SAN FRANCISCO, CA-The California Hotel Survey conducted by Atlas Hospitality Group predicts the gap between sales prices in Northern California and Southern California in 2002 will continue to narrow as room rates continue to soften.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA-A dearth of retail properties on the market and many hungry investors has one broker using a date certain bidding process to dispose of two retail centers for his clients.

PETALUMA, CA-Romeo's Pizza & Pasta has taken the last space left at the Petaluma Parkway Plaza, which is owned by Basin Street Properties, a developer of commercial and mixed-use properties in Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties.

ORINDA, CA-Kensington Investment Group announces dividends for two of its funds -- Strategic Realty Fund and Select Income Fund -- and lists the funds current top 10 holdings.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA-A new report by Cushman & Wakefield states that demand for industrial product should improve over the next 12 months, although slower in weaker areas like San Jose and the San Francisco Peninsula.

LAFAYETTE, CA-Bedford Properties reports a 7% increase in its dividend to $0.48 per share while Mission West reports a 100% increase to $0.24 per share. The dividends will be paid in April to shareholders of record by March 29.

SACRAMENTO, CA-Commission staff is recommending the proposed subdivision of 3.25 acres into three parcels for the purpose of constructing an 8,000 sf building on 1.07 acres, a 14,000 sf building on 1.1 acres, and a 12,000 sf building on 1.09 acres in the city's Light Industrial Review zone.

SAN JOSE, CA-With the cost being picked up by Cisco Systems, the City Council this week authorized city staff to begin acquiring or condemning properties necessary for the widening of the Montague Expressway to make room for traffic that will be generated by Cisco's 3.3 million sf industrial development.