SANTA CLARA, CA-Having found it significantly reduces the fleeing of young teachers to more affordable communities, the school district here will break ground for an additional 30 units.

LAS VEGAS-The agreement with three major gambling operators shifts the would-be burden away from big casino-resorts and onto tourists.

NEWARK, CA-Coaster Company of America renews its existing lease here for two years in a deal valued at roughly $2.9 million.

SUNNYVALE, CA- BRIDGE Housing Corporation and Kirby Sack Properties, both of San Francisco, buy the 40-year-old Viscount Apartments here from the developer.

SEATTLE-Seattle city planners approve a 340-unit apartment tower for the Denny Triangle area immediately north of the Downtown core.

DENVER-The Chicago-based company hires Bill Swackhamer to manage the firm's high-yield and fixed-income real estate principal investment activities.

SAN FRANCISCO-The new ownership plans to rehabilitate the property and then raise rents.

LAS VEGAS-The 10.6-acre site at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip is approved for an 1,800-key resort hotel development.