Senior Politics Reporter

Josh Koehn

An anxious electorate, four elections, mass layoffs, an NBA championship and one Elon Musk made for an exhausting 2022.

News of mass layoffs and office vacancies paints a gloomy picture for workers, but the perception doesn’t quite match reality. 

A bird of paradise from a Chinese hot spot, a plate full of flavor at the Ferry Building and a cubano fit for kings at an Oakland popup.

Hostie, the startup behind the bot which was founded by a pizzeria owner, just raised its seed round of funding.

Some tourists have taken steps to avoid becoming car break-in victims while visiting San Francisco, others were unaware of the property crime issues.