The NFL is contributing about 20 percent of the cost of building the 49ers stadium in Santa Clara.
Owners approved a $200 million loan for the $1 billion project.
49ers CEO Jed York said in a conference call that the league
providing $50 million than expected shows the stadium's importance to
the league. Santa Clara mayor Jamie Matthews says all the funds are now in place and ready to go for the stadium's construction.
San Jose firefighters battled a two alarm fire this morning on the Alameda.
The fire broke out in the Tee Nee Thai Restaurant at about 8:15, and firefighters were able to put out the blaze about 15 minutes later.
No cause of the fire has been reported yet.Full Story
That fatal accident in which a construction worker was buried alive is taking on new implications.
Cal-OSHA has found there was at least one violation at a construction site in Milpitas where a carpenter was buried in an avalanche of dirt last weekend.Full Story
A man was shot in the early hours of the morning in San Jose.
San Jose police responded to a report of shots in the 5300 block of Deodora Grove Court around midnight.
They found a 35-year-old man with a gunshot wound, who was taken to a local hospital. Full Story