field for the San Francisco 49ers (yes, it can be confusing), has been at the center of a host of controversies and battles between the team’s owners and Santa Clara’s leadership since it opened its doors in 2014.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In just over a decade, the team and the city’s relationship has become so contentious that it has already spurred multiple lawsuits, two different critical reports from Santa Clara County’s civil grand jury, a criminal perjury conviction for a sitting council member and wave after wave of big money pouring into local elections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’ve put together a quick digest of seven of the major points in the messy relationship between Santa Clara and the 49ers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>1) Mayor Lisa Gillmor\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Gillmor, who has served on the city council for more than 20 years, has been at the forefront of just about everything to do with the team and the stadium coming to the midsize city, home to around 130,000 residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She led a campaign to approve a ballot measure paving the way for Levi’s Stadium to be built, and to be funded in part by nearly $80 million in city money, along with hundreds of millions of dollars in bonds issued by Santa Clara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While initially in favor of bringing the San Francisco team to her hometown, Gillmor’s disputes with the team started quickly and publicly, due to the team’s multiple attempts to take over adjacent youth soccer fields for a parking lot. Gillmor’s husband has coached youth soccer, and her children have played the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12071622\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12071622 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/251211-MAYORSBREAKFAST-JG-2-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/251211-MAYORSBREAKFAST-JG-2-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/251211-MAYORSBREAKFAST-JG-2-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/251211-MAYORSBREAKFAST-JG-2-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor speaks during a panel discussion about the Super Bowl and other major sporting events coming to Levi’s Stadium in 2026 during the Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Mayor’s Breakfast on Dec. 11, 2025, in Santa Clara. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gillmor didn’t respond to interview requests for this story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the soccer field debate, Gillmor has led the fight against what she has described as the team’s overreaches and its shortchanging of the city on revenue from events like concerts and parties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the team collects profits from NFL games, the city’s general fund is typically entitled to half of the profit from non-NFL events held at the stadium, such as concerts and corporate parties. The other half goes to the Stadium Authority, a city-run agency that operates the stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were supposed to get a huge benefit from the stadium,” Gillmor said in 2023. “They’re using our police force, our fire department, our city staff, we’re all working so hard to get zero non-NFL revenue? That’s unacceptable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The team has defended its management of the stadium and commissioned a 2023 report by a sports economics consulting firm that claims Levi’s has generated $2 billion of total economic impact for the broader region. A team spokesperson said team officials were unavailable for a phone interview and didn’t respond to emailed questions for this story.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>2) Election spending\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>49ers owner Jed York, apparently unhappy with the resistance the organization started to receive from Gillmor and her city council allies, began in 2020 an unprecedented run of spending huge sums of money trying to engineer a council that would be friendlier to the team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across the last three city council election cycles, political action committees funded by York and the team have spent more than $10 million to support preferred candidates and to oppose Gillmor and others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The avalanche of money largely \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11844213/why-are-the-49ers-spending-millions-on-a-city-council-race-ask-jed-york\">overwhelmed\u003c/a> any other special interest group’s money in a city with roughly 60,000 registered voters, allowing several of the team’s preferred candidates to get council seats and retain them. However, Gillmor was able to keep her mayor’s seat with support from developers and police unions.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>3) Company town\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Roger Noll, a professor emeritus of economics at Stanford University, said the downside of a large sports team coming to a suburban community is that it isn’t too difficult for the team’s owners to “get control of the local politics,” comparing Santa Clara to the “company towns” of the old west.[aside postID=news_12071211 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/013026_SUPERBOWLECONOMICDEV_GH_010_QED-KQED.jpg']The 49ers “would never be able to do it if it were a major city,” Noll said. “There’s no way that the Sharks were ever going to control San José like the 49ers control Santa Clara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Likewise, there’s no chance the Rams are going to control the city of Los Angeles, because if you have a big enough city, there are other economic sources of welfare for the city available and that can counteract this,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But in a small town,” he said, “they’re going to win. They’re gonna be the only people who want to contribute that amount of money to a political campaign, and they’re extremely likely to win.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The team has supported an array of candidates over the past six years, including former Vice Mayor Anthony Becker, current Vice Mayor Albert Gonzalez, and current Councilmembers Raj Chahal, Karen Hardy, Kevin Park and Sudhansu “Suds” Jain.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>4) Santa Clara County civil grand jury reports\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>By 2021, the “49er Five” — as the five team-backed members of the seven-person Santa Clara City Council were known — controlled the council. A county civil grand jury — made up of volunteers selected by the Superior Court’s judicial officers to examine issues of public concern — issued a report heavily critical of the group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 2022 report, titled “Unsportsmanlike Conduct,” accused Becker and four other council members of engaging in unethical and inappropriately close relationships with top lobbyists and officials from the 49ers. The team’s spokesperson at the time called the report a “political hatchet job” and accused the grand jury of corruption.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11799614\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11799614 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/GettyImages-1203032743-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/GettyImages-1203032743-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/GettyImages-1203032743-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/GettyImages-1203032743-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/GettyImages-1203032743-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Francisco 49ers stretch during practice for Super Bowl LIV at the Greentree Practice Fields on the campus of the University of Miami on Jan. 30, 2020, in Coral Gables, Florida. \u003ccite>(Michael Reaves/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Undeterred, the grand jury followed up with another pair of reports in 2024 called “Outplayed” and “Irreconcilable Differences.” In “Outplayed,” the grand jury asserted the city of Santa Clara had signed itself up for an unbalanced and inequitable deal with the 49ers when it agreed to the ballot measure that brought the team and Levi’s Stadium to the city. “Irreconcilable Differences” lambasted the council itself for consistent dysfunction and tumult.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The broken relationships among the members of the council and the inability of council members to work together as a cohesive group have undermined the effective governance of the city,” the report said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>5) ‘Three-card monte’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Noll, the economics professor, said sports venues are more often than not a losing game for communities, but football stadiums are the worst of the bunch, because they are too big to fill for most musical artists and other events, which makes it harder for a city running the stadium to collect revenue on a consistent basis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Noll agreed the team outplayed the city in the agreement structures, and much of the divisiveness is rooted in the city not seeing the level of returns forecasted before the stadium was a reality, but he said Santa Clara should have seen that coming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12051703\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12051703\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250808-SANTACLARACITYHALLFILE_01515_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250808-SANTACLARACITYHALLFILE_01515_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250808-SANTACLARACITYHALLFILE_01515_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250808-SANTACLARACITYHALLFILE_01515_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sign introduces passersby to Santa Clara City Hall at 1500 Warburton Avenue in Santa Clara on Aug. 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It was just overly optimistic, and it was obvious it was. But on the other hand, this is Hollywood coming to town, coming to a small town, and they got taken away by it,” Noll said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s on Santa Clara for not doing their homework because if they had just looked at the previous five football stadiums that were built and saw what happened after the fact versus what happened before the fact, they would have known the same thing was going to happen to them,” Noll said. “So, yes, it’s true the 49ers played some three-card monte on them. It’s their fault for falling for it. They should have known.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>6) Legal fights\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The city and the team have traded legal blows for years, fighting several lawsuits related to parking, rent payments to the city, and chiefly, how the 49ers manage the stadium through their management company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The team also managed to cut its property tax bill by half, to $6 million, greatly reducing the money expected to flow to local schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12070880\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12070880\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GettyImages-2255009703-scaled-e1769191193398.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An aerial view of Levi’s Stadium on Dec.3, 2025, in Santa Clara, California. \u003ccite>(Kirby Lee/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many of the disagreements were put to bed in two different settlements, one in 2022 and another in 2024. While the team and even the city’s own press release held up the most recent settlement as a fair shake for the city, Gillmor disagreed, calling it a “loan-shark type deal” in a reply to the city’s own X social media account.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Noll said it’s “unique” to see how quickly the bad blood emerged in the relationship between the city and the team. “Nothing has gone as badly” elsewhere, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>7) Anthony Becker perjury conviction\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>One of the most notable outcomes tied to the influence of the 49ers on local politics in Santa Clara was the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014279/ex-49ers-lobbyist-admits-he-lied-about-leak-to-protect-santa-clara-council-member\">perjury trial\u003c/a> and conviction of former Vice Mayor Anthony Becker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a two-week trial in late 2024, Becker was found guilty of a misdemeanor for leaking an early, confidential version of the “Unsportsmanlike Conduct” grand jury report to the 49ers, and of felony perjury for subsequently lying about his actions to a grand jury as it investigated the leak.