SAN DIEGO-The county's unemployment rate is on the wane, according to recently released government statistics. The October report, published by the State of California Employment Development Department, says that September's unemployment rate was 4.1%, down slightly from 4.2% in August.

SAN DIEGO, CA-Rising on the corner of 4th and Broadway near the Gaslamp Quarter, the restaurant is slated to open its doors in February. At build-out, it will encompass 19,000 sf with a guest capacity of 700.

CHULA VISTA, CA-The $600,000 project will result in five new classroom buildings for three school campuses located in the Chula Vista Elementary School District. The five facilities will bring a total of 11 classrooms to the Heritage Elementary School campus, the Corky McMillin Elementary School campus and the Accelerated Elementary School campus.

OCEANSIDE, CA-CT Realty Co. snaps up the Vista Way complex, renames it Pacific Breeze Apartments and plans to sink $1.6 million into improvements. The seller was Archon Residential of Dallas.

SAN DIEGO, CA-Locally-based Burnham Real Estate Services expands its senior management team with the addition of David Jewkes as director of corporate development, Tim Gleason as managing director of multifamily services and Jim Munson as senior vice president and manager of the firm's Carlsbad office.

YUCAIPA, CA-A Southern California-based private investor snatches up the circa 1989 property, known as Holmes Apartments. Encompassing 17,484 rentable sf, the 19-unit complex stands at 14626 Holmes in Yucaipa.

SAN DIEGO, CA-Construction is currently underway on the $9-million project, which will consist of 41 condominiums, 3,700 sf of street-level retail space and an underground parking garage upon completion. The 74,000-sf mixed-use development is rising at 1608 India St. in Little Italy.

SAN DIEGO, CA-BOSA Development Co. buys the residential land parcel and plans to eventually build a 450 to 500-unit condominium project on it. For the time being, the property is being used as a parking lot.