Samueli Foundation’s newest charitable cause: Collaboration
The family's OC+ Fund is going to 44 nonprofits working together on 10 ideas. That kind of togetherness, once rare, is a new reality in the world of philanthropy.
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Dad’s baseball binge of 30 games and stadiums in 30 days keeps kids alive
Twelve years after his son's drowning, Orange's Jonathan St. Clair and his life vest spread the word about the Jasper Ray Foundation and water safety. It's a story that's tough...
Hearings this week could decide the future of offshore oil in California
"(This) week is going to be a very big deal." Grant Bixby, a Newport Beach real estate broker and member of the Business Alliance for Protecting the Pacific Coast
How clean should the ocean be? It’s an $11 billion question
Commentary: A debate over water pollution rules in parts of Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties is coming to a head. It's not pretty.
Hunger in Orange County probably worse now than in Great Recession
A new report shows food insecurity in 2024 matched the dark economy of 2008. Food bank leaders say, since then, the problem has become more acute.
Trump vs. Coastal Commission could change California’s green future
The administration dislikes the state's environmental oversight. Trump opponents, including many business owners, say a healthy environment is smart economics.
Samueli Foundation’s unique $15 million system empowers 89 nonprofits to thrive
In some ways, the Breakaway/Build donation model operates like a mirror image of traditional philanthropy.
What does it mean to be American? Some Southern Californians share their thoughts
As the country turns 250, the answer to who we are is elusive. But the debate? That's as American as it gets.
Fundraising mission for 211OC could change the local definition of ‘crisis’
Orange County United Way is raising money to expand the 2-1-1 information service to include the world of local residents who have jobs, and houses, and bills they can't pay....
UC Irvine experiment helps prisoners and professors feel hope
The school's LIFTED program is part of a broad expansion of education behind bars. For at least one inmate graduate, the result is a new self-image.