Hanna Zakharenko

Starbucks dominates California. But this map shows the No. 2 coffee chain depends on where you live California is overflowing with Starbucks, but when you take the Siren out of the picture, the state’s coffee landscape is as diverse as its topography. Here are the most common shops by county.

California is overflowing with Starbucks, but when you take the Siren out of the picture, the state’s coffee landscape is as diverse as its topography. Here are the most common shops by county.

The Post was foolish enough to unleash a bevy of the world’s most talented multi-disciplinary journalists out there for their competition to scoop up. These are some of the most hard working and skilled people I know.

Save this one and reshare it please! 📊

How S.F. Mayor Daniel Lurie spent his first year in office These calendars offer the most comprehensive look yet at what Lurie has been up to since he was sworn into office on January 8, 2025.

These calendars offer the most comprehensive look yet at what Lurie has been up to since he was sworn into office on January 8, 2025.

Who would a California wealth tax impact? Here’s a list of the state’s billionaires The proposed ballot initiative would levy a one-time 5% wealth tax on people worth more than $1 billion.

The proposed ballot initiative would levy a one-time 5% wealth tax on people worth more than $1 billion.

How life in San Francisco has changed since 2019 San Francisco’s demographics and lifestyle choices have changed a lot in the last five years, shifts that have begun to transform the city.

San Francisco’s demographics and lifestyle choices have changed a lot in the last five years, shifts that have begun to transform the city.

San Francisco's spending on nonprofits has doubled since 2019. The city depends on nonprofits to provide shelter and housing for the homeless and other essential services for the city's most vulnerable residents. But the city also has less oversight over nonprofits than its own agencies.

How bad are SFO flight cancellations and delays? See data by airline and route These charts show how bad San Francisco International Airport’s flight cancellations and delays are by airline, destination and origin.

These charts show how bad San Francisco International Airport’s flight cancellations and delays are by airline, destination and origin.

This UC saw a 30% rise in ROI in 10 years. Here’s how every California college compares New data suggests that when looking at public colleges in California, it’s increasingly prudent to attend a school in the Bay Area when it comes to the ROI.

New data suggests that when looking at public colleges in California, it’s increasingly prudent to attend a school in the Bay Area when it comes to the ROI.

Search every California state worker's salary with this tool California's top-paid employee made over $1 million last year. Search this database to see what every state worker was paid.

Almost 20 California state employees made over $1 million last year. For the majority of them, the biggest chunk in their compensation came from "other pay" a category that encompasses bonus payments and incentive pay. Learn more (🎁🔗): www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

How much do you need to earn to be rich? That depends on where you live. Learn more (🎁🔗): www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

welcome!! a mission burrito awaits. let me know if you want a tour of the chron!

This is San Francisco’s widest sidewalk — by a lot This San Francisco walkway is almost large enough to park a standard size Muni bus. How did such an extraordinarily wide sidewalk come to be?

Love this quirky piece of urban S.F. data journalism from @danielleechev.bsky.social and @hannazakharenko.bsky.social — with a cameo from @woodylabounty.bsky.social

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www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...

Texas' most popular baby names of 2024 are out. See how your name ranks. While some of Texas’ top 10 baby names, such as Liam, Noah and Emma, align with the overall U.S. top 10, others are more unique to the state.

4. And lastly, I get to work with newsrooms across the U.S.

Stories with personalized text to their area were also published in the San Antonio Express-News:
www.expressnews.com/projects/202...
And in the Albany Times Union: www.timesunion.com/projects/202...

with more in the works!

3. I get to make charts that are infinitely fun to play with.

Curious on how the popularity of your name has changed over time? I was too. So I made a chart for it!

Explore yours here (🎁🔗): www.ctinsider.com/projects/202...

2. I get to have fun with design.

Insert fun scribble breaks to add some personality to the story.

1. I get to try new things.

I wanted to make a story that could be replicable across our papers.

For this story on baby names, a web scraper grabs the newest data and updates the charts on the page when the annual data is released. Every chart is personalized (e.g., a dropdown for state here)

Sometimes, I scribble on the job.

But this is the first time those scribbles have been published.

A little 🧵 about what makes my role so unique, and why being a fellow is pretty awesome.

Line chart showing the net number of people who moved between San Francisco and New York City for jobs between 2001 and 2023.

San Francisco used to lure workers from New York. But in recent years, more San Franciscans have been moving to the New York metro area, reversing the pre-2020 trend. Find out more about SF’s shifting job migration patterns here (🎁🔗): www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

S.F.'s workforce keeps moving further and further away from their jobs. Here's how far they've gone San Francisco saw the nation’s biggest jump in the percentage of the workers living 50 or more miles from their jobs. Here's why they moved and where they live.

San Francisco saw the nation’s biggest jump in the percentage of the workers living 50 or more miles from their jobs from 2012 to 2022, compared with the top 25 cities with the largest workforces in the U.S.

Experts said this was fueled by remote work and high housing costs.

Active fires and charred buildings: Aerial images show scale of L.A. wildfires destruction Images show active fires, charred buildings from above

Aerial and satellite imagery companies released visuals on Thursday that begin to show the devastating extent of damage caused by the wildfires that have scorched thousands of acres in the Los Angeles area.

Aerial imagery from Nearmap shows a Pacific Palisades neighborhood before the fire, on Jan. 1 and during the fire on Jan. 7.

Aerial imagery shows how truly devastating the L.A. fires are. Take a look at some side-by-side photos before and during the fires, provided by Nearmap here (🎁🔗): www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

Really cool mapping by @hannazakharenko.bsky.social, visualizing increased brightness from holiday lights in the month of December 💡

www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...

How much brighter the San Antonio metro area is in December compared to surrounding months.

Did you know that scientists can see your Christmas lights from space?

Nighttime satellite imagery from NASA Black Marble shows many suburban areas get 30 to 50 percent brighter in December compared to surrounding months. Learn more (🎁 link!):

www.expressnews.com/projects/202...

Screenshot of Spotify Wrapped city project with a photo of Taylor Swift and a list of top artists and tracks.

Graphic showing San Antonio's most-listened-to artists and those across the U.S.

Here's a fun project from the Hearst DevHub and our data teams: Spotify Wrapped for Your City. 🎶🎶

Leila Darwiche and @hannazakharenko.bsky.social used Spotify data and included an AI-powered playlist for each city.

Check out the @expressnews.com version (🎁🔗): www.expressnews.com/projects/202...

How did San Francisco's Spotify Wrapped compare to the rest of the country? San Francisco's top artists, tracks and albums on Spotify Wrapped look different than the rest of the country. Here's how the results compare.

A fun evening/weekend read: Spotify Wrapped is out 🎧 How did listeners in San Francisco compare to the U.S.? Find out here:

www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

I’ve had such a blast in this role so far! If you’re thinking about applying and have questions, feel free to reach out.

Hearst Newspaper Starter Pack Join the conversation

Love the Starter Pack idea to kickstart a social network. Check out this pack by @ryanserpi.co with a bunch of awesome Hearst Newspapers journos / devs (also me) go.bsky.app/14eYWzK