Records show that a handful of Sunnyvale’s city directors have benefited from loans that are nearly impossible to find on the open market.

While litigious councilman’s “trip and fall” case got dismissed, the back and forth racked up a hefty legal tab for the city of Sunnyvale.

The East Bay city’s former administrator, Deanna Santana, may be among the final round of candidates applying for a job as Sunnyvale city manager.