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Marysville, Cali,f.-Yuba City Planning Commission issued a permit to build a new Christian Science church in the Brown and B streets area. The $50000 struc.ture would replace the present building at Almond and Church streets.

San Francisco.-The Chamber of Comrnerce reports that 511 new manufacturing rplanrts and expansion projects were scheduled in norther.n Californ,ia the. first five months of this year. Although the total costs of $143,09$90 were $11,843,650 less than the same srpan last year, the num'ber of projects,was greater by ll8. In the city,64 projects valued at $2,787,8W and including 11 new plants were underway. A value of $133,036,090 was placed on the 4ll projects in the Bay area, including 104 new plants. The S. F. Bay Area Coun,cil reports that officc building in the area during 1958's first half hit an all-time high of $40,298,918 valuation-some $50O,000 greater than the total for the entire 1957. The Kaiser Center in Oakland, the west's largest office building, accounts for more than $28 million of the total.

Marysville, Calif.-Crocker Construction Co., Yuba City, submitted the low bid of $10?,400 on a new California Highway PatrolDept. of Motor Vehicles building for the Yuba-Sutter area at Market, Sumner and Alturas streets near the foot of the lfth St. Bridge in Yutba City. It will replace the two departments' present offices here. The contractors, who are also building the new Fremont hospital in Yuba ,City, were given 120 wo,rking days ,to finish the new structure.

Garden Grove, Calif.-Q1y Coun.cil rezoned fro,m single-family residential to heavy comrnercial a site near Nutwood and Stanford avenues for construotion of 20 warehouse buildings by Harry Tancredi.

Turlock, Calif.-New construction here in the year ended June 30 totaled $1,957,623.50, a new record.

Napa, ,Calif.-Sampson Const.ruc'tion Co., Oakland, was low bidder with $218,570 on cons'tructio,n of the new Saint Apollinaris Catholic church. The rectory and eight-room school at the Lassen avenue site are to tre ready for use by rChristmas. Future plans call for a 1,000seat church, parish hall and convent.

San Leandro, Calif.-School district trustees opened bids August 19 for construction o,f the new Pacific High s,chool on a 40-acre si'te on First avenue near':the.Eastshore Freeway at estimated $2,650,000 costs. The novel structure of ,circular design will include 19 classrooms, library, cafeteria and ad,ministrative offices and be ready for occupancy by Septernber l!}60.

Oakland, Calif.-The Planning Commission has recommended to the City Council a si;te at Bth and Oak Sts. as the lo,cation for the proposed $8 million convention building 'planned by the First D,is,trict Agricultural Assn. Site is adjacent to the city's Exposition building and in.cludes addit,ional city property but the Co,mmission recommended additional purchase of private land bounded by 8th, 10th, Oak and Fallon streets. Construction would be financed from horseracing funds.

Monterey, Calif.Local Contractor Joseph B. Fratessa was awarded the contract for construction of a civic center annex on his base bid of $367,000.

Carmel, Calif.-City councilmen voted to back the planning commission in hold,ing back a wave of new motel building. Planners are considering amendments to the zoning ordinance which would regu- late motel const'ruction through population density and ground coverage cont,rols.

Berkeley, Calif.-Bids were opened July 15 by rt,he Bo,ard of Education for construction of 16 portable classrooms to cost about $12.000 o.ach- TTrey will accommodate inc.reased enrollmen,t at Berkeley High, Garfield and Willard Junior H,ighs, John Muir, Le Conte, Linco,ln and Washington Elementary schools.

Newport Beach, Calif.-City Planning Commission approved a variance on prope.rty at Bayside drive and Carnation avenue for construotion of a 4-story, circular apartment building. James and Viole,t Ross su,bmitted plans showing one story below and three above ground, completely glassed around and overlooking the ocean, with centrally located elevator and a ro'und swimming pool.

Anaheim, Calif.-City Planning Commission authorized rezoning of a seven-acre parcel on Citron avenue just north of Vermont foi The McCarthy Co. to construct one 4-unit and one S-unit apart- ment buildings.

Housing Administrator Albert M. Cole approved use of Section 221 FHA mortgage insurance to finance up to 50 units of low-cost housing in Mcrced, Calif., to help rehouse families'being displaced through highway rights-of-way acquisition. It was specified that at least 30 of the units are to be provided by new construction.