EAST PALO ALTO, CA-After months of arguing over IKEA's proposed development, the city left the decision to voters, who yesterday approved a required rezone for the project by a mere 100 votes.

LOS ANGELES-Even as this wave of downsizing subsides, the effects will continue to ripple through the economy and adversely affect real estate markets. The first reliable evidence of a recovery will not likely materialize until the second half of this year, according to a report issued by Insignia/ESG.

BOSTON-Steve Samuels files a notice of project change to develop a 651,000-sf retail residential development near Fenway Park. The project would be one of the largest residential developments in this area in the past 20 years.

LONDON-UK Government urban regeneration initiatives are failing to deliver, the, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has told the House of Commons Select Committee on Urban Affairs.