ORANGE, CA-Syzysy Corp. triples the size of its headquarters with five-year deal for a building that fits its corporate image.

BERKELEY, CA-The plaintiffs say most of the artifacts deposited at the site by American Indians - the reason for the landmark listing - have been stripped away in University of California excavations in the 1950's as well as in commercial endeavors.

PORTLAND-Confirming predictions from the fall, Grubb & Ellis' year-end review and 2001 forecast on the local apartment market reports that the oversupply is being sopped up and several years of growth is now expected.

LOS ANGELES-Natural-gas suppliers are refusing to sell gas to utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric, putting California's energy crisis on the brink of disaster.