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<p>Eddie Kim reports on San Francisco news — including politics, crime, commerce, social conflict, and everything in between.</p>
<div>He was a longtime features writer at the critically acclaimed men&#8217;s magazine Mel, and has contributed to major publications including Vice, Slate, The Guardian and Paste Magazine. He began his career doing hyperlocal journalism at L.A. Downtown News, where he won multiple awards from the L.A. Press Club and California News Publishers Association.</div>
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Eddie Kim

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The biggest balls on Grant Avenue

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<p>Matt Haber is editor-in-chief of <em>Gazetteer SF</em>. He started his journalism career in 1995 as a freelance writer for <i>Wired</i>. He’s worked for <i>The Village Voice</i>, <i>The New York Observer</i>, <i>The Atlantic</i>, <i>Fast Company</i>, <i>Inc.</i>, <i>Alta Journal</i>, and others. His writing has appeared in <i>The New York Times</i>, <i>New York</i>, <i>The San Francisco Chronicle</i>, and <i>The Guardian.</i></p>
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Matt Haber

Flags celebrating the Grateful Dead hanging near Union Square

Commentary

More than a touch of grey

<p>Joel covers the forces in San Francisco — money, business, personalities, local law, and politics — that bind the city and pull it apart. He most recently worked for Bloomberg News reporting on state and federal courts.</p>
<p>Previously, he covered the crime beat for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and was a freelancer in New York City. Before that, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal. He was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, studied public policy at Occidental College in Los Angeles, and has a Masters degree from Columbia Journalism School.</p>
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Joel Rosenblatt

‘It’s designed to put fear in people’

The Ballad of Little Happy and The Prophet

<p>Joshua Bote is an associate editor for <em>Gazetteer SF</em>, focusing on the nexus of culture, trends, and digital phenomena within San Francisco.</p>
<p>Previously, he covered technology for <em>The San Francisco Standard</em> and <em>SFGate</em>. He’s also served as a trending news reporter at <em>USA Today</em>, and as a music writer at <em>NPR</em>. His work has been published in places like <em>New York Magazine</em>, <em>Billboard</em>, and <em>Paste</em>.</p>


Joshua Bote

Tourist-watching in the dead mall

<p>Omar Mamoon is a San Francisco-based writer. He regularly contributes to the<em> San Francisco Chronicle</em>, Resy and <em>Esquire</em>. His focus is on all things food, drink, and travel, and his writing ranges from recipes and roundups to interviews and profiles, trend pieces, lists, and more. You can find <a href="https://www.omarmamoon.com">Omar</a> on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ommmar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a>.</p>


Omar Mamoon

Welcome to savor country

Nothing burger

<p>Charles Lewis III claims to be an award-nominated journalist, culture critic, and performing artist born and raised in San Francisco. He alleges to have been published in the San Francisco <i>Chronicle</i>, KQED, the San Francisco <i>Examiner</i>, <i>48 Hills</i>, <i>SF Weekly</i>, and many more outlets. Dodgy evidence of this can be found at <a href="https://thethinkingmansidiot.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://TheThinkingMansIdiot.wordpress.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1753313105873000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0GDJcoPB53uq8PeTP-vg76">The Thinking Man’s Idiot</a>.</p>


Charles Lewis III

Midnight at Oasis

Fans for life

SFMTA investigates video of meter maid driving at pedestrian

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