Annika Hom is a freelance journalist and writer who covers public health, housing, wellness, local politics and culture. Previously, Annika worked as a reporter for the award-winning news site Mission Local, where she won the Society of Professional Journalists NorCal 2023 Emerging Journalist of the Year. She has also reported for the Boston Globe and SF Weekly, and earned bylines at Harvard Public Health Magazine, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, and USA TODAY.