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12071956\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12071956\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/2025.04.04_Middleton_AnthonyBecker_018_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/2025.04.04_Middleton_AnthonyBecker_018_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/2025.04.04_Middleton_AnthonyBecker_018_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/2025.04.04_Middleton_AnthonyBecker_018_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Clara City Councilmember Anthony Becker, right, and Deputy Public Defender Christopher Montoya during Becker’s sentencing hearing at the South County Morgan Hill Courthouse on Apr. 4, 2025. \u003ccite>(Florence Middleton for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The early access to the report allowed the 49ers to orchestrate a response to the allegations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Becker resigned shortly after the conviction. He was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034219/former-santa-clara-official-sentenced-to-probation-after-perjury-conviction\">sentenced in 2025\u003c/a> to two years’ probation and a 40-day jail sentence that could be served through community service. His attorneys filed an appeal that is still pending.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What comes next?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Though the current city council includes five council members supported by the 49ers, two of those spots are up for grabs during the November 2026 elections, along with the mayor’s seat, as Gillmor terms out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A shift in the makeup of the council could affect Santa Clara’s relationship with the team. Gillmor, the most vocal critic of the team’s treatment of the city, will be gone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s unclear if much would change, said Ann Skeet, the senior director of leadership ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11973891\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11973891 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/GettyImages-1954210828-scaled-e1770075676703.jpg\" alt=\"A man geared up in football uniform runs down a large football field, holding a football with his right hand.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">49ers running back Christian McCaffrey rushes for a 39-yard touchdown during the NFC playoff game against the Green Bay Packers at Levi’s Stadium on Jan. 20, 2024, in Santa Clara, California. \u003ccite>(Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I think the issues that have plagued this relationship are still going to be there. One is the political money and corporate money in politics,” Skeet said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The other issue is the underlying design of the stadium authority, which is a city board that oversees the management of Levi’s Stadium. The board members are the city council members, who Skeet said have likely contributed to some of the many conflicts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Publicly elected officials are supposed to put the public’s interest first and think largely about what their city’s needs are, the city of Santa Clara,” Skeet said. “But they sit on this stadium authority board, and then they have to think about what’s in the best interest of the stadium, and sometimes those things conflict.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The 49ers “would never be able to do it if it were a major city,” Noll said. “There’s no way that the Sharks were ever going to control San José like the 49ers control Santa Clara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Likewise, there’s no chance the Rams are going to control the city of Los Angeles, because if you have a big enough city, there are other economic sources of welfare for the city available and that can counteract this,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But in a small town,” he said, “they’re going to win. They’re gonna be the only people who want to contribute that amount of money to a political campaign, and they’re extremely likely to win.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The team has supported an array of candidates over the past six years, including former Vice Mayor Anthony Becker, current Vice Mayor Albert Gonzalez, and current Councilmembers Raj Chahal, Karen Hardy, Kevin Park and Sudhansu “Suds” Jain.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>4) Santa Clara County civil grand jury reports\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>By 2021, the “49er Five” — as the five team-backed members of the seven-person Santa Clara City Council were known — controlled the council. A county civil grand jury — made up of volunteers selected by the Superior Court’s judicial officers to examine issues of public concern — issued a report heavily critical of the group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 2022 report, titled “Unsportsmanlike Conduct,” accused Becker and four other council members of engaging in unethical and inappropriately close relationships with top lobbyists and officials from the 49ers. The team’s spokesperson at the time called the report a “political hatchet job” and accused the grand jury of corruption.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11799614\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11799614 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/GettyImages-1203032743-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/GettyImages-1203032743-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/GettyImages-1203032743-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/GettyImages-1203032743-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/GettyImages-1203032743-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Francisco 49ers stretch during practice for Super Bowl LIV at the Greentree Practice Fields on the campus of the University of Miami on Jan. 30, 2020, in Coral Gables, Florida. \u003ccite>(Michael Reaves/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Undeterred, the grand jury followed up with another pair of reports in 2024 called “Outplayed” and “Irreconcilable Differences.” In “Outplayed,” the grand jury asserted the city of Santa Clara had signed itself up for an unbalanced and inequitable deal with the 49ers when it agreed to the ballot measure that brought the team and Levi’s Stadium to the city. “Irreconcilable Differences” lambasted the council itself for consistent dysfunction and tumult.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The broken relationships among the members of the council and the inability of council members to work together as a cohesive group have undermined the effective governance of the city,” the report said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>5) ‘Three-card monte’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Noll, the economics professor, said sports venues are more often than not a losing game for communities, but football stadiums are the worst of the bunch, because they are too big to fill for most musical artists and other events, which makes it harder for a city running the stadium to collect revenue on a consistent basis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Noll agreed the team outplayed the city in the agreement structures, and much of the divisiveness is rooted in the city not seeing the level of returns forecasted before the stadium was a reality, but he said Santa Clara should have seen that coming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12051703\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12051703\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250808-SANTACLARACITYHALLFILE_01515_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250808-SANTACLARACITYHALLFILE_01515_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250808-SANTACLARACITYHALLFILE_01515_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250808-SANTACLARACITYHALLFILE_01515_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sign introduces passersby to Santa Clara City Hall at 1500 Warburton Avenue in Santa Clara on Aug. 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It was just overly optimistic, and it was obvious it was. But on the other hand, this is Hollywood coming to town, coming to a small town, and they got taken away by it,” Noll said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s on Santa Clara for not doing their homework because if they had just looked at the previous five football stadiums that were built and saw what happened after the fact versus what happened before the fact, they would have known the same thing was going to happen to them,” Noll said. “So, yes, it’s true the 49ers played some three-card monte on them. It’s their fault for falling for it. They should have known.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>6) Legal fights\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The city and the team have traded legal blows for years, fighting several lawsuits related to parking, rent payments to the city, and chiefly, how the 49ers manage the stadium through their management company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The team also managed to cut its property tax bill by half, to $6 million, greatly reducing the money expected to flow to local schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12070880\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12070880\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GettyImages-2255009703-scaled-e1769191193398.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An aerial view of Levi’s Stadium on Dec.3, 2025, in Santa Clara, California. \u003ccite>(Kirby Lee/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many of the disagreements were put to bed in two different settlements, one in 2022 and another in 2024. While the team and even the city’s own press release held up the most recent settlement as a fair shake for the city, Gillmor disagreed, calling it a “loan-shark type deal” in a reply to the city’s own X social media account.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Noll said it’s “unique” to see how quickly the bad blood emerged in the relationship between the city and the team. “Nothing has gone as badly” elsewhere, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>7) Anthony Becker perjury conviction\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>One of the most notable outcomes tied to the influence of the 49ers on local politics in Santa Clara was the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014279/ex-49ers-lobbyist-admits-he-lied-about-leak-to-protect-santa-clara-council-member\">perjury trial\u003c/a> and conviction of former Vice Mayor Anthony Becker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a two-week trial in late 2024, Becker was found guilty of a misdemeanor for leaking an early, confidential version of the “Unsportsmanlike Conduct” grand jury report to the 49ers, and of felony perjury for subsequently lying about his actions to a grand jury as it investigated the leak.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12071956\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12071956\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/2025.04.04_Middleton_AnthonyBecker_018_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/2025.04.04_Middleton_AnthonyBecker_018_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/2025.04.04_Middleton_AnthonyBecker_018_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/2025.04.04_Middleton_AnthonyBecker_018_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Clara City Councilmember Anthony Becker, right, and Deputy Public Defender Christopher Montoya during Becker’s sentencing hearing at the South County Morgan Hill Courthouse on Apr. 4, 2025. \u003ccite>(Florence Middleton for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The early access to the report allowed the 49ers to orchestrate a response to the allegations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Becker resigned shortly after the conviction. He was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034219/former-santa-clara-official-sentenced-to-probation-after-perjury-conviction\">sentenced in 2025\u003c/a> to two years’ probation and a 40-day jail sentence that could be served through community service. His attorneys filed an appeal that is still pending.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What comes next?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Though the current city council includes five council members supported by the 49ers, two of those spots are up for grabs during the November 2026 elections, along with the mayor’s seat, as Gillmor terms out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A shift in the makeup of the council could affect Santa Clara’s relationship with the team. Gillmor, the most vocal critic of the team’s treatment of the city, will be gone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s unclear if much would change, said Ann Skeet, the senior director of leadership ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11973891\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11973891 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/GettyImages-1954210828-scaled-e1770075676703.jpg\" alt=\"A man geared up in football uniform runs down a large football field, holding a football with his right hand.