Richard Day, a local attorney specializing in estates and trusts, along with Bill Lockhart, a local financial adviser at Edward Jones, will host a coffee meeting at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Marie Calendar’s, 1900 Trower Ave., Napa.

Faced with serving ever-increasing numbers of patients, California’s safety-net clinics have responded by implementing innovative practices that have improved the delivery and quality of health care.

The Napa County Workforce Investment Board has awarded $130,000 to a consortium of local agencies and schools led by On the Move Inc. to provide summer youth employment opportunities to Napa County youth ages 15-24.

Kerry Andrews, a media and marketing professional of 31 years is opening an advertising consulting firm in Napa with the intent of assisting local businesses with their advertising efforts.

Alain Pinel Realtors was ranked the eighth largest real estate firm in the United States based on its sales volume in 2008 according to REAL Trends 500, a compilation of a nationwide study of leading residential real estate companies.

“My parents introduced me to wine,” said Chris Phelps, of Swanson Vineyards & Winery. “They started making a barrel or two of zinfandel or cabernet when I was in high school — sometimes it was good, sometimes not so good.”

Do you ‘Tweet’? It sounds like a pick up line. However, the new tools of social media marketing like Twitter, Facebook, Linked-in and the rest are more than just a passing fad.

In a distressed sale each homeowner takes a different path, depending on the financial status of the property and the owner’s personal situation.

Doing the right thing in Napa turns out to be fun and profitable after all. In 2007, local writer Mick Winter published a no-nonsense guide to saving money, “Sustainable Living for Home, Neighborhood and Community.” It’s a terrific, get-to-the-point guidebook showing painless ways to increase cash and well being for self and planet alike. It’s also an easy-reading source for sustainability in a nutshell.

Dear Len & Rosie, My husband and I have wills, but he wants to get a trust, to save probate fees, he said. We have had our wills for more than 30 years and my daughter is listed as our executor.

Here is a top 10 list for becoming more financially successful — in descending order of importance.