REDWOOD CITY, CA -- Planning officials here are calling for public input after the release of an environmental-impact report on a proposed downtown retail-and-cinema project.

LOS GATOS, CA -- Online commercial leasing site RealCentric.com is spreading its wings into the Austin, Tex., commercial market, with a Silicon Valley-specific launch slated for Q4.

SAN JOSE, CA -- With Silicon Valley office rents continuing to skyrocket, one firm bites the bullet and acquires its working quarters.

FREMONT, CA -- The Computer chip and software manufacturer has leased office quarters in the Pacific Commons technology campus here, giving Fremont an official feather in its cap as a Silicon Valley location.

FREMONT, CA -- The Building and Safety Division in this newly-minted hotbed of Silicon Valley commercial construction activity is winning major accolades.

FOSTER CITY, CA -- Biotechnology firm Applied Biosystems Inc. will expand beyond its home base here to satellite quarters on the eastern edge of the Silicon Valley.

SAN JOSE, CA -- In the wake of a stock-market correction and skyrocketing office rents, some online companies are choosing to hang their hats elsewhere.

SAN JOSE, CA -- Average office rent in Silicon Valley has shot up 43 percent in the last year and its northern neighbor, San Francisco, has just broken into the top 10 most expensive world office markets.