ON THE SIDELINES : Santa Clara Delays Giants Vote
The Santa Clara City Council decided to wait until November, rather than June, to test voter opinion on whether the city should try to lure the San Francisco Giants.
By a 5-2 vote Tuesday, council members voted against a June election on whether to go ahead with plans for a new baseball stadium. The Giants and Santa Clara Mayor Everett Souza wanted a June vote, but those who favored November said the extra time is needed so that specific plans can be developed.
Last November, San Francisco voters rejected by a slim margin a measure calling for construction of a downtown ballpark for the Giants, and team owner Bob Lurie said he would commit himself to playing only one more season at Candlestick Park.
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