DANVILLE, CA-The San Ramon County Planning Commission voted to approve the huge housing development, while the San Ramon Regional Planning Commission voted to deny it.

RICHMOND, CA-Assembly Partners LLC, the mastermind behind Pac Bell Park's huge Coke bottle, will negotiate exclusively with the City of Richmond to redevelop the historic 561,000-sf Ford assembly plant into an arts and entertainment center.

CORTE MADERA, CA-The Container Store will open its second Northern California store at Corte Madera's Town Centre this spring. Broker Sandra Weck says that this lease shows that "retail companies are still bullish on the overall outlook of the economy.

OAKLAND, CA-A building with a copyrighted exterior design has been put up for sale on the Oakland commercial real estate market. Oakland's "Hinged House" and its adjacent property are on the market for $4.5 million.

SAN FRANCISCO-Marcus & Millichap reports that the Bay Area apartment market is stabilizing, saying that sliding rents should end this year. Jeffrey Mishkin of M&M says that the downtrend has come to an end.

SAN FRANCISCO-Marcus & Millichap reports that the Bay Area apartment market is stabilizing, saying that sliding rents should end this year. Jeffrey Mishkin of M&M says that the downtrend has come to an end.

SACRAMENTO-After having heart surgery at Mercy General Hospital, businessman Alex Spanos made a $15 million decision to support the hospital's $70-million plans to build a state-of-the-art cardiac care center.

SAN FRANCISCO-Jeffrey Heller of Heller Manus Architects is head of the local chapter of the American Institute for Architects and part of a professional team working to make safety improvements within large structures.