SAN FRANCISCO- The state Court of Appeal on Friday rejects a bid by allies of Mayor Willie Brown's growth-control initiative to block a second growth-control initiative from appearing on the Nov. 7 ballot.

CUPERTINO, CA-The dividend represents a 13% increase over the same period last year; at close of trading Monday, Mission West shares were trading for $12.56, off three cents from Friday and a dollar below its 52-week high.

WOODLAND, WA-The Canada-based maker of industrial plastics is moving north from Vancouver to Woodland to be closer to Interstate 5 and other customers.

VANCOUVER, WA- Over the weekend, the bank relocates 30 administrative and operations employees from Camas to the ninth floor of a downtown building here that has been renamed Riverview Tower.

SAN FRANCISCO-Sharp rent increases at 450 Sutter St., a medical office tower owned by Portland, Ore.'s Harsch Investment, are pushing out dentists and doctors and opening up space for cash rich dot commers.

SEATTLE-If the deal is approved, the Seattle Public Library will demolish the structure at 2821 Beacon Ave. S. and build a new library. The current library on Beacon Hill is in a converted, 3,200-square-foot retail store.

SEATTLE, WA- The two class A office buildings sell for $254 per sf to a company associated with Keith McCaw of McCaw Cellular fame.

COTTAGE GROVE, OR-The historic city center has a half-dozen empty storefronts, slowing foot traffic through the area, which could cause even more retailers to flee.