Deanna Santana filed a lawsuit Aug. 14 in Santa Clara County Superior Court seeking more than $50,000 in damages for withheld wages and emotional distress after her 2022 firing by the City Council. The complaint alleges councilmembers terminated her in retaliation for publicizing San Francisco 49ers deals for Levi's Stadium related to the FIFA World Cup without consulting the city. The suit asserts Santana disclosed that the team withheld FIFA-related legal documents and that she held the 49ers accountable for code violations. Santana alleges unpaid final wages, accrued leave, and full severance. City representatives declined to comment and the city has not yet responded.
Not only did Ms. Santana uphold her duties to the City and its residents, she became a whistleblower by advising the City Council at a public meeting of illegal activities that would harm the City,
As alleged in the complaint, Ms. Santana risked her job and her career to stand up to very powerful persons,
She now has the right to tell her story to a jury of her peers.
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