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Eddie Kim

Eddie Kim reports on San Francisco news — including politics, crime, commerce, social conflict, and everything in between.

He was a longtime features writer at the critically acclaimed men’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.

The buddy system

Volunteer escorts are making Immigration Court a little more human and a lot more humane

October 29, 2025

What to do when you’re shot by a ‘less-lethal’ weapon

As federal agents fire foam bullets, beanbags, pepper balls, and other munitions at protesters, the risk of serious injury is high

October 27, 2025

All quiet on the Castro front

Residents and workers in the city’s most storied neighborhood wonder what a National Guard deployment might look like

October 22, 2025

What makes Saikat run?

In his race to beat Nancy Pelosi in 2026, Saikat Chakrabarti’s friends and allies are calling him San Francisco’s Zohran Mamdani. Progressives are a bit more moderate on him

October 20, 2025

Friends like these

Online allies are attacking Matt Dorsey over his support of District 8 supe candidate Gary McCoy

October 16, 2025

SF activists level up the anti-ICE fight

The violence in Chicago and Portland is inspiring strategy among local protesters

October 8, 2025

The holy hypocrisy of Peter Thiel’s Armageddon

When the billionaire tech investor talks about the Antichrist, we should take him seriously, not biblically

October 6, 2025

Joel Engardio’s exit interview

Wrapping up his final weeks in office, the recalled District 4 supervisor is looking forward to the future and many more years of enjoying Sunset Dunes

September 26, 2025

The worst Portola ever was still pretty good

Goldenvoice may have screwed up big time, but talent and vibes saved the weekend

September 22, 2025

One battle after another

A highway fight sparked Joel Engardio’s recall, but race and class conflicts sealed the deal

September 17, 2025