SACRAMENTO-The California Department of Food and Agriculture is opting for an expensive relocation plan during its 18-month renovation, which will completely transform the department's 76-year-old building. The double move is estimated to cost an extra $900,000, which opponents say is unnecessary.

SAN FRANCISCO-Bridgeville, a small town north of San Francisco, goes down in history as the first entire town to be sold online. The $1.8-million purchase was made on EBay.

SAN FRANCISCO-Bridgeville, a small town north of San Francisco, goes down in history as the first entire town to be sold online. The $1.8-million purchase was made on EBay.

SAN JOSE-The historic Fox California Theatre, which has been closed for three decades, will reopen in 2004 after a $73.4-million renovation is completed. The city's redevelopment agency contributes $52 million while approximately $21 million comes from the Packard Humanities Institute.

MARTINEZ, CA-Although angry residents are doing their best to keep Sun Care Systems' proposed development out of Martinez, the Contra Costa County board of supervisors leans in the developer's favor.

VALLEJO, CA-The Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians and developer Kevin Kean plan to redevelop the 120-acre Mare Island, which was once a Naval shipyard, into a Las Vegas-style casino.

PLEASANTON, CA-Charter Properties may alter its plans for the Vintage Hills Shopping Center to appease area residents who oppose the housing-focused project. The developer originally planned to build a 110-unit apartment community with 38 townhouses and a small commercial area.

EL DORADO HILLS, CA-Syers Properties purchases Marketplace at Town Center from Regency. The grocery-anchored property opened this fall and is fully leased to about 20 tenants.