In depth: The central city jumped from fifth to first place in the Economist's ranking within a year, overtaking other expensive cities like Paris and New York, but what's behind the soaring cost of living?

Gulf-Arab initiative 'Sharaka', which aims to promote normalization and peace between Israel and Arab states, recently visited the San Francisco Bay area for a host of meetings with locals, blowing the minds of progressives with their unpredictable take on the conflict