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San Francisco 49ers podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Grand Jury says City Council members too cozy with 49er lobbyists; 49ers-Seahawks match up for Thursday Night Football in Seattle

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Santa Clara City Councilman Anthony Becker says a recent grand jury report were not facts but were accusations regarding 49ers campaign donations for Becker’s mayoral run and that city council members were “too cozy” with 49ers lobbyists (photo from santaclara.gov)

On the 49ers podcast with Marko Ukalovic:

#1 Santa Clara City Councilman Anthony Becker who recently lost in an election bid for mayor to current Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor said that a grand jury report saying four city council members were re-elected based on San Francisco 49ers campaign contributions totaling in the millions of dollars and that city council members may have breached their duties were “not facts those are accusations.”

#2 Becker along with the three other city council members Raj Chahal, Karen Hardy, and Suds Jain also spoke out against the grand jury report questioning the facts of the letter saying that the council members were cozying up to the 49ers and that they were elected with the help of the 49ers campaign donations.

#3 The grand jury went even further saying that the 49ers lobbyists were dictating city policy regarding policy reforms, also making public of written minutes of private meetings held between the city council and the 49ers team officials.

#4 Back on the field the 49ers prepare to battle the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Stadium in Seattle for Thursday Night Football. The Seahawks lost their last game on Sunday to the Carolina Panthers 30-27. How do you see the 49ers matching up against the Seahawks this Thursday.

#5 The 49ers are relying heavily on rookie quarterback Brock Purdy for a win in Seattle on Thursday Night Football and just get your evaluations on how you see Purdy matching up against the Seattle pass rush in this upcoming game?

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San Francisco 49ers podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Still counting votes in Santa Clara Mayor race; 49ers York has over $4 million invested in race

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Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor pictured is waiting for results as well as her opponent City Councilman Anthony Becker in the Santa Clara Mayoral race. (NBC Bay Area TV still photo)

On the 49ers podcast with Marko:

#1 San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York has over $4 million invested in the Santa Clara Mayoral race. York is hoping his spending money would land City Councilman Anthony Becker the Mayor’s job. Becker has backed the 49ers as current Mayor Lisa Gillmor has fought the 49ers on payments to the city for maintenance revenue.

#2 Marko as of Thursday night the race is tight with Gillmor in front with a slight lead 50.1 to Becker’s 49.8. This is a closely watched race because the 49ers have so much at steak in the Mayoral election. The 49ers have their hopes on Becker especially after the city council had voted to approve the over $1 million the 49ers paid in the maintenance fees.

#3 It was also reported that the 49ers this past election day had spent another $62,353 which means the 49ers have now spent a total of $4.6 million which works out to $80 per Santa Clara resident. If Gillmor was to win this election how will this change the relationship dynamic between the 49ers and Gillmor?

#4 On the field the 49ers are coming off a bye from last Sunday and a win over the Los Angeles Rams the week before. The mood in the dressing room and at practice has been positive since the win in the Southland.

#5 The 49ers are at home for Sunday Night Football Nov 13th against the Los Angeles Chargers. The Chargers have been rolling wining four of their last five games. The Chargers defeated the Atlanta Falcons last Sunday 20-17 in Atlanta. How do you see this match on Sunday Night Football?

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San Francisco 49ers podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Will Lance take it to the Seahawks this Sunday?; Will Kittle get in the line up?

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George Kittle tight end of the San Francisco 49ers in drills on Thu Sep 1, 2022 at the 49ers practice facility in Santa Clara. Kittle has missed practices since a Sep 3 groin injury and is a maybe for this Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara (AP News photo)

On the 49ers podcast with Marko:

#1 Marko, 49ers quarterback Trey Lance has rushed into the 49ers record book for the most carries by a quarterback with 16 in team history.

#2 Was the playbook designed for Lance to carry so much will that be the norm for him this season to carry the ball over a minimum of ten carries per game?

#3 San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle has only caught one of Lance’s 54 career completed passes. Chances are Kittle won’t be catching any of Lance’s passes this Sunday at Levi Stadium as he’s Kittle remains a question for this Sunday.

#4 Kittle has missed practice and has been out due to a groin injury he got on September 5th. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said he’s hopeful he could play but wasn’t all that sure.

#5 The 49ers are coming off a tough loss to the Chicago Bears from last week they take on a Seattle Seahawks club that narrowly beat Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos last week how do you see Seahawks and 49ers matching up this Sunday.

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San Francisco 49ers podcast with Marko Ukalovic: How much confidence does Garoppolo give Niners now that he’s back?

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Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (left) looks for a fist bump from teammate quarterback Trey Lance (right) during practice at the San Francisco 49ers practice facilities in Santa Clara on Thu Sep 1, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the 49ers podcast with Marko:

#1 Marko how surprised were quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo teammates when they learned that Garoppolo was returning and not being traded away.

#2 Garoppolo got a pay cut and will be receiving $6.5 million in guaranteed base salary and could earn another $500,000 in bonus money and could earn up to $8.45 million in incentives.

#3 Marko talk about Jimmy G’s reaction to getting the chance to return to the 49ers and be the back up for Trey Lance. Garoppolo said, “I’m happy with the way it worked out.”

#4 Turning to the City of Santa Clara and the 49ers settling on a dispute for a total of $1.675 million for lawsuits. The Niners added another $325,000 to the settlement to bring to the over $1.6 million total.

#5 The settlement wasn’t done without a verbal knock down drag out between city council member Anthony Becker who with four other city council members voted in favor of the 49ers settlement and opposed were city council member Kathy Watannbe and Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor. Becker told Watannbe to F off and he started in on the Mayor verbally cussing her out. Gillmor called for a policeman to stand in the hearing room and with his presence the meeting ran without any further verbal exchanges.

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