PALO ALTO, CA-The first-ever land use plan submitted by Stanford University, proposing to increase campus density by one-third, won preliminary approvals this week from Santa Clara County officials.

REDWOOD CITY, CA-The cooperative agreement represents a growing movement toward creating online networks within commercial real-estate communities, particularly on the behalf of multifamily property owners.

SALINAS, CA-City officials here are trying to negotiate a settlement the city of San Jose that would stop a lawsuit Salinas is preparing to file with regard to Cisco Systems' 688-actre Coyote Valley Research Park.

SAN JOSE, CA-Calpine Corp. faces two major hurdles in its effort to build a 600-megawatt power generation facility in South San Jose: the plant's would-be neighbor Cisco Systems and Mayor Ron Gonzales.

MENLO PARK, CA-International credit-rating agency Fitch IBCA this week raised its outlook on Spieker Properties to positive, a reflection of the office and industrial REIT's strong performance in a continuing boom market.

CAMPBELL, CA-As recently as a few years ago, this city's downtown was a bastion of quiet. Now, however, its location near Highway 17 and Interstate 880 is making it a prime spot for future boom-economy development.

STOCKTON, CA-Despite the Chapter 11 filings of theater chains around the nation, Krikorian Premiere Theatres says it will design, own and operate a 90,000-sf downtown theater here in an effort to revitalize the aging business district.

LIVERMORE, CA-The Diocese of Oakland is considering locating its 10th Catholic high school here, but the decision hangs on whether funds can be raised for the proposed 122-acre campus.