SAN JOSE, CA-The Southern California-based investor, which is selling off its 18-property retail portfolio, makes its first acquisition in Northern California, paying $70 million for a 302,000-sf R&D complex.

LAS VEGAS-The index, which is comprised of nine publicly held gaming companies with significant operations in Nevada, rises for the first time since May.

HILLSBORO, OR-Multimillionaire Raymond Park sells Komatsu Silicon America's 420,000-sf former silicon wafer plant here for $22 million just two years after paying a small fraction of that for the property.

SAN JOSE-Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Inc. pays $21 million for a 177,749-sf office/R&D park here that is 100% leased to the seller, publicly held Flextronics.

PETALUMA, CA-The Los Angeles-based developer and manager takes out its $21-million construction loan on 141,691-sf Redwood Gateway property here with a permanent loan from City National Bank.

SAN FRANCISCO-The non-profit health plan renews its lease for nine floors and takes down an additional floor, bringing its leasehold in the Downtown office building to 272,000 sf. The deal includes naming rights.

SAN FRANCISCO-The non-profit health plan renews its lease for nine floors and takes down an additional floor, bringing its leasehold in the Downtown office building to 272,000 sf. The deal includes naming rights.

LAS VEGAS-The casino operator receives a proposal from Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group to acquire all of the company's outstanding common stock for $81 per share in cash; Harrah's share price up 16%.