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Napa outlines medical pot law Napa Valley Register A draft ordinance allowing medical marijuana dispensaries will go to the Napa City Council for review Tuesday night, setting the stage for a Planning ... and more »

Downtown improvements under way in Vallejo, assisted by state and federal ... Vallejo Times-Herald An influx of state and federal money is making it possible for the city to launch a series of downtown Vallejo improvements, officials said. ...

Shopping center REITs turned in a respectable performance for the fourth quarter of 2009, giving credence to the notion that the worst of the downturn may be over.

Prices of commercial properties in the United States rose 4.1 percent in December, Moody’s Investors Service said Monday, further feeding the debate over whether the sector’s unpredictable crash has passed or still lies in the cards. It was

Vallejo relocating bus transfer station to Mare Island Way Contra Costa Times Construction work will force the relocation of Vallejo's downtown bus transfer station to Mare Island Way for at least eight months. ... and more »

Commercial real estate in the United States has suffered its worst annual capital return on record, according to Investment Property Databank (IPD). The global real estate analysis firm reported that its U.S. property index fell 23.9 percent in 2009. Whil

The administration unveiled a new initiative to help the nation’s hardest hit housing markets. President Obama is allocating $1.5 billion for states where unemployment is high and home prices have fallen more than 20 percent. While national indicat

BENICIA -- Two new tenants have moved into the historic Tannery building since the beginning of the month, raising hopes among local business owners and elected officials for a downtown revival.But at least some new proprietors say its hard to judge how the economy will