Kristin Hanes is an experienced journalist and writer based in San Francisco. She's worked in radio news for 14 years in cities such as Seattle, WA, Portland, OR and San Francisco, CA. She's been hard on ABC Network news as well as done Q&A segments with BBC World News, KABC and KPCC in Los Angeles. Besides being very good at covering breaking news, Kristin can also write articles, blog posts and feature stories and is a regular contributor to the San Francisco Chronicle's SF Gate. She's also been published in Marie Claire and The Bold Italic.
Arizona is an amazing state for a campervan adventure, with ample land for boondocking and hidden gems to explore.
A shed house can make a backyard truly shine, whether you use it as a rental, an AirBnb or a home office.
Do you dream of exploring the U.S. in a campervan or an RV? Here are many ways you can make money from anywhere.
This is a personal essay published in Marie Claire about how I lived in a car and a tent to pay off my debt in San Francisco.
I've covered a lot of the housing crisis in San Francisco. This story is about a shipping container community in Oakland called "Containeropia."
I interviewed a Pacific Crest Trail hiker that fell into a river and was almost swept downstream. He amazingly found his way back to Yosemite and was found by workers plowing a road.