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">49ers running back Christian McCaffrey rushes for a 39-yard touchdown during the NFC playoff game against the Green Bay Packers at Levi’s Stadium on Jan. 20, 2024, in Santa Clara, California. \u003ccite>(Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I think the issues that have plagued this relationship are still going to be there. One is the political money and corporate money in politics,” Skeet said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The other issue is the underlying design of the stadium authority, which is a city board that oversees the management of Levi’s Stadium. The board members are the city council members, who Skeet said have likely contributed to some of the many conflicts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Publicly elected officials are supposed to put the public’s interest first and think largely about what their city’s needs are, the city of Santa Clara,” Skeet said. “But they sit on this stadium authority board, and then they have to think about what’s in the best interest of the stadium, and sometimes those things conflict.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Becker also unsuccessfully challenged Mayor Lisa Gillmor in 2022, despite the team spending big to oppose Gillmor, who has been heavily critical of the team and its management of Levi’s Stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Becker’s trial commenced on Nov. 6, just one day after losing his council reelection bid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Wednesday, Deputy District Attorney Jason Malinsky, the lead prosecutor on the case, told the jury that the direct and circumstantial evidence all points to Becker’s guilt.[aside label=\"More on the trial\" postID=\"news_12014279\"]“When you look at all the pieces together, all of the evidence as a whole, the only reasonable conclusion that you’ll be able to reach is that the defendant, Anthony Becker, is guilty of perjury and failing to uphold his duty,” Malinsky said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Malinsky highlighted the testimony given by Chandhok, who was the prosecution’s key witness and the first called at the start of the trial last month. Chandhok testified that he had received the confidential report from Becker in a secure text message via the Signal app on Oct. 6, 2022, about four days before it was set to be released publicly. That allowed the team to get ahead of the criticisms in the document, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Malinsky also pointed to other pieces of evidence, such as digital remnants on Becker’s phone that show he deleted the Signal app minutes before speaking with investigators in late 2022 about the leak. Malinsky said it shows Becker knew he was guilty, and that he lied to a civil grand jury and authorities to try and cover his tracks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of Becker’s attorneys, Deputy Public Defender Christopher Montoya, in his closing arguments, raised a series of doubts about the quality of the DA’s investigation and questioned whether authorities actually left “no stone unturned.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Montoya said the prosecution was trying to avoid admitting to their mistakes, including losing an audio recording the lead investigator made on an iPhone when searching Chandhok’s home for evidence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Montoya also tried to chip away at the Chandhoks’ trustworthiness, noting that Chandhok admitted during his testimony that he had lied to reporters about where he got the report and didn’t disclose that information to his public affairs team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Montoya said the prosecution wore “blinders” during their investigation of Becker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The jury was sent to deliberate Wednesday afternoon but did not reach a verdict in the roughly 20 minutes before court closed for the day, and are scheduled to resume deliberations on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, Becker’s five-member defense team filed a motion asking Superior Court Judge Javier Alcala to acquit him of the charges, claiming the prosecution’s evidence of the crimes was “insufficient.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It remains highly unclear whether Mr. Becker leaked the report given a lack of documentary evidence and witness credibility,” the motion stated. “And there is even less evidence that Mr. Becker knew his testimony was false or that he intended to testify falsely when he denied leaking the report.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alcala, however, quickly denied that motion, saying he had read and considered it but offered no further explanation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just before court wrapped on Tuesday, Montoya handed Alcala another motion, asking him to declare a mistrial in the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alcala took that up on Wednesday after the jury was sent to deliberate. Alcala again didn’t explain his decision in detail but told the defense attorneys, “I’ve read and considered your motion, and it’s denied.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The trial has been marked by frequent disruptions, with attorneys regularly calling for sidebar and bench discussions with the judge and having disagreements over a host of procedural issues, including late disclosures of evidence and what kind of arguments are relevant to the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The level of contentiousness led Alcala on Wednesday to sigh and say, “We can’t seem to agree on anything here.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“When you look at all the pieces together, all of the evidence as a whole, the only reasonable conclusion that you’ll be able to reach is that the defendant, Anthony Becker, is guilty of perjury and failing to uphold his duty,” Malinsky said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Malinsky highlighted the testimony given by Chandhok, who was the prosecution’s key witness and the first called at the start of the trial last month. Chandhok testified that he had received the confidential report from Becker in a secure text message via the Signal app on Oct. 6, 2022, about four days before it was set to be released publicly. That allowed the team to get ahead of the criticisms in the document, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Malinsky also pointed to other pieces of evidence, such as digital remnants on Becker’s phone that show he deleted the Signal app minutes before speaking with investigators in late 2022 about the leak. Malinsky said it shows Becker knew he was guilty, and that he lied to a civil grand jury and authorities to try and cover his tracks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of Becker’s attorneys, Deputy Public Defender Christopher Montoya, in his closing arguments, raised a series of doubts about the quality of the DA’s investigation and questioned whether authorities actually left “no stone unturned.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Montoya said the prosecution was trying to avoid admitting to their mistakes, including losing an audio recording the lead investigator made on an iPhone when searching Chandhok’s home for evidence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Montoya also tried to chip away at the Chandhoks’ trustworthiness, noting that Chandhok admitted during his testimony that he had lied to reporters about where he got the report and didn’t disclose that information to his public affairs team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Montoya said the prosecution wore “blinders” during their investigation of Becker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The jury was sent to deliberate Wednesday afternoon but did not reach a verdict in the roughly 20 minutes before court closed for the day, and are scheduled to resume deliberations on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, Becker’s five-member defense team filed a motion asking Superior Court Judge Javier Alcala to acquit him of the charges, claiming the prosecution’s evidence of the crimes was “insufficient.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It remains highly unclear whether Mr. Becker leaked the report given a lack of documentary evidence and witness credibility,” the motion stated. “And there is even less evidence that Mr. Becker knew his testimony was false or that he intended to testify falsely when he denied leaking the report.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alcala, however, quickly denied that motion, saying he had read and considered it but offered no further explanation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just before court wrapped on Tuesday, Montoya handed Alcala another motion, asking him to declare a mistrial in the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alcala took that up on Wednesday after the jury was sent to deliberate. Alcala again didn’t explain his decision in detail but told the defense attorneys, “I’ve read and considered your motion, and it’s denied.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The trial has been marked by frequent disruptions, with attorneys regularly calling for sidebar and bench discussions with the judge and having disagreements over a host of procedural issues, including late disclosures of evidence and what kind of arguments are relevant to the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The level of contentiousness led Alcala on Wednesday to sigh and say, “We can’t seem to agree on anything here.”\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>49ers fans who dreamed of watching their team end their Super Bowl drought after 29 years were sorely disappointed Sunday night as the Kansas City Chiefs came from behind in the final seconds of a nail-biting overtime to eke out a 25–22 win.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Losing sucks,” said Cyril Hackett, owner of The Kezar Pub, an iconic San Francisco sports bar located across the street from Kezar Stadium, the 49ers first home. “It’s really disappointing, disappointing for all the fans, and Brock Purdy, too, because, oh, the Niners were so close.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975664\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11975664 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-LAS-VEGAS-WATCH-PARTY-MD-14-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-LAS-VEGAS-WATCH-PARTY-MD-14-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-LAS-VEGAS-WATCH-PARTY-MD-14-KQED-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-LAS-VEGAS-WATCH-PARTY-MD-14-KQED-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-LAS-VEGAS-WATCH-PARTY-MD-14-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-LAS-VEGAS-WATCH-PARTY-MD-14-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-LAS-VEGAS-WATCH-PARTY-MD-14-KQED-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco 49ers fan Madonna Caballes anxiously watches the closing minutes of the Super Bowl between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs at the Biggest Big Game Bash watch Party in Downtown Las Vegas on Feb. 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For many, Sunday’s defeat was all the more devastating as it comes just four years after the 49ers’ last Super Bowl appearance when they lost to the very same team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We fell short. We should have won,” said Paul Marsland as he stood among fellow crestfallen fans at Kezar Pub. “Zero doubt in my mind we had that game. I’m hurtin’ right now. No words. No words.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975527\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11975527 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-25-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-25-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-25-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">49ers fans at Pop’s Bar in San Francisco’s Mission District watch tense moments in the 4th quarter of the Super Bowl on Sunday. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Vishaal Rupani said he hoped to bring the 49ers some luck by watching the game here at the crowded pub. “I’ve been supporting the 49ers forever, since 30 years ago,” he said. “You know, I put my heart and soul into supporting the local team.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dan Nguyen said he had come here, to Kezar Pub, two weeks earlier to watch the 49ers \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11974023/san-francisco-fan-frenzy-at-levis-stadium-after-49ers-comeback-victory\">engineer a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback\u003c/a> to defeat the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You see one win here, man, you don’t leave,” said Nguyen. “It’s a vibe, bro. We’re hanging out right across from where the greats used to play at Kezar Stadium and there’s something special about that, you know, and I’m superstitious too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975496\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11975496\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/09_Middleton20240211_KQEDSuperBowl_00239_qut.jpg\" alt=\"Man with glasses cheers inside a bar.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/09_Middleton20240211_KQEDSuperBowl_00239_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/09_Middleton20240211_KQEDSuperBowl_00239_qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/09_Middleton20240211_KQEDSuperBowl_00239_qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/09_Middleton20240211_KQEDSuperBowl_00239_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/09_Middleton20240211_KQEDSuperBowl_00239_qut-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyle Mackey, 27, of Santa Cruz, cheers while watching the Super Bowl inside The Kezar Pub in San Francisco on Sunday. ‘I just wish my grandfather, Fred Esparza, was here,’ he says. ‘He was a big ‘ol fan.’ \u003ccite>(Florence Middleton/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Duncan Laird was among the throngs of fans who piled into the Connecticut Yankee bar in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood to watch the game. Laird said he was a little kid the last time the 49ers won the Super Bowl, in 1995, and remembers watching it at his dad’s office downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was there watching it with my dad, you know, almost 6 years old,” he said. “I’ve been waiting 29 years for that next win, man.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Longtime 49ers fan Daniel Gutierrez was at the Connecticut Yankee, too, where he also saw the same two teams face off for the championship in 2020. “When you have the Chiefs against you, it’s hard,” he said. “Patrick Mahomes is just a better quarterback, so I’m really hoping they don’t win. I’m rooting for the Niners.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975528\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11975528 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-31-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Man wearing a hat and football jersey sits on the stoop of a home\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-31-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-31-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-31-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-31-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-31-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-31-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leroy Bermudez sits on the stoop of his house, known as the Faithful House, during a Super Bowl block party on Sunday. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Well before kickoff on Sunday, the block party in front of Leroy Bermudez’s house in the Mission District — known as “The Faithful House” for its red and gold paint job — was already in full swing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975530\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11975530 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-44-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-44-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-44-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-44-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-44-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-44-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-44-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">49ers fans cheer at a Super Bowl block party Sunday hosted in front of the red and gold Faithful House in the Mission. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is not just a Super Bowl party,” said Bermudez. “This is a celebration of the Mission community. Even if they were to lose today, I won in a way because the people [here] taking pictures, they’re grasping memories. There’s little kids coming here, and they’ll be like, ‘Wow, I’ve never seen this.’ They’re blown away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many fans, Sunday’s game was about reminiscing about past victories — and defeats — and connecting with family members, friends and the larger 49ers community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975532\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11975532 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-77-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-77-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-77-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-77-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-77-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-77-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-77-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">49ers fan José Acosta cheers at the Faithful House block party in the Mission District on Sunday. ‘It’s in my blood,’ he says about supporting the team. ‘It’s in our bloodline, my whole family, my mother, my father, my brother, sister, my dog, my cat, everybody. We’re Niner fans at heart.’\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>José Acosta, 54, who was enjoying The Faithful House block party, said he has many childhood memories of the 49ers when they last reigned supreme. “The Joe Montana plays, all the Jerry Rice, Roger Craig [plays], all them, you know, I can just keep going on. That was my era,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Acosta said rooting for the 49ers is very much a family affair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975531\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11975531 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-70-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-70-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-70-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-70-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-70-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-70-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-70-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">49ers fan Bertha Yepez and her 1-year-old grandson Julio dance at a block party in the Mission District during Usher’s Super Bowl 58 halftime show. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s in my blood, in our bloodline, my whole family, my mother, my father, my brother, sister, my dog, my cat, everybody,” he said. “We’re Niner fans at heart. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>49ers fans who dreamed of watching their team end their Super Bowl drought after 29 years were sorely disappointed Sunday night as the Kansas City Chiefs came from behind in the final seconds of a nail-biting overtime to eke out a 25–22 win.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Losing sucks,” said Cyril Hackett, owner of The Kezar Pub, an iconic San Francisco sports bar located across the street from Kezar Stadium, the 49ers first home. “It’s really disappointing, disappointing for all the fans, and Brock Purdy, too, because, oh, the Niners were so close.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975664\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11975664 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-LAS-VEGAS-WATCH-PARTY-MD-14-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-LAS-VEGAS-WATCH-PARTY-MD-14-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-LAS-VEGAS-WATCH-PARTY-MD-14-KQED-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-LAS-VEGAS-WATCH-PARTY-MD-14-KQED-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-LAS-VEGAS-WATCH-PARTY-MD-14-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-LAS-VEGAS-WATCH-PARTY-MD-14-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-LAS-VEGAS-WATCH-PARTY-MD-14-KQED-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco 49ers fan Madonna Caballes anxiously watches the closing minutes of the Super Bowl between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs at the Biggest Big Game Bash watch Party in Downtown Las Vegas on Feb. 11, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For many, Sunday’s defeat was all the more devastating as it comes just four years after the 49ers’ last Super Bowl appearance when they lost to the very same team.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We fell short. We should have won,” said Paul Marsland as he stood among fellow crestfallen fans at Kezar Pub. “Zero doubt in my mind we had that game. I’m hurtin’ right now. No words. No words.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975527\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11975527 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-25-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-25-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-25-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-25-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-25-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-25-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-25-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">49ers fans at Pop’s Bar in San Francisco’s Mission District watch tense moments in the 4th quarter of the Super Bowl on Sunday. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Vishaal Rupani said he hoped to bring the 49ers some luck by watching the game here at the crowded pub. “I’ve been supporting the 49ers forever, since 30 years ago,” he said. “You know, I put my heart and soul into supporting the local team.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dan Nguyen said he had come here, to Kezar Pub, two weeks earlier to watch the 49ers \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11974023/san-francisco-fan-frenzy-at-levis-stadium-after-49ers-comeback-victory\">engineer a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback\u003c/a> to defeat the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You see one win here, man, you don’t leave,” said Nguyen. “It’s a vibe, bro. We’re hanging out right across from where the greats used to play at Kezar Stadium and there’s something special about that, you know, and I’m superstitious too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975496\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11975496\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/09_Middleton20240211_KQEDSuperBowl_00239_qut.jpg\" alt=\"Man with glasses cheers inside a bar.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/09_Middleton20240211_KQEDSuperBowl_00239_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/09_Middleton20240211_KQEDSuperBowl_00239_qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/09_Middleton20240211_KQEDSuperBowl_00239_qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/09_Middleton20240211_KQEDSuperBowl_00239_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/09_Middleton20240211_KQEDSuperBowl_00239_qut-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyle Mackey, 27, of Santa Cruz, cheers while watching the Super Bowl inside The Kezar Pub in San Francisco on Sunday. ‘I just wish my grandfather, Fred Esparza, was here,’ he says. ‘He was a big ‘ol fan.’ \u003ccite>(Florence Middleton/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Duncan Laird was among the throngs of fans who piled into the Connecticut Yankee bar in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood to watch the game. Laird said he was a little kid the last time the 49ers won the Super Bowl, in 1995, and remembers watching it at his dad’s office downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was there watching it with my dad, you know, almost 6 years old,” he said. “I’ve been waiting 29 years for that next win, man.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Longtime 49ers fan Daniel Gutierrez was at the Connecticut Yankee, too, where he also saw the same two teams face off for the championship in 2020. “When you have the Chiefs against you, it’s hard,” he said. “Patrick Mahomes is just a better quarterback, so I’m really hoping they don’t win. I’m rooting for the Niners.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975528\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11975528 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-31-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Man wearing a hat and football jersey sits on the stoop of a home\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-31-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-31-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-31-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-31-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-31-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-31-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leroy Bermudez sits on the stoop of his house, known as the Faithful House, during a Super Bowl block party on Sunday. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Well before kickoff on Sunday, the block party in front of Leroy Bermudez’s house in the Mission District — known as “The Faithful House” for its red and gold paint job — was already in full swing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975530\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11975530 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-44-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-44-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-44-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-44-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-44-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-44-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-44-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">49ers fans cheer at a Super Bowl block party Sunday hosted in front of the red and gold Faithful House in the Mission. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This is not just a Super Bowl party,” said Bermudez. “This is a celebration of the Mission community. Even if they were to lose today, I won in a way because the people [here] taking pictures, they’re grasping memories. There’s little kids coming here, and they’ll be like, ‘Wow, I’ve never seen this.’ They’re blown away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many fans, Sunday’s game was about reminiscing about past victories — and defeats — and connecting with family members, friends and the larger 49ers community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975532\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11975532 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-77-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-77-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-77-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-77-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-77-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-77-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-77-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">49ers fan José Acosta cheers at the Faithful House block party in the Mission District on Sunday. ‘It’s in my blood,’ he says about supporting the team. ‘It’s in our bloodline, my whole family, my mother, my father, my brother, sister, my dog, my cat, everybody. We’re Niner fans at heart.’\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>José Acosta, 54, who was enjoying The Faithful House block party, said he has many childhood memories of the 49ers when they last reigned supreme. “The Joe Montana plays, all the Jerry Rice, Roger Craig [plays], all them, you know, I can just keep going on. That was my era,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Acosta said rooting for the 49ers is very much a family affair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975531\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11975531 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-70-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-70-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-70-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-70-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-70-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-70-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-49ERSSUPERBOWL-70-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">49ers fan Bertha Yepez and her 1-year-old grandson Julio dance at a block party in the Mission District during Usher’s Super Bowl 58 halftime show. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s in my blood, in our bloodline, my whole family, my mother, my father, my brother, sister, my dog, my cat, everybody,” he said. “We’re Niner fans at heart. 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"content": "\u003cp>A San Francisco 49ers fan on a sold-out flight from San Francisco to Las Vegas had an unexpected upgrade on Saturday: A window seat, courtesy of Speaker Emerita of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tennyson Wilson, who grew up and lives in the city, was one of the last people to board the rambunctious flight headed to the Super Bowl on Saturday. He almost didn’t believe it when he realized who he was sitting next to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975359\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11975359\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-02-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-02-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-02-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tennyson Wilson waits on the passenger ramp at SFO in San Francisco to board a flight to Las Vegas, unaware that he’ll be sitting next to Nancy and Paul Pelosi, on Feb. 10, 2024 \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“She was very nice. I originally had the middle seat and she offered to give me the window seat which was awesome. I think she read like five newspapers,” Wilson told KQED. “It was cool watching the machine work. It was like sitting next to your grandma, but doing way more work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two chatted about their shared love of the 49ers and big hopes for the weekend’s outcome. On Sunday, the 49ers will play the Kansas City Chiefs. The two teams faced off in the Super Bowl in 2020, when the 49ers lost 20–31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975360\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11975360\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nancy and Paul Pelosi step into the aisle to allow Tennyson Wilson to take his seat by the window on a flight from SFO to Las Vegas in San Francisco on Feb. 10, 2024 \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A win this weekend will be a big deal for 49s fans all over who have been waiting nearly three decades for another Super Bowl win.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We talked about the Baltimore Superbowl when the lights went out,” said Wilson, who was traveling with his wife and friend, who sat a few rows behind. He said Pelosi seems “pretty confident in Brock Purdy in the Niners” and said they talked about “the excitement of just being here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975379\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11975379 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSIS-SEATMATE-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSIS-SEATMATE-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSIS-SEATMATE-MD-08-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSIS-SEATMATE-MD-08-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSIS-SEATMATE-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSIS-SEATMATE-MD-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSIS-SEATMATE-MD-08-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Tennyson Wilson chat together on the flight from San Francisco to Las Vegas on Feb. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The U.S. representative was traveling to the game with husband Paul Pelosi. KQED asked Pelosi if this was his first Super Bowl. “Hell no,” he told KQED. “We’ve been to every Super Bowl the Niners have been in,” including in 1990 in New Orleans when the team beat the Broncos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for his thoughts on this year’s odds, Pelosi said, “that’s why we play the game.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975361\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11975361 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-04-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-04-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-04-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alaska Airlines flight #13 lands in Las Vegas on Feb. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Wilson and the Pelosis were on a packed flight full of Niners fans heading off to Vegas. Many had plans to go inside the game, while others were traveling to be with friends and family in the area just to be close to the action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before boarding, a DJ and Warriors hype man Franco Finn got fans pumped up for their travels at the gate. Everyone on the plane was given a free flight from Alaska Airlines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975362\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11975362 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-05-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-05-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-05-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tennyson Wilson stands up to deplane Alaska Airlines flight #13 on Feb. 10, 2024 \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Neil Liwanag of San Mateo even snagged a second free flight before takeoff for answering a Niners trivia question.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I went to five road games this year. We’re just the best fan base,” Liwanag told KQED. He was feeling nervous heading into the big game, but had high hopes climbing on the flight Saturday morning. “I gotta be faithful and I gotta believe in my team.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975413\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11975413 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-NINERS-EMPIRE-IN-LAS-VEGAS-MD-17-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-NINERS-EMPIRE-IN-LAS-VEGAS-MD-17-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-NINERS-EMPIRE-IN-LAS-VEGAS-MD-17-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-NINERS-EMPIRE-IN-LAS-VEGAS-MD-17-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-NINERS-EMPIRE-IN-LAS-VEGAS-MD-17-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-NINERS-EMPIRE-IN-LAS-VEGAS-MD-17-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240211-NINERS-EMPIRE-IN-LAS-VEGAS-MD-17-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tennyson Wilson and his wife walk through Harry Reid International airport in Las Vegas on Feb. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>A San Francisco 49ers fan on a sold-out flight from San Francisco to Las Vegas had an unexpected upgrade on Saturday: A window seat, courtesy of Speaker Emerita of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tennyson Wilson, who grew up and lives in the city, was one of the last people to board the rambunctious flight headed to the Super Bowl on Saturday. He almost didn’t believe it when he realized who he was sitting next to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975359\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11975359\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-02-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-02-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-02-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tennyson Wilson waits on the passenger ramp at SFO in San Francisco to board a flight to Las Vegas, unaware that he’ll be sitting next to Nancy and Paul Pelosi, on Feb. 10, 2024 \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“She was very nice. I originally had the middle seat and she offered to give me the window seat which was awesome. I think she read like five newspapers,” Wilson told KQED. “It was cool watching the machine work. It was like sitting next to your grandma, but doing way more work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two chatted about their shared love of the 49ers and big hopes for the weekend’s outcome. On Sunday, the 49ers will play the Kansas City Chiefs. The two teams faced off in the Super Bowl in 2020, when the 49ers lost 20–31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975360\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11975360\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nancy and Paul Pelosi step into the aisle to allow Tennyson Wilson to take his seat by the window on a flight from SFO to Las Vegas in San Francisco on Feb. 10, 2024 \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A win this weekend will be a big deal for 49s fans all over who have been waiting nearly three decades for another Super Bowl win.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We talked about the Baltimore Superbowl when the lights went out,” said Wilson, who was traveling with his wife and friend, who sat a few rows behind. He said Pelosi seems “pretty confident in Brock Purdy in the Niners” and said they talked about “the excitement of just being here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975379\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11975379 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSIS-SEATMATE-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSIS-SEATMATE-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSIS-SEATMATE-MD-08-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSIS-SEATMATE-MD-08-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSIS-SEATMATE-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSIS-SEATMATE-MD-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSIS-SEATMATE-MD-08-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Tennyson Wilson chat together on the flight from San Francisco to Las Vegas on Feb. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The U.S. representative was traveling to the game with husband Paul Pelosi. KQED asked Pelosi if this was his first Super Bowl. “Hell no,” he told KQED. “We’ve been to every Super Bowl the Niners have been in,” including in 1990 in New Orleans when the team beat the Broncos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for his thoughts on this year’s odds, Pelosi said, “that’s why we play the game.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975361\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11975361 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-04-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-04-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-04-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alaska Airlines flight #13 lands in Las Vegas on Feb. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Wilson and the Pelosis were on a packed flight full of Niners fans heading off to Vegas. Many had plans to go inside the game, while others were traveling to be with friends and family in the area just to be close to the action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before boarding, a DJ and Warriors hype man Franco Finn got fans pumped up for their travels at the gate. Everyone on the plane was given a free flight from Alaska Airlines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11975362\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11975362 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-05-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-05-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240210-NANCY-PELOSI-SEATMATE-MD-05-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tennyson Wilson stands up to deplane Alaska Airlines flight #13 on Feb. 10, 2024 \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Neil Liwanag of San Mateo even snagged a second free flight before takeoff for answering a Niners trivia question.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I went to five road games this year. We’re just the best fan base,” Liwanag told KQED. 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"content": "\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003ca href=\"#episode-transcript\">\u003ci>View the full episode transcript.