GLENDALE, CA-Former Spieker REIT executive Joseph D. Russell Jr. has joined the company as president, reporting to Ron Havner, chairman and chief executive officer of the Glendale-based office and industrial REIT.

LAFAYETTE, CA-The city council has asked developer Steve Cortese to sit down with the city to negotiate a public-private partnership that would result in a mixed-use project on his Downtown 1.2-acre parcel, which currently holds a gas station.

LAGUNA BEACH, CA-Senior Care Industries Inc. says it will join other OTC companies in a lawsuit against naked short sellers driving down the company's stock price.

SAN DIEGO, CA-The Hambalko Family Trust sells three industrial properties and acquires a fourth in four separate 1031 tax deferred exchanges. The properties, which are located in the South County area of San Diego, encompass a total of 49,883 sf.