SAN JOSE, CA-In June, Redevelopment Agency director Susan Schick said further city funds would not be necessary to complete the project. On Tuesday, Schick got tentative City Council approval for an additional $6.1 million.

HOUSTON-High oil prices mean a comeback of oil and gas executives to the city's ritziest neighborhood. Since Jan. 1, the oil barons have been the leading purchasers of estate homes, a dominance that hasn't been seen since the energy downturn.

PORTLAND-Sellers Bill and Carol Atherton purchased the building in 1990 for $500,000 after a bank had repossessed it. The four-story strucutre was constructed in 1872 as a warehouse and later converted to office space. It underwent a restoration and seismic upgrade in 1986.