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☆ We're DINKs in Austin who are waiting until we make $350,000 to have kids. Maintaining our lifestyle as parents is a priority.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Katherine Stinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Matthew Bennett, a 25-year-old mining equipment brokerage representative in Austin. We were able to afford a luxury trip for our 2nd anniversaryWe've been contemplating moving to California in the future, so I planned a trip to Los Angeles to celebrate our two-year wedding anniversary. It was our first luxury trip as a married couple, and we stayed in four-star hotels, rented a luxury car to drive, and enjoyed fine dining at upscale restaurants. Although we're paying significantly more in rent, it's worth every penny for the experiences we've had so far in Austin. AdvertisementWe have one other goal before we have kids: To open a coffee shop.

Persons: —, Matthew Bennett, Brooke, We've, we've, DINK Organizations: Service, Business, BMW, Saab, Toyota Corolla, Rover Locations: Austin, California, Los Angeles, San Antonio

☆ I left San Francisco and moved to LA. Here are the 5 worst things about leaving the Bay Area.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementEven though LA is much larger than San Francisco, LA doesn't feel urban, while San Francisco does. Here's what I felt were the five worst things about leaving the San Francisco Bay Area and moving to LA. AdvertisementAs an artist and business owner, I founded my eco-friendly textile and wallpaper collection business in San Francisco in 2013. I miss San Francisco's culture and philanthropic spiritLiving in San Francisco, I found that many of its businesses have a good environmental or social mission. But I believe, for the most part, San Francisco still has the same caring heart and soul it's had for years.

Persons: —, Stevie Howell, It's, I've, Francisco —, Jessica Silverman, Rebecca Camacho, would've, it's, Crissy, I, Manseen Logan Organizations: Service, Business, San, San Francisco Bay Area, Minnesota, National Parks Conservancy, Area Locations: Los Angeles, San Francisco, LA, It's, San Francisco , LA, San Francisco Bay, Mandalay, Francisco, Bernal Heights Hill, Dolores Park, Ocean, Stinson Beach, Angel, mlogan@businessinsider.com

☆ Book Tok drives demand for immersive fantasy events among younger users
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Sometimes events are simply fantasy themed, without reference to specific books or fantasy worlds. Dreams shattered.”She attributes the growing demand for fantasy events to the commercial success of fantasy romance books, especially among Millennial women. The past year has also seen a spike in the popularity of “romantasy,” or romance fantasy books. “You know, work dredges on for a lot of people,” said Brittany Proctor, a Michigan-based entrepreneur who’s been hosting fantasy balls in the Midwest since 2022. In fact, Proctor is considering scaling back some of her events due to the sheer number of these fantasy balls that have been cropping up in recent years.

Persons: San Diego Comic Con, Con, Harry Potter, ”, Katherine Stinson, Eric Atticus, Stinson, Dana John, “, she’s, Alexander Chernev, Matt Harris, Sarah J, Maas, Patti McConville, Juliette Sureau, Sureau, Sophie Valfroy, “ romantasy ”, “ They’re, ” Juliette Sureau, Shaun Wada, Ariana Smoak Holly Simone, Tok, Simone, Shawn Strider, ” Stinson, Brittany Proctor, who’s, ” Maja Djikic, you’re, ” Djikic, Proctor, “ I’ve, I’m Organizations: New, New York CNN, Social, Allied, Research, Disney, Universal, San Diego Comic, TikTok, CNN, Stinson, Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, Barnes, Noble Booksellers, Times, Google, “, University of Toronto Locations: New York, Canada, Houston, Houston , Texas, Texas, New York City, USA, TikTok, Columbia , South Carolina, London, Los Angeles, Michigan, ”, Bahamas

☆ Read the Judge’s Decision on Disqualification in the Trump Case
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

889, 891 (1992) (citing State v. Rizzo, 69 N.J. 28, 30 (1975) to disqualify criminal defense counsel). Unlike an actual conflict, the finding of an appearance of impropriety does not automatically demand disqualification. As discussed above, this generally has been found insufficient to outweigh the client's interest in counsel of choice. Blumenfeld v. Borenstein, 247 Ga. 406, 409-10 (1981); Stinson v. State, 210 Ga. App. The Supreme Court further noted that disqualification due to an appearance of impropriety should rarely occur where there is no danger that the actual trial of the case will be tainted.

