-- Jarring tale about employees wearing flip-flops and shorts to work? Or story about famous writers reading to employees at Google headquaters? You decide. [Chron]

-- Making a buck out of lice-topped children. [Examiner]

-- California wants construction equipment to run cleanly. [LeftInSF]

-- Noontime Market Street shootings. [Chron, KTVU, KPIX]

-- Republicans screwing with and screwing up the budget. [BeyondChron]

-- Marke B. says bye-bye to Tammy Faye. [SFBG]