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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.

No one really knows what the huge police RV at 16th and Mission is being used for 

The mobile command center’s influence on shifting street conditions is unclear — and SFPD won’t tell us how much it costs to run

April 14, 2025

Endless construction is a real-life ‘Groundhog Day’ for Folsom Street biz

Two distinct infrastructure jobs on the thoroughfare have stirred up frustrations over parking, access, and declining revenues

April 10, 2025

Attacks against Asians in SF have descended from their pandemic spike

But it’s not all good news, as community leaders say online threats and anti-Asian hate speech has increased

March 27, 2025

Corporate sponsors are fleeing from SF Pride. Good riddance.

Multinational brands throwing money at Pride events was never about supporting a radical future for queer people — it was a marketing scheme all along

March 21, 2025

Video shows stabbing of shoplifter by Walgreens employee

The incident unfolded on Castro Street on Wednesday morning, and it raises alarming questions about who is to blame

March 19, 2025

Did DNA Lounge host a band known for Nazi connections? It’s complicated.

The Scottish band The Exploited has a legendary place in the street punk scene — and a frontman dogged by allegations

March 14, 2025

Newly formed Black Action Alliance sparks outcry in Oakland after co-sponsoring mayoral debate

Most of group’s funding comes from Piedmont hedge fund guy Philip Dreyfuss

March 13, 2025

Don’t vandalize Teslas just because you’re mad, dummy 

It is insane that anyone has to point this out

March 7, 2025

SF Dems are looking for key hires in effort to confront sexual crimes 

The governing body is especially interested in people with little to no ties to local politics

March 6, 2025