ATTORNEY HIRED IN FIGHT OVER 49ERS STADIUM FUNDS: SANTA CLARA (AP) — A Santa Clara County board has hired a lawyer to defend its decision to pull $30 million in taxpayer funds from the San Francisco 49ers stadium project. The feud began June 22 when a county board that oversees redevelopment funds voted 4-3 to give school districts money that city of Santa Clara voters had earmarked for the $1.2 billion stadium there. The oversight board claims new state laws give them power over the money and the community faces more pressing needs.