Persons: ”, Rizzo, Blumenfeld, coun Organizations: guiltless, ., Stinson Locations: Hamilton

☆ The 15 most expensive U.S. neighborhoods per square foot—No. 1 is 2,000% higher than average
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The cost per square foot in South of Market — also known as SoMa — is $5,415. Just over 120 miles away is Northwest Auburn, California, the second-highest priced U.S. neighborhood at $4,416 per square foot. The Old Town neighborhood of the beachside California town of Carpinteria comes in third in the rankings, with a cost per square foot of $4,129. In contrast, the Homewood North neighborhood in Pittsburgh ranks last amongst the 20,000 neighborhoods examined for the study, with homes costing $29 per square foot. The rankings are based on average price per square foot data for U.S. homes using Homes.com listing data.

Persons: — Organizations: Northwest Auburn, Downtown, Port Royal, Stinson, Casa, Fisher, Hudson, downtown, Rush, Homes Locations: San Francisco, U.S, Market, Auburn , California, Carpinteria, California, Downtown Bellevue, Bellevue , Washington, Naples, Florida, Shores, Stinson Beach , California, Hibiscus Islands, Miami Beach , Florida, Newport Beach , California, Lago, Palm Beach , Florida, , New York City, Hill , New York City, Miami, downtown San Francisco, Northwest Auburn , California, Sierra Nevada, Auburn, Sacramento, Old, Homewood, Pittsburgh, Montana , South Dakota , Wyoming, North Dakota, Virginia

☆ I'm Miss San Antonio USA. Beauty pageants are way harder and more expensive than you'd think.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Katherine Stinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I remember attending a Miss Del Rio pageant when I was young, but the first pageant I registered for was the Miss San Antonio Teen USA pageant in 2018. I knew I wanted to be Miss San Antonio USA one day, too. Later that year I competed again and ended up as a semifinalist in the Miss Texas Teen USA pageant. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Miss San Antonio USA pageant cost me thousands of dollars. Sponsorships helped me with Miss Texas USAOne thing that helped me prepare financially was the Miss San Antonio USA prize package.

Persons: Lillian Perez, —, Miss Del, Alayah Benavidez, Perez, Lillian Perez I'm, What's, I've Organizations: Service, Miss, Miss San Antonio Teen USA, Miss San, Miss San Antonio USA, San, Miss Texas Teen USA, San Antonio, Winning, Miss Texas, Miss Texas USA, Miss San Antonio, Houston Locations: Texas, San Antonio, Miss Texas, Miss Del Rio, Miss San Antonio, San Antonio USA, Miss San Antonio USA, Miss Texas USA

The story evokes images of George Floyd begging for his life under the knee of a Minneapolis officer in May 2020. It’s also the first trial under a 5-year-old Washington state law designed to make it easier to prosecute police who wrongfully use deadly force. After what witnesses said appeared to be a brief conversation between Ellis and the officers, Burbank, in the passenger seat, threw open his door, knocking Ellis down. A third officer, Timothy Rankine, arrived after Ellis was already handcuffed, face-down, and knelt on his upper back as Ellis pleaded for breath. Auburn police Officer Jeffrey Nelson was charged in the fatal shooting of Jesse Sarey in 2019 and is still awaiting trial.

Persons: “, George Floyd, Floyd, Manuel Ellis, hogtied, Ellis ’, Ellis, It’s, Matthew Collins, Christopher Burbank, Timothy Rankine, —, ”, Philip Stinson, they’re, Stinson, ” Collins, Rankine, Collins, Dan Gerl, Jeffrey Nelson, Jesse Sarey Organizations: — Police, Tacoma, Police, Bowling Green State University, Puget Law Group, Associated Press, Auburn Locations: TACOMA, Minneapolis, U.S, Kirkland , Washington, Washington, Burbank, Ohio, American, Pierce

☆ Feinstein Battle Over Her Late Husband’s Fortune Heads to Mediation
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Tim Arango | More About Tim Arango | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A judge in San Francisco on Monday ordered the two factions of Senator Dianne Feinstein’s family fighting over the estate of her late husband, the wealthy financier Richard C. Blum, to try to settle the case through mediation. The order, which both sides agreed to, came as the lawyers in the case appeared in a courtroom for the first time after trading hostile accusations in legal filings over the summer. On one side is Senator Feinstein, who at 90 is in declining health and has faced questions about her ability to carry out the duties of her job, and her daughter, Katherine Feinstein, a former San Francisco judge. On the other side are the three daughters of Mr. Blum from a previous marriage, and his former business partners who are the trustees of his estate. In three separate lawsuits, Senator Feinstein, with her daughter serving as her legal representative, is fighting to sell a multimillion-dollar vacation home in Stinson Beach, north of San Francisco; seeking proceeds from the estate, including from Mr. Blum’s life insurance policy, to pay for her medical expenses; and asking the court to allow her to appoint Katherine Feinstein as a trustee of the estate.

