Judge Sides with 49ers in Stadium Dispute

A California state court judge dismissed a lawsuit last month that would have halted the development of a stadium in Santa Clara for the San Francisco 49ers.   Specifically, Judge Mark Pierce ruled that the challenge to Measure J by Deborah Bress, an opponent of the stadium’s development, did not provide sufficient evidence that the language used on the June 8 ballot would have mislead voters.   Bress had argued that the ballot language would confuse voters and hide the true costs, w