OXNARD, CA-Pacific Prime Properties buys its third property in 10 months, taking title to a facility occupied for 25 years by Ransco Industries in a $5-million deal for an asset with 700 feet of boulevard frontage.

LOS ANGELES-Lawyers and developers alike lament the increasing complexity of real estate law while Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown offers a political perspective about downtown revitalizations.

LAGUNA BEACH, CA-Private investors acquire the Parc Monaco office building on Pacific Coast Highway, which one broker describes as "nearly irreplaceable." The check buys a two-story building with ocean views.

IRWINDALE, CA-A private investor from West Los Angeles acquires the 148,000-sf building, which is 60% leased from First Industrial Trust. The structure at 5300 Irwindale Blvd. is near the 210 Freeway.

CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA-ABI Automotive Bearings is consolidating operations from two Downtown Los Angeles locations into the 28,000-sf building along Marion Court. Move-in takes place before the week ends.

CHINO, CA-Red Robin and Cost Plus sign up for Vestar's Spectrum Towne Center, filling some of the last remaining spaces in the 800,000-sf power center. Red Robin's 15-year, 50,000-sf ground lease is believed to be worth $2 million over the term.

CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA-ABI Automotive Bearings is consolidating operations from two Downtown Los Angeles locations into the 28,000-sf building along Marion Court. Move-in takes place before the week ends.

IRVINE, CA-Biomedical Devices Inc. is unpacking in a 59,024-sf R&D building that once was the Daimler Street headquarters for Smart Home. The manufacturer of surgical instruments relocated from Costa Mesa.