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
BART gets some shiny new trash cans
Four downtown stations get receptacles as long as they ‘do not present any new challenges’
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
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
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
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
Once again, Pride is a riot
The tension around Pride and who gets to celebrate it boiled over this weekend
Natalie Gee’s exit interview
Her bid to become the Sunset’s next supervisor failed, but Gee’s charismatic campaign has some lessons for her future
Peter’s Friends: A guide to the Bay Area notables on Peter Thiel’s leaked invite list
Not just anyone can attend Dialog, the ultra-elite gatherings of thought leaders and ‘90s child actors hosted at locations around the world
Steve Hilton is the Del Taco of Republican candidates
The Atherton-dwelling, mid-tier Fox News talking head running for governor is more super bad than supervillain