Persons: Dianne Feinstein’s, Richard C, Blum, Feinstein, Katherine Feinstein, Mr Organizations: Monday Locations: San Francisco, Stinson Beach

☆ Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she's being cut out of millions from her husband's estate in an act of 'financial elder abuse'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Dianne Feinstein alleges that the trustees for her husband's estate have engaged in "financial elder abuse." Katherine Feinstein, who filed the suit on behalf of her mother, alleges that Feinstein is being cut out of millions. Katherine Feinstein, a former San Francisco judge, filed the suit on behalf of her mother. In a previous suit, Katherine Feinstein alleged that the trust was not moving quickly enough to sell the Stinson Beach house. Katherine Feinstein concedes that the trust has never denied one of Feinstein's requests, but characterizes this claim as "misleading."

Persons: Dianne Feinstein, Katherine Feinstein, Feinstein, Richard Blum's, Sen, Dianne Feinstein's, Feinstein's, Blum, Michael Klein, Marc Scholvinck, Verett Mims, Klein, Scholvinck, Steven P, Braccini Organizations: Service, San Francisco Chronicle, California Democrat, San Francisco, D.C, Stinson, Claremont Locations: Wall, Silicon, California, San Francisco, Washington, Kauai, Berkeley , California, Feinstein's

☆ 'Million Dollar Listing' brokers say now is the time for luxury homebuyers to scoop up a deal. Here’s their advice for buyers and sellers.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Katherine Stinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The real-estate agents Tracy Tutor and Josh Flagg said now is the time for luxury homebuyers to act. Sellers must price their homes realistically, even if they are worth less than they were last year. Here's their advice for buyers and sellers in the luxury market. The Redfin study backs this up: New listings of luxury homes fell by 6.6% year over year. Price reductions aren't a bad thing in themselves, but Flagg said it's still typically a major turn off for luxury homebuyers — "even if it's a steal."

Police officers involved in the deaths have become an intense focus of investigation, protest, and media coverage. Despite being at the heart of some of the most defining incidents in modern policing, most of the officers involved continue to live their lives under the radar. Insider's review of 72 cops involved in two dozen of the most notorious police killings of the past 30 years shows the many different paths officers have taken. There's no nationwide view into what happens to officers involved in egregious incidents of violence. In rare cases, cops involved in these killings have tried to publicly rehabilitate their image rather than seek out anonymity.

☆ CES technology trade show adopts social theme
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Dawn Chmielewski | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Las Vegas, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Farm equipment took the keynote spotlight at the CES technology trade show in Las Vegas, as "human security for all" became the first theme in its 56-year history. "Technology allows farmers to create more with less," May told an audience of 2,000 at one of the world's largest tech events, organized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The trade group is partnering with the World Academy of Art and Science and the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to encourage the tech industry to help tackle the world's most pressing problems. The CES sessions are the first phase of the trade group's "rolling thunder" campaign to raise awareness across all sectors of the economy, said Garry Jacobs, executive chairman of the Human Security For All campaign. Reporting by Dawn Chmielewski in Las Vegas; Editing by Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ I quit my job as a Southwest customer-service rep because I couldn't handle the holidays for another year. It's hell for everyone involved.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Katherine Stinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In a statement to Insider, Southwest said its full-time employee count surpassed prepandemic totals. Ironically, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day were among the most peaceful shifts I had as a Southwest customer-service representative. I've worked nearly 10 holiday seasons at SouthwestI quit several weeks before the start of the 2022 holiday season. The thing people forget is that customer-service employees have families, too. In fact, Southwest reached an industry-first milestone over the summer when our total, active, full-time equivalent Employee count surpassed the number of Southwest Employees from pre-pandemic 2019 totals.

☆ I tried Elon Musk's favorite Mexican restaurant in Austin to see what the big deal was. I left impressed and feeling like an A-lister.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Katherine Stinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Another dish Musk ordered was the chile en nogada, which currently isn't available on the menu. According to the restaurant's Instagram page, the dish is one of the most important meals in Mexico, as it contains the colors of the Mexican flag and is traditionally eaten on September 16 — Mexican Independence Day. A post shared by @fondasanmigueltx

☆ I've been an actor on Disney Channel and cast shows for Netflix. Now I'm an executive producer — here's how I networked my way through Hollywood.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Katherine Stinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Dru Davis is an executive producer for "Monica," which aired at the 2022 Venice Film Festival. He got his start acting on kids shows and networked with casting directors to change roles. I was born and raised in Santa Monica, and my parents inspired me with their work on the executive and creative sides of Hollywood. From there, I went on to cast talent on shows like "The 100" on The CW, "UnREAL" on Lifetime, and "Altered Carbon" on Netflix. I established myself as a reliable executive producer on multiple projects, including "The Trial of the Chicago 7."

