The 49ers offered to pay $3.3 million to the city’s general fund, plus $650,000 to the Santa Clara Stadium Authority, which could spare the authority an additional $8.35 million in legal fees in a protracted dispute.

The vote was preceded by warnings from Doyle and his own attorney that the termination was unfair and illegal.

City staff will discuss Doyle’s “discipline/dismissal/release" behind closed doors in a special meeting Wednesday evening.

Previously, lawyers had been treated like any other city vendors, with their names shown on the list of bills sent to the city council, although no further specifics were posted.

Councilwoman Kathy Watanabe revealed the investigation during the public meeting, and no one was more surprised than Doyle.

The settlement requires the Santa Clara City Council to formally call for a vote by residents on accepting six districts by June 1.

Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor may get more than she bargained for after proposing required meeting minutes of talks with the 49ers.

Insiders say emails are pouring in about Doyle and the verdict that is set to cost the South Bay city millions.

The ruling released Wednesday affirms an earlier decision that split the South Bay city into six parts for future elections.

Mission City is ready to go to arbitration to get the $2.7 million owed. The team says that won’t be necessary.

The 49ers say Santa Clara owes it $2.74 million. The city says the team owes it $1.1 million. Each side refuses to pay until the other side pays first.

Mayor Lisa Gillmor signed the “Commit to Action” initiative, led by President Obama, which calls for improved police use-of-force policies.

If approved, the contract between the city Stadium Authority and Singer Associates would go into effect on July 1 and run through March 2022.

Former Mayor Pat Mahan is asking a state watchdog agency to investigate whether the city put taxpayer money to political use.

Santa Clara has called off its long-running candidate forums in one of the most consequential election years in the city’s history.

Mayor Lisa Gillmor admits she was wrong to block a reporter on Twitter after an unflattering report, but still claims the article is full of errors.