CONCORD, CA-The City of Concord decides that the best use for a four-acre Downtown site is to buy out the property owners and redevelop it as a single project.
SAN FRANCISCO-The San Francisco Board of Supervisors create a compromise between property owners of San Francisco residential buildings and their tenants regarding capital improvements.
SAN FRANCISCO-The national property listing service releases the latest iteration of its online marketing product, wherein listings can be hyperlinked to the clients Web site, which can enhanced with customizable, branded property search and results screens.
OAKLAND, CA-City officials will face opposition at the next City Council meeting regarding a 770-unit apartment project that would require the largest city subsidy in Oakland's history for a residential project.
SACARMENTO-Shorenstein signs a letter of intent to purchase the 25-story, 427,000-sf U.S. Bank Plaza from Grosvenor Americas after Grosvenor's deal with McCarthy Cook & Co. and Charlesbank Capital Partners falls through.
PACIFICA, CA-Barry Swenson Builders fails to make a payment to the city, breaking its exclusive rights to developing the Sharp Park site. As a result, the city drops the project and heads in a new direction.
SAN FRANCISCO-The City of San Francisco is seeking a developer to build a 400,000- to 500,000-sf building somewhere in the Civic Center area in order to consolidate city functions. The city hopes to choose a developer by the early part of 2003.
SAN RAFAEL, CA-Marin County residents will be asked to participate in a developer-sponsored telephone poll that will gauge support for Shapell Industries' proposal to build a mixed-use project with 124,000 sf of commercial and retail space.
PLEASANTON, CA-To the relief of East Bay environmental groups, the East Bay Regional Park District has acquired a square-mile at Pleasanton Ridge from Shea Homes, preventing planned multifamily development from occurring.
BERKELEY, CA-A Berkeley restaurant faces eviction from its city-owned marina site if it fails to comply with the city's living-wage ordinance with a seven-day period. The restaurant owners say this is unconstitutional.