SAN JOSE, CA-Despite recent power shortages and state-classified electrical emergencies, a city report this week says a 600-megawatt, natural gas-fired power plant proposed by Calpine Corp. is "inharmonious" with North Coyote Valley.

DANVILLE, CA-Measure S went into effect Wednesday, mandating that any development proposed for parklands, open space or an agricultural area be decided by election. But each of these special elections carries a $50,000 price tag.

FREMONT, CA-The city has been planning to develop three new senior centers over the next 30 years, but the reception the first project is getting has officials rethinking their plans.

SAN JOSE, CA-Council members here on Tuesday added $4 million to the overall cost of relocating City Hall, making the total cost of the project $110 million more than originally anticipated. A completion date has not been set.

EAST PALO ALTO, CA-The EXPO Design Center--a branch of the Home Depot--is slated to open here on Thursday; REI and Borders Books & Music open soon afterward in Fremont.

LIVERMORE, CA-The hotel, which will be operated by Diva Hospitality Group in agreement with Hilton, is the chain's second on Silicon Valley's eastern edge. Nearby Pleasanton already has a Hilton Pleasanton at The Club.

SANTA CLARA, CA-Although Silicon Valley saw one million of new space come online during the third quarter, it barely made a ripple in the space-starved local commercial market, according to the latest report by Commercial Property Services.

FREMONT, CA-Following that trend, Opus West Corp. is calling its new Opus Tech Center here a success, announcing that Solectron and Siliconrax-Sliger are both buying 42,000-sf facilities in the complex's first phase of development.