VALLEJO, CA-Just two weeks after Shell U.S. Gas & Power withdrew as a partner in the controversial $1.3 billion Mare Island power plant, Bechtel Enterprises Holdings announced that it would pull out as well.

WALNUT CREEK, CA-The first phase of the Olympic Plaza project and The Corners retail development in downtown Walnut Creek are both on schedule for opening dates this spring.

SAN FRANCISCO-A local talent agency has acquired 847 Sansome, a four-story brick building with a developed lower level. The firm plans to use the downtown San Francisco structure as its headquarters.

SAN FRANCISCO-San Francisco's Old Mint Task Force has voted in favor of the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's proposal to turn downtown's vacant Old Mint building into a museum.

DAVIS, CA-Davis residents attended a series of meetings yesterday regarding UC Davis' proposed $190-million bio-defense and emerging diseases center, which would bring some of the most deadly and contagious diseases, including anthrax, to Davis.

SAN FRANCISCO-State Sen. Jackie Speier, (D-SF) has introduced a new bill that will provide much-needed renovation funds for California's mission properties without tapping into state funds.

EL CERRITO, CA-After years of negotiations, El Cerrito city officials are taking a significant step towards the development of a parking garage, mixed-use development and fitness center at El Cerrito Plaza.

SAN MATEOAfter illegally using his clients' investment funds to execute Bay Area real estate deals, Fred Albert Schluep, a former San Mateo investment advisor, has been barred from the investment business.