\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The San Francisco 49ers are back in the Super Bowl, and fans are chomping at the bit for the team to bring home its first championship since 1994. They’ll be facing the Kansas City Chiefs, who defeated them in the Super Bowl 4 years ago.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">David Lombardi with The Athletic breaks down why the Niners have a great chance of winning it all this time.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"card card--enclosed grey\">\n\u003cp id=\"embed-code\" class=\"inconsolata\">\n\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=KQINC2142106361&light=true\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\n\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003ch2 id=\"episode-transcript\">Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003ci>This is a computer-generated transcript. While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Just a h eads up, the introduction to this episode contains explicit language. Hi, I’m Alan Montecillo in for Ericka Cruz Guevarra. And welcome to the Bay. Local news to keep you rooted. Bay area sports teams have done very well over the last decade or so. The Warriors have won four titles since 2015 and the Giants won three in the early 20 tens. But if you grew up in the Bay during the 80s and 90s, the truly great pro sports team was the San Francisco 40 Niners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>40 Niners won five Super Bowls between 1981 and 1994. But it’s been a minute since they’ve won at all, and fans are chomping at the bit for another one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bobbie Lince: \u003c/strong>I was born and raised in San Francisco with two older brothers, and they were all in sports, and 40 niners just became a thing, a household thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Fernando: \u003c/strong>We’ve endured so much in the last few years, not just in sports, but in life in general. We’re looking for a reason to celebrate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jeff: \u003c/strong>The bay prevails. We always do. Everyone doubts us throughout the nation. But you know what? At the end of the day, we step up and we. We go above and beyond and we fucking win because we’re winners. And that’s what the Bay does.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>On Sunday, the 40 niners will face off against the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s a rematch from four years ago, which the Niners lost. But today we’ll talk about why this could finally be our year. So David, you are in Vegas for the Super Bowl. What has it been like these past few days in the run up to the Super Bowl?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>Well, it’s the Super Bowl in Las Vegas, which is a spectacle in and of itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>This is David Lombardi. He covers the 40 niners for The Athletic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>I have some friends who live about 20 minutes off the strip, and they came in for one of the events last night, and they told me that it took them an hour and a half to drive home. It’s a massive convention combined with a party. And I’ll tell you what. There are a lot of 40 Niners fans in town because it’s only a 50 55 minute flight. There’s a lot of pent up energy from 40 Niners fandom, just because they have been so close, but haven’t yet smoked the cigar you have when it comes to winning that Super Bowl here over the past few years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>I want to ask a little more about you and your backstory. What are some of your earliest memories of the 40 niners?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>My earliest memory of the 40 niners came in January of 1993, when I was about four and a half years old, and I remember sitting on the couch in our old house in Visalia, California, Central Valley town. I remember my dad upset as the Dallas Cowboys were scoring a long touchdown to put away the NFC Championship Game at the end of the 1992 season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>The 40 Niners actually beat Dallas and won the Super Bowl two seasons after that. I don’t remember that though. I remember when they lost to the green Bay Packers and the playoffs to close out the 1995 season, so I remember that that one moment against the Cowboys when I was about four and a half. And then I remember very vividly the games against the Packers, Steve Young against Brett Farve, and the end of the 40 Niners dynasty there in the 1990s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Well, fast forward 30 years later. You’re now covering the 40 niners and they are back in the Super Bowl. How would you characterize this version of the 40 niners?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>I think this version of the 40 Niners has a lot in common with the past teams that were great. They’re tremendously balanced. They obviously have the number one offense in football. Brock Purdy and Christian McCaffrey are both MVP finalists. There are only five MVP finalists in the whole NFL. Two of them are on the 40 Niners offense. But even though that offense is, you know, borderline historically good this year, the defense is also a top five defense.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>And that defense may not be playing as well as it had been at points of last season and even 2019 when this team last reached the Super Bowl. But it’s still really good. And when you have both sides of the football performing at a top five level, you have a really good chance to win the Super Bowl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Let’s talk about Purdy and McCaffrey, and let’s begin. Starting quarterback Brock Purdy. Tell me a bit more of his backstory before he joined the Niners and how he got to this point.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>Well, he was fairly lightly recruited out of high school and the Phoenix area, Arizona. He ended up going to Iowa State, which is not a small program. It’s not a top tier program, but it’s a it’s a mid tier program, right. And what really, you know, resonates about the Brock Purdy story is that he he held onto that job for all four years at Iowa State.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>You talk to people around that program and they’ll tell you that he transformed the Iowa State program. The experience that he got playing from freshman year to senior year. There’s a lot of repetitions under his belt. And that made his assimilation into the 40 Niners offense all the more fluid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>Even though a lot of outsiders thought that he just came out of nowhere. The 40 Niners knew that they had a really experienced quarterback. I don’t think that they quiet grasped, but his upside was and we’re seeing that upside. So I mean it’s the astounding people right now right. But they did know that they had a high floor quarterback coming out of college. And you ask about his background, I think that’s the most important thing to note that he had that experience, and he was ready to take it and translate it to the NFL level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>And what about Christian McCaffrey? You know, one of the league’s best running backs joined the 40 Niners relatively recently, I think 2022. Tell me more about him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>Well, Christian McCaffrey, I think is the best player in football. I think that brought Brody is the most valuable player in football. And I think Christian McCaffrey is the best player in football. And the reason that those two things are different is because different positions on the football field carry different value, and the way that the sport is now set up. Quarterback is the most important position. But you can’t say enough about the greatness of Christian McCaffrey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>His impact because of his adaptability on the field has been one of gravity. You’ll see the defense step toward him even if he’s not getting the football. It’s like Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors. People are stepping toward him, even if he’s not shooting because they’re so afraid of his ability to kill you from three point range. So McCaffrey’s done that for the 40 Niners. He’s opened stuff up for other people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>And then when he’s gotten the ball well, he’s gotten himself open too. I mean, he’s he really is something. And he’s the only player in the NFL this year with over 2000 All-Purpose yards, which means rushing and receiving combined. And the next highest running back on that list is at like 1500 yards. So McCaffrey is leaps and bounds ahead of the next highest qualifier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>I want to ask about defense a little bit more I think for for casual fans. And I think this is true of sports in general. I think it’s a little harder to grasp, like what makes a defense strong and what to look for. What parts of their defense are going to be really important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>Well, that they’ve got stars across the defense too. So Nick Bosa is one of them. He was the defensive player of the year last season Fred Warner who’s probably the best linebacker in football. The 40 Niners have legitimate voices on this defense with experience. They also have big time athleticism, big time talent. Now, that doesn’t mean that they’re without a weakness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>The run defense has struggled a bit because they’re they’re extremely aggressive. So if there’s one misstep that there is a little bit of vulnerability to a counterattack. But ultimately when push came to shove, the 40 Niners have clamped down defensively. I just think they probably need to do that earlier in this game because they’re facing one of the best ever. Do it in Patrick Mahomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Well let’s talk about Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. They’ve been to I believe three out of the last four Super Bowls. They’ve won two of them including one against the 40 Niners. tell me a little bit more about the Chiefs and what they’re bringing to the table.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>Well, the Chiefs are different than when they beat the 40 niners four years ago. I think a lot of people still think that Mahomes and this offense, just by reputation, is this extremely explosive offense that’s going to be able to score on, on any given down from any point of the field. But the Chiefs aren’t doing that nearly as prolifically as before. It’s almost like these two teams have traded places over the past four years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>The 40 niners have been the most explosive offense in football for the Chiefs are more of the methodical. They run the ball a lot. Mahomes has been precise and short range this year. He’s really good, but they’re different and they’re different than I think what they’re often advertised to be. So if they have the Championship pedigree but the 40 niners have the statistical advantage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Well, it’s interesting you say that, David, because I think that’s how I was coming to this Super Bowl before I really dove into it. And I sort of assumed, well, the Chiefs have won. They have Patrick Mahomes. Surely they must be favored. But it doesn’t. It doesn’t quite seem like that. Who and what do I need to be most afraid of on the Chiefs side? I’m guessing it begins with Patrick Mahomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>Well, yeah. Of course. On on offense you’re going to have to look out for Patrick Mahomes. But in football it’s so much deeper than that because everybody’s got you’re reliant on other players to to execute their job. So for example Isaiah Pacheco who’s the Chiefs running back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>If he has a big game that’s going to open things up for Patrick Mahomes because he won’t have to worry about the 40 Niners pass rush as much. Travis Kelce is one of the greatest tight ends to to ever do it. And he’s got a tremendous rapport with Patrick Mahomes. They improvise. They know they’ll run off script a lot. He’ll find open space and it’s really hard to defend that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>I want to take a quick detour to talk about some aspects of the Super Bowl that aren’t the game itself, because another reason why many people watch the Super Bowl is the halftime show, which is headlined by usher. I know you’re there for the game, but anything you’re looking forward to, or are you going to be nose to the grindstone during halftime?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>I had no idea that it was usher even playing at the halftime show, so I probably have to ask your question. Yeah, but it’s funny that I am so locked into the game, and I’ll probably be catching up on stuff at halftime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Coming up who David thinks will win on Sunday. And yes, I will ask him about Taylor Swift. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-content post-body\">\u003ch2 id=\"episode-transcript\">Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003ci>This is a computer-generated transcript. While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Just a h eads up, the introduction to this episode contains explicit language. Hi, I’m Alan Montecillo in for Ericka Cruz Guevarra. And welcome to the Bay. Local news to keep you rooted. Bay area sports teams have done very well over the last decade or so. The Warriors have won four titles since 2015 and the Giants won three in the early 20 tens. But if you grew up in the Bay during the 80s and 90s, the truly great pro sports team was the San Francisco 40 Niners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>40 Niners won five Super Bowls between 1981 and 1994. But it’s been a minute since they’ve won at all, and fans are chomping at the bit for another one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bobbie Lince: \u003c/strong>I was born and raised in San Francisco with two older brothers, and they were all in sports, and 40 niners just became a thing, a household thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Fernando: \u003c/strong>We’ve endured so much in the last few years, not just in sports, but in life in general. We’re looking for a reason to celebrate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jeff: \u003c/strong>The bay prevails. We always do. Everyone doubts us throughout the nation. But you know what? At the end of the day, we step up and we. We go above and beyond and we fucking win because we’re winners. And that’s what the Bay does.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>On Sunday, the 40 niners will face off against the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s a rematch from four years ago, which the Niners lost. But today we’ll talk about why this could finally be our year. So David, you are in Vegas for the Super Bowl. What has it been like these past few days in the run up to the Super Bowl?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>Well, it’s the Super Bowl in Las Vegas, which is a spectacle in and of itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>This is David Lombardi. He covers the 40 niners for The Athletic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>I have some friends who live about 20 minutes off the strip, and they came in for one of the events last night, and they told me that it took them an hour and a half to drive home. It’s a massive convention combined with a party. And I’ll tell you what. There are a lot of 40 Niners fans in town because it’s only a 50 55 minute flight. 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I remember when they lost to the green Bay Packers and the playoffs to close out the 1995 season, so I remember that that one moment against the Cowboys when I was about four and a half. And then I remember very vividly the games against the Packers, Steve Young against Brett Farve, and the end of the 40 Niners dynasty there in the 1990s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Well, fast forward 30 years later. You’re now covering the 40 niners and they are back in the Super Bowl. How would you characterize this version of the 40 niners?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>I think this version of the 40 Niners has a lot in common with the past teams that were great. They’re tremendously balanced. They obviously have the number one offense in football. Brock Purdy and Christian McCaffrey are both MVP finalists. There are only five MVP finalists in the whole NFL. Two of them are on the 40 Niners offense. But even though that offense is, you know, borderline historically good this year, the defense is also a top five defense.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>And that defense may not be playing as well as it had been at points of last season and even 2019 when this team last reached the Super Bowl. But it’s still really good. And when you have both sides of the football performing at a top five level, you have a really good chance to win the Super Bowl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Let’s talk about Purdy and McCaffrey, and let’s begin. Starting quarterback Brock Purdy. Tell me a bit more of his backstory before he joined the Niners and how he got to this point.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>Well, he was fairly lightly recruited out of high school and the Phoenix area, Arizona. He ended up going to Iowa State, which is not a small program. It’s not a top tier program, but it’s a it’s a mid tier program, right. And what really, you know, resonates about the Brock Purdy story is that he he held onto that job for all four years at Iowa State.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>You talk to people around that program and they’ll tell you that he transformed the Iowa State program. The experience that he got playing from freshman year to senior year. There’s a lot of repetitions under his belt. And that made his assimilation into the 40 Niners offense all the more fluid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>Even though a lot of outsiders thought that he just came out of nowhere. The 40 Niners knew that they had a really experienced quarterback. I don’t think that they quiet grasped, but his upside was and we’re seeing that upside. So I mean it’s the astounding people right now right. But they did know that they had a high floor quarterback coming out of college. And you ask about his background, I think that’s the most important thing to note that he had that experience, and he was ready to take it and translate it to the NFL level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>And what about Christian McCaffrey? You know, one of the league’s best running backs joined the 40 Niners relatively recently, I think 2022. Tell me more about him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>Well, Christian McCaffrey, I think is the best player in football. I think that brought Brody is the most valuable player in football. And I think Christian McCaffrey is the best player in football. And the reason that those two things are different is because different positions on the football field carry different value, and the way that the sport is now set up. Quarterback is the most important position. But you can’t say enough about the greatness of Christian McCaffrey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>His impact because of his adaptability on the field has been one of gravity. You’ll see the defense step toward him even if he’s not getting the football. It’s like Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors. People are stepping toward him, even if he’s not shooting because they’re so afraid of his ability to kill you from three point range. So McCaffrey’s done that for the 40 Niners. He’s opened stuff up for other people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>And then when he’s gotten the ball well, he’s gotten himself open too. I mean, he’s he really is something. And he’s the only player in the NFL this year with over 2000 All-Purpose yards, which means rushing and receiving combined. And the next highest running back on that list is at like 1500 yards. 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So if there’s one misstep that there is a little bit of vulnerability to a counterattack. But ultimately when push came to shove, the 40 Niners have clamped down defensively. I just think they probably need to do that earlier in this game because they’re facing one of the best ever. Do it in Patrick Mahomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Well let’s talk about Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. They’ve been to I believe three out of the last four Super Bowls. They’ve won two of them including one against the 40 Niners. tell me a little bit more about the Chiefs and what they’re bringing to the table.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>Well, the Chiefs are different than when they beat the 40 niners four years ago. I think a lot of people still think that Mahomes and this offense, just by reputation, is this extremely explosive offense that’s going to be able to score on, on any given down from any point of the field. But the Chiefs aren’t doing that nearly as prolifically as before. It’s almost like these two teams have traded places over the past four years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>The 40 niners have been the most explosive offense in football for the Chiefs are more of the methodical. They run the ball a lot. Mahomes has been precise and short range this year. He’s really good, but they’re different and they’re different than I think what they’re often advertised to be. So if they have the Championship pedigree but the 40 niners have the statistical advantage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Well, it’s interesting you say that, David, because I think that’s how I was coming to this Super Bowl before I really dove into it. And I sort of assumed, well, the Chiefs have won. They have Patrick Mahomes. Surely they must be favored. But it doesn’t. It doesn’t quite seem like that. 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Stay with us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>I do have to ask you about the world’s most famous Kansas City Chiefs fan, Taylor Swift, who is, of course, dating tight end Travis Kelce. She’s expected to be at the game on Sunday. Has that extra attention you think factored into these playoffs at all, especially for the Chiefs?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>I don’t I don’t think it’s factored into anything from a football perspective. I do think it’s good for the league. I think it’s put more eyeballs on the NFL. This is the entertainment industry, right? So it’s it’s the ultimate entertainment industry collaboration here where you have the most famous musical artist in the world, at some of these games. And it obviously is just a recipe for social media to completely blow up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>So I think it’s been great for NFL engagement. I think ultimately when you play football. To be able to step in between those white lines. In the sport that’s so violent, so dangerous. You have to have tunnel vision. And these guys are professionals that they have to enter a different head space in order to perform at their best. In order to keep themselves as safe as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>You’re gonna get run over out on that field. If there’s stuff outside of you is a distraction. So I don’t think that’s impacted the game at all, because I think all of these guys are professionals. I do think it’s been good for the sport, though, just because this is the entertainment industry again, and we’ve seen so many more people interested in football as a result of all this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>As we’ve talked about. And as many listeners probably know, the Chiefs and 40 Niners played in the Super Bowl four years ago. The Chiefs won 31 to 20. 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Those are two of the creamier offensive weapons in the game. And the Chiefs have seen subtraction on that front. And the 40 Niners have seen additions on that front. And obviously Brock Purdy is sensational.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>So that gives the 40 Niners an upgrade at the most important position as well. So ultimately I do think that the 40 Niners have an edge. I’m going to say 28, 27, 40 Niners. That’s an iconic score in 40 Niners history. That’s the the score of the game where they beat the Cowboys in the 1981 season NFC Championship Game with the catch from Dwight Clark. So I think a little fun with the history. There are 28 2740 niners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>David, I do want to end by asking about the fan base. Obviously every fan base wants to win the championship, and I’m sure Chiefs fans would love to add another one. But how badly do Niners fans want this? 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How much that meant for the city of San Francisco, particularly after the tragedies of the late 70s with Jonestown and with Harvey Milk and George Mosconi being assassinated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>Chichi Dianne Feinstein for years would talk about how much that that 40 Niners win meant for rallying the community and bringing something that people truly bonded over. I think that a 40 niners Super Bowl championship to do something similar for the community and the Warriors winning championships, that was great.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>The Giants winning championships, that was great. But let’s be honest, the 40 niners are more deeply ingrained in the fabric of the Bay area. They’re so ingrained in the fabric locally that a win could mean, you know, just it would be a massive, massive boost to, toto a lot of people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>David, thank you so much for taking the time. I appreciate it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lombardi: \u003c/strong>All right, man, thank you. I really appreciate it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo: \u003c/strong>Thanks again to David Lombardi, who covers the 40 niners for The Athletic. This interview was cut down and edited by me, Alan Montecillo. Dana Cronin scored this episode and added the tape. Music courtesy of First Cut Music, Universal Production Music, Audio Socket and Audio Network. Special thanks as well to KQEDs Brian Watt and AzAzul Dahlstrom-Eckman. Thank you as well. To the fans. You heard at the top of the show, that was Bobby from San Mateo and Fernando and Jeff in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, the Bay is made by me, senior editor Alan Montecillo. Maria Esquinca is our producer, and Ericka Cruz Guevarra, our host. Jen Chien is KQED s director of podcasts. Katie Sprenger is our podcast operations manager. Cesar Saldana is our podcast engagement producer. Maha Sanad is our podcast engagement intern. And KQED s chief content officer is Holly Kernan. I’m Alan Montecillo: in for Ericka Cruz Guevarra. Thanks for listening. Go, Niners.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>"
