Today the 700,000-member center has become, with a budget of $30 million, a powerful counterweight to the liberal American Civil Liberties Union.
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Work at Levi’s Stadium resumes two days after death Work resumed on the 49ers’ new stadium in Santa Clara Thursday, two days after a construction worker died there. According to Mark Gomez of the San Jose Mercury News, workers gathered in the south end zone for a service to remember 63-year-old Donald White, who died on Tuesday when an elevator counterweight fell on him.…
June 14, 2013 - NBC Sports: ProFootballTalk
Worker dies during construction of 49ers' stadium An elevator mechanic was killed Tuesday when he was struck by a counterweight while working in a shaft at the San Francisco 49ers' new stadium, state officials said.
June 12, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
Mechanic killed at site of new 49ers stadium An elevator mechanic was killed Tuesday when he was struck by a counterweight while working in a shaft at the San Francisco 49ers' new stadium, state officials said. Donald White, 63, was found dead shortly ...
June 11, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News