ROSEVILLE, CA-The Hewlett-Packard spinoff signs a seven-year lease in Roseville's Creekside Ridge office park, a 250,000-sf project that is part of a 1.3-million-sf development that include office space, retail shops and two hotels.

SAN FRANCISCO-The locally-based apartment REIT announces a $250-million offering of senior unsecured notes under its existing shelf registration statement. The proceeds will go toward repaying amounts outstanding under the company's unsecured credit facility, and for general corporate purposes.

SACRAMENTO-Gov. Gray Davis asks California commercial and residential owners to cut back on power consumption 7% by turning out lights when a room is empty or shutting computers off when not in use.

PLEASANTON, CA-Wente Brothers is now proposing a plan that would allow them to rebuild the winery and use the building for storage space and tasting room, and eventually a full-blown winery operation.

PLEASANTON, CA-A couple eyeing retirement and faced with costly is throwing in the towel and shutting its doors last week. The couple will either lease out the two-story building or sell it off.

DUBLIN, CA-The manufacturer of measuring instruments will use the 9,000-sf metal building here as its new headquarters. It paid $160/sf. The seller was Aloha Management.

ANTIOCH, CA-A Brentwood developer proposes an adult community, retail development and office park on 1,200-acres that could bring the city much needed jobs for the residents who must endure hellish commutes along Highway 4.

SAN FRANCISCO-Rob Stiles, founding managing director for the investment bank's Asian operations, has been tapped to head up the New York-based company's San Francisco office as managing director.