ON THE SIDELINES : Santa Clara Delays Giants Vote

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Santa Clara City Council decided to wait until November, rather than June, to test voter opinion on whether the city should try to lure the San Francisco Giants.

By a 5-2 vote Tuesday, council members voted against a June election on whether to go ahead with plans for a new baseball stadium. The Giants and Santa Clara Mayor Everett Souza wanted a June vote, but those who favored November said the extra time is needed so that specific plans can be developed.

Last November, San Francisco voters rejected by a slim margin a measure calling for construction of a downtown ballpark for the Giants, and team owner Bob Lurie said he would commit himself to playing only one more season at Candlestick Park.