LOS ANGELES-Shoppers crowd into stores here and across the US, hunting for post-Thanksgiving bargains. Good turnout raises hopes that the holiday sales season will be better than some analysts are expecting.

LOS ANGELES-The former chairman and CEO of locally based CB Richard Ellis becomes a director of GenCorp Inc., which serves the aerospace business and other industries. Move should help the company's efforts to develop a 13,000-acre parcel it owns near Sacramento.

THOUSAND OAKS, CA-The Southern California Orthopedic Institute signs 10-year lease for 12,000 sf at 375 Rolling Oaks Drive. Deal is valued at $3.5 million.

SAN DIEGO-The 389,900-sf mixed-use tower is acquired by Starwood Capital and WCB Properties. The deal is one of California's largest of the year.

FONTANA, CA-Art Stan Investments acquires 84,960-sf industrial building in this Inland Empire community from privately held Master Halco.

ANAHEIM, CA-Separate buyers acquire all six buildings in the development company's recently converted Lakeview Business Park. The 165,000-sf complex is the former home of a packing plant.

ANAHEIM, CA-Separate buyers acquire all six buildings in the development company's recently converted Lakeview Business Park. The 165,000-sf complex is the former home of a packing plant.

SANTA BARBARA, CA-The prize-winning but financially ailing Rancho San Marcos Golf Course here will be acquired by Utah-based Premier Golf International.