PORT ORCHARD, WA-The City Council has unanimously agreed to ban gambling in the city, joining more than 50 other cities in the state that have taken similar action, including nearby Poulsbo and Tacoma.

NORTH HOLLWOOD, CA-Jerry H. Snyder will present his latest plans for the area's NoHo Commons redevelopment project at a public hearing. The project has been reduced by more than two-thirds since it was first proposed three years ago.

LAKE STEVENS, WA-The Minneapolis-based Target will mark the first business to open at Lake Stevens Station. The grand opening is slated for Sunday at 8 a.m.

SAN DIEGO-Multiple Peptide Systems Inc. has acquired a 52,278-sf industrial building, situated on 2.23 acres, in the Cabot, Cabot and Forbes Industrial Park. Liquori, Liquori and Liquori LP gets $3 million for the 27-year-old building, due for a major rehab.