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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.

Manny Yekutiel’s failed power grab

What the cafe owner and would-be D8 supervisor’s campaign implosion tells us about how power works (and doesn’t work) in San Francisco

October 1, 2026

Saikat Chakrabarti is still pumping money into SF’s left

The former congressional candidate wants Connie Chan in DC, and he’s dropped an additional $1.4 million this summer to aid her campaign and others across the country

September 30, 2026

Gary McCoy is done with half-measures on homelessness

The D8 candidate knows the struggle with drugs and the city’s social safety net firsthand. As the mayor cuts key services and personnel, McCoy is done with ‘Doing the same thing over and over again’

September 29, 2026

Five years in, Portola heats up

The music festival’s growing pains are over and the party at Pier 80 is a raver’s dream

September 28, 2026

The hottest tech party we’re happy we missed

Plus, Dario Amodei is being dragged everywhere, so to speak

September 28, 2026

Meet the hometown heroes of Portola Festival

These local artists are representing at San Francisco’s biggest dance music event at Pier 80

September 22, 2026

Y Combinator’s PAC is throwing money at a bunch of Republicans across the country

Garry Tan and other leaders at the San Francisco-based tech incubator are trying to build a tech-forward future one donation at a time

September 18, 2026

What should we make of the AI doomsday campaign?

Plus, Daniel Lurie fumbles a TikTok post (RARE!)

September 14, 2026

Face Time: Monika Bauerlein is too busy to celebrate

As Mother Jones turns 50 this year, its CEO isn’t looking back

September 11, 2026

Pramila Jayapal endorses Connie Chan

In a tightening race, Chan gets the backing of a congressional Medicare for All architect, but Scott Wiener still has a longer resume on the matter

September 8, 2026