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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.

Loud explosion in the Financial District draws crowds

First responders say it was a firework; no injuries were reported

July 20, 2026

Oracle couldn’t predict its downfall

Plus, Claude goes math mode, Will Hunting-style

July 20, 2026

Connie Chan is in the driver’s seat

‘There were a lot of people counting us out,’ says the primary winner and D1 supervisor as she downshifts her role as budget chair and kicks her run for Congress into high gear

July 20, 2026

The SFPD technicality that may bring a Flock to your street

What’s the difference between license plate readers and ‘public safety’ cameras? A lot, according to the city

July 16, 2026

Stupid sexy robots

Plus: Jeers for Waymo and a dip for SpaceX

BART gets some shiny new trash cans

Four downtown stations get receptacles as long as they ‘do not present any new challenges’

July 10, 2026

Bilal Mahmood is reconsidering his Manny Yekutiel endorsement

The District 5 supe’s support of the embattled District 8 candidate rests on the SF Dems’ investigation into sexual assault claim

July 9, 2026

Saikat Chakrabarti is looking ahead

‘I don’t hold grudges,’ the former candidate says as he talks about his losing bid, SF’s political flaws, and what could send Connie Chan to Congress

July 8, 2026

Take me Waymo, I’m home: Autonomous taxis had a buggy July 4th

When they weren’t rolling through fireworks they were trapping people near the Golden Gate Bridge

July 6, 2026

After a 3-day weekend, it’s back to work

This week: Firework fail in San Francisco and the most important merger of all time