A stunning tax ruling favoring the 49ers reminds us of the folly of public football stadiums
(LA Times Dodgers)

The question of whether publicly-financed football stadiums are a boon or a bust for their local communities has been debated for years, with learned opinion tending toward the latter. In Santa Clara County, the debate is over: Levi´s Stadium, a $1.3-billion edifice opened in 2014 to house the...