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
Loud explosion in the Financial District draws crowds
First responders say it was a firework; no injuries were reported
Connie Chan is in the driver’s seat
‘There were a lot of people counting us out,’ says the primary winner and D1 supervisor as she downshifts her role as budget chair and kicks her run for Congress into high gear
The SFPD technicality that may bring a Flock to your street
What’s the difference between license plate readers and ‘public safety’ cameras? A lot, according to the city
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









