Friends, it has been a really crazy week and I know it's hard to keep track of everything happening both nationally and locally, so I'm going to make a little ICYMI thread of some of the South Bay stories from the past week or so in case it's helpful! Strap in! Let's start with the newest first. Santa Clara and the 49ers have found themselves in the midst of a legal battle again, this time over whether the city had the right to take away the NFL team's right to make purchases for Levi's Stadium. sanjosespotlight.com/santa-clara-an…

I’m at the @SantaClaraCity council meeting. Councilmembers will discuss joining an “Innovation Zone” with San Jose and a transportation collaborative for Stevens Creek Blvd. Here’s the agenda: santaclara.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&… And here is where you can watch along santaclara.granicus.com/mediaplayer.ph… @SantaClaraCity Here is a story I wrote leading up to tonight's meeting: sanjosespotlight.com/santa-clara-of… I'll be updating it with more information tonight/tomorrow morning so you can get a summary of what happened tonight if you can't follow along in real time.