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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco 49ers fans are celebrating a wild comeback victory against the Detroit Lions, securing the NFC Championship by a score of 34–31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Bay prevails; we always do,” said San Francisco resident Jeff Walsh at Mad Dog in the Fog sports bar in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco with at least 100 people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone doubts us throughout the nation. But you know what? 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The air was filled with excited yells and the sounds of brass bands playing music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11974034\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-18-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11974034\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-18-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing San Francisco 49ers paraphernalia poses next to a man with a banjo.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-18-BL.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-18-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-18-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-18-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-18-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stacy Samuels, aka Banjo Man, poses for a photo with a fan. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Stacy Samuels, also known as Banjo Man and a self-proclaimed “Super Niner,” was born and raised in San Francisco, and has lended his musical talents to the team he loves for decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m 73 years old [and have been a fan] since I was about eight,” said Samuels. “I played the banjo at every 49er game for 41 years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11974030\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-08-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11974030\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-08-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A mother and her son pose in San Francisco 49ers sports jerseys near the trunk of a car.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-08-BL.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-08-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-08-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-08-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-08-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bobbie Lince (left) and her son Eric Levy tailgate outside Levi’s Stadium. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>“\u003c/b>It’s just a different vibe with Candlestick [Park] as it is here,” said Bobbie Lince, who attended a tailgate party. “I can’t explain it, but the tailgating, we’ve had so much fun. You just throw your table, your chairs out, bring the food, bring the alcohol, invite all your friends.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11974040\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-24-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11974040\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-24-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A young boy high fives a man with several people dressed in San Francisco 49ers sports jerseys.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-24-BL.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-24-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-24-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-24-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-24-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Herman Sahota high-fives young 49ers fans before the game. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fans of both teams remained energetic and lively throughout the game at Mad Dog in the Fog.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The game had a big range of emotions, but that’s what makes it exciting,” said San Francisco resident Sydney Brooker. “I will say like it seems as though a typical pattern for the 49ers, particularly of this season, is that they suck in the first quarter and then they crush it [later on]. While I was nervous and scared and hiding under the table, I also knew that they were going to come back. And I believed in that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11974042\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/IMG_4209-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11974042\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/IMG_4209-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people wearing various sports jerseys applaud watching a television in a bar.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/IMG_4209-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/IMG_4209-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/IMG_4209-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/IMG_4209-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/IMG_4209-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/IMG_4209-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans of both the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions watch the football game at the Mad Dog in the Fog bar in San Francisco on Jan. 28, 2024. \u003ccite>(Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kayce Thompson said she was rooting for the Lions in honor of her father who passed away last June and was a lifelong Detroit sports fan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11974056\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1620px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/0455FF6F-8ED4-400E-8F76-11ACB47BE469.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11974056\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/0455FF6F-8ED4-400E-8F76-11ACB47BE469.jpg\" alt=\"Fireworks are seen at night as people walk away wearing San Francisco 49ers paraphernalia.\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/0455FF6F-8ED4-400E-8F76-11ACB47BE469.jpg 1620w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/0455FF6F-8ED4-400E-8F76-11ACB47BE469-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/0455FF6F-8ED4-400E-8F76-11ACB47BE469-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/0455FF6F-8ED4-400E-8F76-11ACB47BE469-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/0455FF6F-8ED4-400E-8F76-11ACB47BE469-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireworks go off as fans leave Levi’s Stadium after the game. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She thought “for sure” that he was “going to bring home a Lions victory today and go to the first ever Super Bowl” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/zuliemann/status/1751823342032888191\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it wasn’t meant to be. At Levi’s Stadium, fans erupted in applause and cheers as the 49ers made a comeback in the second half to win. Fireworks brightened the night sky as people left the stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11974057\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1620px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/568B1A6C-0E66-4C26-996D-CD21671C8192.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11974057\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/568B1A6C-0E66-4C26-996D-CD21671C8192.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing a San Francisco 49ers sports jersey and a themed-boom box raises his hand next to another man.\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/568B1A6C-0E66-4C26-996D-CD21671C8192.jpg 1620w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/568B1A6C-0E66-4C26-996D-CD21671C8192-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/568B1A6C-0E66-4C26-996D-CD21671C8192-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/568B1A6C-0E66-4C26-996D-CD21671C8192-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/568B1A6C-0E66-4C26-996D-CD21671C8192-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daniel Zavala (left) and Juan Castro cheer as fans leave Levi’s Stadium. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Christopher Alam and Kevin Stark contributed reporting to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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The air was filled with excited yells and the sounds of brass bands playing music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11974034\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-18-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11974034\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-18-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing San Francisco 49ers paraphernalia poses next to a man with a banjo.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-18-BL.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-18-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-18-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-18-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-18-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stacy Samuels, aka Banjo Man, poses for a photo with a fan. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Stacy Samuels, also known as Banjo Man and a self-proclaimed “Super Niner,” was born and raised in San Francisco, and has lended his musical talents to the team he loves for decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m 73 years old [and have been a fan] since I was about eight,” said Samuels. “I played the banjo at every 49er game for 41 years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11974030\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-08-BL.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11974030\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-08-BL.jpg\" alt=\"A mother and her son pose in San Francisco 49ers sports jerseys near the trunk of a car.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-08-BL.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-08-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-08-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-08-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/240128-49ersFans-08-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bobbie Lince (left) and her son Eric Levy tailgate outside Levi’s Stadium. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>“\u003c/b>It’s just a different vibe with Candlestick [Park] as it is here,” said Bobbie Lince, who attended a tailgate party. “I can’t explain it, but the tailgating, we’ve had so much fun. 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And I believed in that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11974042\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/IMG_4209-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11974042\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/IMG_4209-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people wearing various sports jerseys applaud watching a television in a bar.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/IMG_4209-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/IMG_4209-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/IMG_4209-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/IMG_4209-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/IMG_4209-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/IMG_4209-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans of both the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions watch the football game at the Mad Dog in the Fog bar in San Francisco on Jan. 28, 2024. \u003ccite>(Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kayce Thompson said she was rooting for the Lions in honor of her father who passed away last June and was a lifelong Detroit sports fan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11974056\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1620px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/0455FF6F-8ED4-400E-8F76-11ACB47BE469.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11974056\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/0455FF6F-8ED4-400E-8F76-11ACB47BE469.jpg\" alt=\"Fireworks are seen at night as people walk away wearing San Francisco 49ers paraphernalia.\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/0455FF6F-8ED4-400E-8F76-11ACB47BE469.jpg 1620w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/0455FF6F-8ED4-400E-8F76-11ACB47BE469-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/0455FF6F-8ED4-400E-8F76-11ACB47BE469-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/0455FF6F-8ED4-400E-8F76-11ACB47BE469-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/0455FF6F-8ED4-400E-8F76-11ACB47BE469-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireworks go off as fans leave Levi’s Stadium after the game. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She thought “for sure” that he was “going to bring home a Lions victory today and go to the first ever Super Bowl” she said.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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