WALNUT CREEK, CA-The Walnut Creek City Council has approved a downtown residential and commercial project, accepting $1.3 million instead of insisting that the project include affordable housing.

OAKLAND, CA-Jack London Square Partners' plans for Oakland's waterfront include office and retail space, a 250-room hotel, a movie theater, a health club and a parking facility.

REDWOOD CITY, CA-Sequoia Hospital officials have decided to build a new hospital in a different location on the Peninsula, rather than seismically retrofit the current structure or build a new hospital on the present campus.

SAN FRANCISCO-American Re-Insurance recently inked a 10-and-a-half-year deal to lease the entire 29th floor of One Front St., a 36-story office tower in downtown San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO-Vacant buildings, weedy patches of pavement and even rickety bridges in the Bay Area may soon form a large part of the newest, and strangest, national park.

PALO ALTO, CA-After years of controversy over the proposed demolition of the old Peninsula Creamery building in Palo Alto, which could be eligible for historic preservation, the Palo Alto City Council has voted in favor of new development.

PITTSBURG, CA-In Pittsburg, Charity Auction Services inked a five-year lease for an eight-acre parcel of industrial land, while Home Concepts signed a deal for a 40,000-sf industrial property.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA-Instead of paying rent, the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce will provide city services, including producing city maps, information sheets and relocation information for businesses, in exchange for space in a city-owned building.