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ORLANDO-The Florida Supreme Court wants the state's voters, not special-interest business groups, to decide a high-speed rail system issue. For the second time in a week, the court has rejected a move to take the bullet train measure off the Nov. 7 ballot. Developers and landowners are monitoring the issue closely because hundreds of acres of rights-of-way land would be needed to build the bullet train project.

AUSTIN-Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. is bullish on Austin's 23-acre Research Park Plaza, signing its second lease in a month for back-to-back building projects that will deliver in summer 2001. The company will occupy all of the 358,000 sf under construction.

SAN DIEGO-Bolstered by its thriving Downtown, the city ranks seventh among the nation's best areas for commercial investment and development.

ATLANTA-Owner Colonnade Properties will handle marketing and leasing of the Downtown six-building, 2.37 million-sf asset. Colonnade bought the property in January from Taylor Simpson Group.

CHICAGO-The nation's largest diversified industrial REIT meets third quarter expectations, with per share FFO rising 9.4%. Executives are predicting the trust will now deliver earnings and return on assets that are among the best for pure play industrial REITs, while analysts say returns are likely to be closer to the average.

SAN JOSE, CA-As expected, City council members gave unanimous approval of the controversial Cisco Systems campus proposed for 688-acres in the traditionally agricultural North Coyote Valley industrial area. Appeals are expected from several organizations.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO-A Newport Beach, CA-based luxury homebuilder is taking an infamous Colorado property off the hands of its Saudi Arabian owner. The deal isn't expected to close until third quarter 2001.

LOS ANGELES-The Santa Monica Conservancy is negotiating a deal to preserve 326 acres in the Santa Monica Mountains for wildlife.