FOOTHILL RANCH, CA-Four Star Distribution of San Clemente takes 108,831 sf at 20081 Ellipse in Foothill Ranch. The creator of Special Blend and Jeenyus Snowboards plans to stay for at lease five years, as the company has inked a three-year sublease and a two-year lease that will commence after the sublease expires.

SAN DIEGO-Sweeping changes to construction-defect legislation are scheduled to take effect July 1, and one real estate attorney warns they may hold hidden perils for developers of condominiums and townhouses.

POWAY-City leaders approve a ballot measure that will allow voters to decide whether to increase the city's motel and hotel tax from 8% to 10%. The city raised it to 8% seven years ago.

ONTARIO, CA-Known as Empire Commercial Real Estate, Jim Previti's new creation oversees acquisition, development and management of office, retail, multifamily and self-storage properties for the Empire Cos. Financed by Previti's sale of Forecast Homes to K. Hovnanian Cos., the new entity will focus on properties in the Inland Empire, Northern California, Arizona and Nevada.