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.Connect
Talk of the Tenderloin
A trio of local news vets launched ‘The Tenderloin Voice’ to tell the stories of a frequently covered, but little understood, neighborhood
Neighborhood watch
One person’s experience living — and protesting ICE — near 630 Sansome St.
What you’ll be fighting about in 2026
Yes, it’s a new year, but we’ll all be having these same old arguments
The fight for Julie’s Kitchen
Facing eviction, the owners of the popular Crocker Galleria lunch spot want to take their landlord to trial
Ghirardelli workers want benefits bigger than a Maraschino cherry
The picket line is happening from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, and somebody already called the cops on them
Nobody needs ‘People Behaving Badly’
Stanley Roberts’ popular public shaming segment is back on KRON, pettier and more pathetic than ever
The California Poach
The West Coast expansion of New York’s tabloid mainstay has scooped up three of the SF Standard’s top staffers
Wanna buy Thursday Boots in Hayes Valley? Keep walking
The direct-to-consumer shoemaker has been teasing its San Francisco shop for months but their store remains dark
How to steal $11 million: Ask for a pen
As this weekend’s crypto robbery in Mission Dolores shows, you don’t need to be a super hacker to get ahold of someone’s holdings. You just need to show up









