49ERS GET READY TO FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHT TO A NEW HOME

          The S.F. Board of Supervisors is expected to approve
     placing a $100M stadium bond issue for the 49ers on the
     ballot for June's special election, according to Edward
     Epstein of the S.F. CHRONICLE.  For the 49ers, "who have
     admitted that their campaign to win majority voter approval
     for the bonds has gotten off to a faltering start, today's
     anticipated victory marks another small step toward
     establishing positive momentum" (S.F. CHRONICLE, 2/18).  
          NEWS & NOTES: The 49ers stadium deal was profiled in
     Sunday's S.F. EXAMINER, and analysts say the deal on the
     June 3 ballot "appears to involve less exposure than that
     risked by any other NFL city that has used public money in
     the past decade to build a stadium" (S.F. EXAMINER, 2/16).
     ...In an EXAMINER "Soundoff" survey, readers voted nearly 2-
     to-1 against the public support of a new team stadium. In
     the "unscientific survey," 1,192 people voted "yes," while
     2,032 voted "no" (S.F. EXAMINER, 2/17).