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San Francisco 49ers lose Draft advantage after NFL sanction due to payroll irregularities
The San Francisco 49ers can’t catch a break, not only did they lose the Super Bowl LVIII in overtime against the Kansas City Chiefs but now the NFL has sanctioned them for an administrative error, which will affect them in the 2025 draft.
The 49ers have accepted the NFL sanction without appeal
ESPN reported that after detecting errors in the 49ers’ accounting and payroll, the NFL penalized San Francisco with four spots for the 2024 Draft, dropping them from 131st overall to 135th overall.
“The NFL determined that the club would have remained under the salary cap at all times, regardless of the error, and there was no intent to circumvent the salary cap.”
Addin to the sanction, the league informed the 49ers that they would have to give up their fifth-round pick in the 2025 Draft.
The NFL noted that after a review of reports provided by all 32 teams, it detected accounting errors in San Francisco’s payroll at the end of the league’s 2022 operating year, resulting in failures to report accrued compensation for players.
San Francisco acknowledges its mistake and accepts their punishment
The San Francisco 49ers responded to the disciplinary action imposed by the NFL, something the California squad did not appeal and accepted the league’s punishment against them.
“We take responsibility and accept the imposed discipline from the NFL due to a clerical payroll error,” the 49ers said in a statement. “At no time did we mislead or otherwise deceive the league or gain a competitive advantage in connection with the payroll mistake.”
Animal rights activists could soon get their way if officials in San Francisco decide to ban pet stores from selling live animals.
Dozens and dozens of animal rights activists this week called on the SF Animal Commission to vote on a Retail Animal Sales Ban that would prohibit stores in the city from selling any live pets.
During the commission meeting on Thursday, city leaders heard from proponents who said the ban would stop the “breeding mills” and “wild catching” of animals, like reptiles.
The proponents also claim that the ban would stop the neglect of animals, “invasive species,” and would solve the problem of overcrowded shelters and rescues.
Animal and human rights activist Kitty Jones told the commission that there’s a ton of support for the ban locally, noting more than 60 organizations have signed on to a letter calling for it.
Activists pointed out that there are 29 pet stores in the city that only offer services such as grooming, boarding, supplies and adoptions.
Only nine of the city’s pet stores still sell animals, according to officials.
Those included several Petco’s, the Animal Connection, Pet Central SF, the Animal company and Ocean Aquarium.
Pet shop owners in the city are not happy about the ban, and are willing to fight.
“This is our livelihood,” one worker at Pet Central SF told the San Francisco Chronicle. “This is a business, this is what we rely on.”
The longtime owner of the Animal Company, Rick French, said it would just be another terrible policy from the city that makes it harder for business owners to operate.
“Yet another footstep in San Francisco making it too difficult to run a business.”
“They’re just overreaching. It’s overboard,” he added. “I think there is going to be a lot of pushback on it. We are certainly going to organize and fight this as hard as we can.”
Julia Baran, the owner of the Animal Connection, said that banning the sale of live animals isn’t going to stop people from wanting to get them.
“It won’t stop people from getting the animal that they want,” Baran said. “They might just go to Craigslist or go online and get it shipped from across the country.”
The Post reached out to several pet stores in San Francisco for further comment.
The commission ended up agreeing to send a recommendation to SF Mayor Daniel Lurie and the Board of Supervisor to approve the ban.
Existing state laws already prohibit the retail sale of cats, dogs, rabbits, ferrets, gerbils, hedgehogs, and sugarglides (a little nocturnal furry animal), officials noted.
The only animals sold in California stores these days are amphibians, fish, birds, guinea pigs, hamsters, and reptiles.
In another post on on Facebook, Jones noted that the city of Albany, in the East Bay area of Alameda county, had recently “unanimously voted in support of a retail animal sales ban.”
“The city will draft an ordinance and vote on that in a few weeks.”
Last year, West Hollywood became the first city in LA county to ban pet stores, per the Los Angeles Times. The ban became official May 1, 2026. The report noted that animals at shelters and rescues can still be sold.
This year’s annual Bay to Breakers — the event that’s as much as roving costume party as a 12 kilometer run — is being held on Sunday, May 17. While participants prepare their outfits for the event, San Franciscans prepare for the road closures that accompany the event. Transit officials recommend runners and spectators alike use subways and mass transit, especially on the day of the race.
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