Indiana's Republican-controlled legislature passed the law in May, overriding the veto of the state's Republican governor, Eric Holcomb, who had said it was unnecessary. Proponents of the law say that allowing transgender girls to play on girls' teams is unfair because they have a biological advantage. The mother of a 10-year-old transgender girl attending public school in Indianapolis then sued the school district in Indianapolis federal court, seeking to stop it from enforcing the law against her. The Indianapolis school district itself did not oppose the injunction, but the state of Indiana intervened to defend its law. A group of 19 Republican-led states filed their own brief supporting Indiana in September.

Both have highlighted policies that limit health care access in Georgia, such as its new six-week abortion ban and a decision by Republican Gov. Georgians have witnessed health services dwindle before and during the pandemic, straining the state’s medical system even as regional health care costs rise. Nearly half of Georgia’s 159 counties have no OB-GYN, according to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce. Some see the shutdowns as exacerbating racial disparities in health care access in Atlanta, where a 2018 Trulia analysis found 25.3 health care providers per 10,000 residents in the city’s majority-white census tracts, compared with 9.8 in majority-Black tracts. “I’m looking at somebody that is going to be for the community,” she says, “that’s going to help us with the health care — bring it closer to us.”

☆ I'm a travel influencer who earned $10,500 in one month selling journals. Here's how I used Canva to diversify my income.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Katherine Stinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Amanda Nelson, a 32-year-old influencer in Austin, Texas, about her job. However, there was that part of me that was yearning to travel, and I saw an opportunity to monetize travel-related content. I made a TikTok account and posted my first video in July 2020I was surprised by the lack of Texas travel content when I jumped from Instagram into the world of TikTok. There was a deeper issue there than simply wanting to get paid to travel to a glamorous destination. In August 2022, I made $9,500 on Amazon and nearly $1,000 on Shopify, which made it a $10,500 month.

☆ Shopify's latest fintech product looks to demystify sales tax rules that have grown increasingly complex for merchants and rivals like Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The launch of Shopify Tax comes as collecting sales tax has grown increasingly complex for Shopify merchants — and for the company's e-commerce rivals, like Amazon. "The world of sales tax has gotten a lot more complicated," Lauren Stinson, a partner and national leader in sales and use tax at Cherry Bekaert, said to Insider. Sales tax rules reveal a key difference between Shopify and AmazonShopify's biggest rival, Amazon, didn't collect sales tax on its third-party marketplace sales for years. But new laws for marketplaces introduced over the last several years have changed Amazon's responsibilities regarding sales tax. Amazon — and other marketplaces like Etsy and Walmart — are now considered "marketplace facilitators," according to Diane Yetter, founder of the Sales Tax Institute and president of Yetter Tax, a sales tax consulting and education business.

☆ Mountain Girl’s heartbreaking memoir: An icon of the Sixties opens up about Jerry Garcia, Ken Kesey, and what the age of free love was really like
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-09 | by ( David Kushner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

Now 76 and living in Oregon, Mountain Girl has gave us an exclusive look at her memoir. Altamont, the free concert that Mountain Girl and Jerry Garcia helped organized, was meant to revive the spirit of the Sixties. Today, 60 years since she took that ride with Neal Cassady, Mountain Girl is still forging her own path. Before I leave Kesey's farm, Mountain Girl and I walk outside to the old brown barn where Furthur now rests. But for Mountain Girl, it lives forever, an emblem of everything her generation believed in, and all that they achieved.

☆ I do customer service at Southwest. I just want to help, but sometimes people get so mad police have to step in.
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-16 | by ( Katherine Stinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I would lose the seniority I'd earned working at the San Antonio call center, but to me, it was the right choice. The thing about Southwest Airline employees, or at least the ones I work with, is their dedication. If you ever fly into the San Antonio International Airport, the employees you interact with have likely been there for years. My go-to suggestion for customers at the San Antonio Airport is to utilize the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. It's only about an hour-and-15-minute drive from the San Antonio Airport.

☆ A powerful group of lobbyists and donors pushed Mitch McConnell to take a 'hard red line' that delayed a stimulus bill for months
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-16 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

A powerful group of business organizations has pushed for the liability shields and donated generously to McConnell and other Republicans. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty ImagesThe Chamber of Commerce's big giveThe Chamber of Commerce has been among the most vocal proponents of liability protections. Overall, however, Walmart's workers and PAC gave about evenly to Democrats as to Republicans this election. Its PAC gave $9,000 to McConnell's campaign and gave $3,000 to Cornyn. During the past three decades, McConnell has received robust support from some of the industries lobbying hard for liability protections.

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