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
Two of the city’s biggest political groups are merging — but it looks more like crisis response than evolution
TogetherSF and Neighbors for a Better SF spent millions on the November election, with little to show for it. Will joining forces get them any more?
Inauguration day took Mayor Lurie from a packed Civic Center speech to a massive street party in Chinatown
SF residents expressed cautious optimism to Gazetteer SF about big swings on the mayor’s 100-day agenda
Activist group exposes lax enforcement of animal cruelty laws at San Francisco’s live animal markets
A San Francisco Animal Care and Control representative told Gazetteer SF they don’t have the resources or authority for proactive policing
SF’s only Cheesecake Factory proves one thing: Union Square isn’t (quite) dead
The masses are lining up at Macy’s to eat at a corporate franchise — and it’s almost worth the wait
There’s no way the traffic from the Great Highway closure will be as bad as critics say it will
Even during the peak of rush hour, it was pretty easy to get around the Sunset — and the Upper Great Highway itself was basically empty
Crime has fallen in SF since last year — but beware of anyone trying to take credit
Experts, including former DA Chesa Boudin, told us the rush to pin recent crime reduction on law enforcement has little basis in fact
SF’s best-kept dining secret is at a SoMa strip club
Gold Club is famous for their chicken — but absolutely do not sleep on the $15.99 prime rib
SF’s Board of Supervisors has overturned Mayor Breed’s ban on RV dwelling
Advocates argued the policy would cause significant harm to the city’s most vulnerable residents
With Trump’s reign looming, fusion centers pose a risk to sanctuary city policies
SFPD works with a federal data-sharing center in San Mateo — but how much they share with ICE is unclear
Ocean Beach surfers stay in the water through anything — even a tsunami warning
Despite police sirens and landlubbers waving them down earlier today, the hardest-core stayed out to catch the hoped-for wave