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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.

Nobody needs “People Behaving Badly”

Stanley Roberts’ popular public shaming segment is back on KRON, pettier and more pathetic than ever

December 12, 2025

The California Poach

The West Coast expansion of New York’s tabloid mainstay has scooped up three of the SF Standard’s top staffers

December 8, 2025

Wanna buy Thursday Boots in Hayes Valley? Keep walking

The direct-to-consumer shoemaker has been teasing its San Francisco shop for months but their store remains dark

December 8, 2025

How to steal $11 million: Ask for a pen

As this weekend’s crypto robbery in Mission Dolores shows, you don’t need to be a super hacker to get ahold of someone’s holdings. You just need to show up

November 25, 2025

Sit it off

A street-level view of Mayor Lurie’s new sobering center plan

November 21, 2025

‘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