Upgrades that promise to make the Sequoia Union High School District's campuses more energy efficient are on the way, now that the district has the money to pay for them. via Inside Bay Area

Cato, a 90 pound German shepherd, was left unable to move his rear legs after surgery in January to correct a pinched nerve in his neck. via San Jose Mercury News

Between crack-of-dawn classes, sports, after-school activities and oh yeah, homework, Eileen Van Rheenen's five children didn't always get the nine to 10 hours of shut-eye they needed in their high school ... via Inside Bay Area

At first glance, 16-year-old Anna Murveit is just another high school sophomore with high grades and a jam-packed schedule of classes and sports. via Palo Alto Daily News

Subject : Matt Smith on racist contractors Gloria Esteva, a diminutive housekeeper from Oaxaca, Mexico, is wearing an orange T-shirt and carrying a large bullhorn. via SF Weekly

Behind every super-successful two-career couple, there's a person who makes it possible for them to work such long hours and still come home to a clean house, clean laundry, freshly scrubbed children and ... via San Jose Mercury News

Thousands of Taiwanese from the Bay Area are landing around the clock on this island to join in a pitched presidential election Saturday that could have major consequences for both Taiwan and the United States. via San Jose Mercury News

Just inside the Atherton police station, in a converted dark room with a constellation of glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling, is something unique and controversial in the world of law enforcement: a bed. via Alameda Times-Star

The South Bayside Waste Management Authority today received four proposals in response to its Request for Proposals released on November 1st for franchised collection services for solid waste, recyclables and ... via City of San Carlos

Facebook Inc. said today it hired Google Inc. veteran Sheryl Sandberg to serve as its chief operating officer, a coup in its drive to turn the popular social networking site into a major moneymaker.

As Google's vice president for global online sales and operations, Sandberg, 38, ran the Internet giant's lucrative advertising arm, which generates 99% of its revenue and employs thousands of people around the world. Facebook has been searching for the best way to manage its rapid growth and generate advertising revenue without alienating its 66 million users. Read more

SAN FRANCISCO : Mark Zuckerberg, the 23-year-old chief executive of Facebook, has found help running the social networking company by hiring Sheryl Sandberg, a well-regarded top executive at Google. via International Herald Tribune

The specific reasons why the town of Atherton fired former Finance Director John Johns might never be publicly revealed if a San Mateo County Superior Court judge sides with the ex-employee Nov. via Palo Alto Daily News

San Francisco's none-too-suspenseful mayor's race tops the list of Bay Area elections today, although voters in the city will have to wait a couple of weeks to learn the final results. via San Francisco Chronicle

The South Bayside Waste Management Authority approved Request for Proposals for franchised solid waste and recycling collection services and for operation of the Shoreway Recycling and Disposal Center in San ... via Recycling Today

Don Shalvey wants to open a high school within East Palo Alto's city limits. But he needs a place to put it. via Redwood City Daily News