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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.

‘It’s the ninth inning, two outs, two strikes’

Before Beya Alcaraz struck out, Albert Chow took a swing for D4 supervisor. Could it be his turn at bat again?

November 17, 2025

Beach, please

Aaron Peskin has been comparing Ocean Beach to Miami Beach for years. Now everyone else — including the mayor — is, too

November 12, 2025

Waiting for Danko

Tastes have changed a lot since 1999, but Gary Danko and his Fisherman’s Wharf restaurant have not. That’s a good thing. A very good thing

November 10, 2025

Goodbye to all that

As we look back on Nancy Pelosi’s 1 of 1 career, we should also look forward to what we actually need next

November 6, 2025

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