The CEO of the San Francisco 49ers has spent a record $3 million on supporting four candidates running for city council in Santa Clara, prompting the mayor and others to cry foul.

Mayor Lisa Gillmor is accusing Jed York of trying to buy a majority on the council so he can ask them for favors that will make him more money.

"Jed York is not going to spend $3 million on candidates that oppose him," Gillmor said. "He is going to spend $3 million on candidates that are friendly to him."

Santa Clara's chief of police said he's worried the candidates who the 49ers are supporting will help push a 49ers agenda, such as getting rid of the stadium curfew.

"If they eliminate the curfew, that would lead to later nights, longer hours for my officers and potentially more problems," Chief Pat Nikolai

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