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LA Times List of How to Help LA Fire Victims
LA Times List of How to Help LA Fire Victims
GoFundMe to Help LA Fire Victims
GoFundMe
GoFundMe to Help LA Fire Victims
What Is Greenwashing?
What Is Greenwashing?
How this misleading marketing practice impacts consumers and communities and stands in the way of real environmental progress.
Festival - Frameline
Festival - Frameline
Tax Day Isn't April 15 This Year. Find Out All the Filing Deadlines
Tax Day Isn't April 15 This Year. Find Out All the Filing Deadlines
Still waiting to file? Here are your deadlines to complete and mail in or electronically transmit your 2024 federal tax return.
IRS: May 15 tax deadline extended to Oct. 16 for disaster area taxpayers in California, Alabama and Georgia | Internal Revenue Service
IRS: May 15 tax deadline extended to Oct. 16 for disaster area taxpayers in California, Alabama and Georgia | Internal Revenue Service
IR-2023-33, Feb. 24, 2023 — Disaster-area taxpayers in most of California and parts of Alabama and Georgia now have until Oct. 16, 2023, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. Previously, the deadline had been postponed to May 15 for these areas.
Extension to file | FTB.ca.gov
Extension to file | FTB.ca.gov
Overwhelmed by New Year's Resolutions?
Overwhelmed by New Year's Resolutions?
As the new year begins, many of us get overzealous with our resolutions or the number of changes we want to make in the upcoming year. According to Forbes (2023), 29% say they feel pressured to set a new year’s resolution. And the same article (Davis 2023) notes that January 17 is often called "Ditch New Year's Resolutions Day" while the 2nd Friday in January is usually denoted as "Quitter's Day."So how do we make positive changes in our lives and stick to resolutions that really matter to us? T
Quick Guide to Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and Why It’s Really a Save-the–Climate Act!
Quick Guide to Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and Why It’s Really a Save-the–Climate Act!
30 Essential Vegetarian Side Dishes for Thanksgiving
30 Essential Vegetarian Side Dishes for Thanksgiving
10 Tips to Prevent Wildfires
10 Tips to Prevent Wildfires
Nationally, almost nine out of 10 wildfires are caused by humans. These preventable wildfires threaten lives, property and our precious natural resources. Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a public land pro, you play a valuable role in preventing wildfires and protecting our natural resources
Council Post: Tax-Smart Financial Planning: Why Collaboration Is Key For CPAs And Financial Advisors
Council Post: Tax-Smart Financial Planning: Why Collaboration Is Key For CPAs And Financial Advisors
With an ever-changing tax landscape and a slew of new business relief following Covid-19, it’s critical that your advisor and CPA work together to uncover potential tax savings and position you to best pursue long-term financial goals.
A Quick Guide to the Red Tide: Harmful Algae Blooms in the SF Bay
A Quick Guide to the Red Tide: Harmful Algae Blooms in the SF Bay
by Nicolette Beck, Philanthropic AdvisorYou may have heard the news this summer of toxic red algae blooms in the SF Bay. You may have personally seen the effects: thousands and thousands of dead fish washing up on shores or floating limply in the water. You might also be wondering what is up and what we can do to help.Algal blooms have their role in a healthy aquatic ecosystem, but lately, there has been an overabundance of one particular variety: Heterosigma akashiwo. It has been depleting ox
The Lake Merritt Disaster & How Humans Mess Up the Environment
The Lake Merritt Disaster & How Humans Mess Up the Environment
Recently, I was out taking a walk around Lake Merritt, and I was thrilled to see stingrays. I don't often see them in the lake, so it felt like a treat.But when I shared the video on social media, one of my friends alerted me to the fact that seeing stingrays in Lake Merritt is part of an ecological catastrophe--the likes of which have not been seen before.As a huge proponent of climate and the environment, I was crushed to hear about such an event, especially in my own backyard. So, I decided t
Dead Fish Are Piling Up Across Shores of San Francisco Bay, Lake Merritt, As Algal Bloom Grows | KQED
Dead Fish Are Piling Up Across Shores of San Francisco Bay, Lake Merritt, As Algal Bloom Grows | KQED
Thousands of dead fish are piling up across the Bay Area, likely killed by a hazardous algal bloom and signaling environmental groups to advise people and their pets to avoid swimming, kayaking or other activities on the water until the bloom subsides.
No college degree? No problem. More companies are eliminating requirements to attract the workers they need
No college degree? No problem. More companies are eliminating requirements to attract the workers they need
Meet The Team - Erin Scott, Operations Manager
Meet The Team - Erin Scott, Operations Manager
Erin's Birthday MusingsLast month, I turned another year older, and I’m grateful to do so (minus the neck wrinkles). Each year, I reflect on the previous year, on my life as a whole, and on where I hope to go for the future. I tell you, these last few years have been strange ones. Right in the midst of the pandemic—10 days before Christmas—our home caught fire. We lived in a 6-person oceanfront condo (our dream), and the HVAC system in the unit below us sparked a flame. Due to the age of the bui
Thoughts on Confluence Philanthropy & Environmental Change
Thoughts on Confluence Philanthropy & Environmental Change
Thoughts on Confluence Philanthropy by Nicolette Beck, Philanthropic Advisor Ella and I went to Confluence Philanthropy! Every year, Confluence Philanthropy holds a conference about philanthropy and impact investing. The idea is to gather like-minded people to strategize about ways to move money and make the strongest impact, and the stated goal is social, racial, economic, and environmental justice. This year Ella and I flew down to LA and then drove to Santa Monica to check it out
Reasons to Hire a Female Advisor
Reasons to Hire a Female Advisor
Happy Women’s History Month! According to Census.gov (2022), “National Women’s History Month traces its roots to March 8, 1857, when women from various New York City factories staged a protest over poor working conditions. The first Women's Day celebration in the United States was in 1909, also in New York City.” However, it took seven more decades to expand it to a week-long commemoration and another six years to be expanded to a full month. That occurred in 1987, so Women’s History Month is on
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Ella's East Bay Time Feature
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