LOS ANGELES-From sheriffs to dogcatchers, tens of thousands of county workers are hitting the bricks in effort to get a 15.5% raise. Strikes will compound woes caused by the two-week-old transit strike.

NEW YORK CITY-The partnership has already sold all but one condo in a building now completing development and is awaiting approval from the state attorney general's office to sell condos in another building.

LOS ANGELES-Real estate firm pays $30 million for 75,000 sf of office space in central Tokyo.

ATLANTA-The locally-based REIT is reining in development, getting out of some markets and selling off assets to self-fund further projects. The company expects a lower-than-expected funds from operations in the third and fourth quarters.