SAN FRANCISCO-Silicon Valley keeps reinventing itself and its success comes from both innovation and entrepreneurship, say panelists at a recent forecast event here, but there are still risks.

OAKLAND, CA-GlobeSt.com gets an <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> sneak peak at Lee &amp; Associates' Oakland Q4 Industrial report, which shows a strong quarter to end 2013, with numerous large lease and sale transactions closing in the final weeks of the year.

SAN FRANCISCO-Barry Epstein joins the firm's San Francisco office as a partner in its Land Use and Environmental &amp; Natural Resources practice groups, and its Infrastructure, Energy &amp; Utility industry group.

SEATTLE-In a city showdown, locally based Redfin compares Denver and Seattle when it comes to home prices, types of homes, and other city characteristics.

FREMONT, CA-Wholesale furniture manufacturer, CW Kato Investors, buys a warehouse here at 47550 Kato Rd., in a market where warehouse buying and selling is virtually nonexistent, according to a source.

SEATTLE-The $57.7-million property, Merrill Place, located in downtown Seattle's Pioneer Square submarket, is directly adjacent to the company's First &amp; King property.

SUNNYVALE, CA-The firm is doubling its space here in Sunnyvale, CA, as it takes 34,697 square feet to accommodate its growth.

SAN DIEGO-Former San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders noted in a recent ICSC breakfast keynote address that business optimism has increased in San Diego.