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SAN JOSE-The City Council decides tonight whether a citywide vote on the 20,000-worker development should occur. Opponents who gathered enough signatures for such a vote want a "yes" vote. The city's attorney says the petition is technically invalid and should be ignored.

WHITE PLAINS-A panel of Westchester-Fairfield real estate brokers and developers agree that the year 2000 was an exceptional year for leasing volume and absorption and that it will be tough to beat this year.

HILLSBORO, OR-In December, the Florida-based corporation acquired a 4.17-acre parcel once planned for a full-service Marriott hotel for $3.8 million. The company isn't yet talking, but sources Regency has preleased 80% of a planned 46,500-sf development.

NEW YORK CITY-C&W expects that other transactions in the works will prove just as successful and boost the health of the Mexican banking system.

SAN JOSE-After five years out of the market, the locally based purveyor of channel marketing Websites has re-leased 193,000 sf at Spieker's Creekside Technology Center here on Fox Drive. It also is busy developing office space on property it owns across the street.

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN-The new agreements will double the number of franchises in the restaurant chain's first year. The ribs restaurant is branching out into Georgia, Tennessee, Ohio, West Virginia and Florida.

AUSTIN-Vignette's customer base has taken on a new look, adding four government agencies to its roster and landing inclusion on the General Service Administration's supply roster. Three of the four are US Armed Forces related.

NEW YORK CITY-The two-bedroom units have about 1,500 sf of space. The building features such amenities as an outdoor sun terrace, 11th-floor roof garden and a children's playroom.