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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.

The Phoenix company behind the Giants’ viral ‘Jesus Won’ shirts

By tapping into sports, the brand’s cofounders are bringing their message to the masses and putting another ‘W’ on the board for Christ

August 14, 2026

Do you know Ball? OpenAI does

Plus, Friend is back on its bullshit

August 10, 2026

The non-Marin teens’ guide to Outside Lands

The city’s biggest music festival was a celebration of music, food, and good vibes that even the cheapskate media people and those darn teenagers couldn’t harsh

August 10, 2026

A parody Connie Chan chatbot is Scott Wiener’s newest tactic

ConnieChan.AI employs Anthropic’s tech for a novel interactive attack ad, but all Chan’s campaign sees is desperation

August 4, 2026

The new AI billboard locals actually like

Plus, OpenAI did a brand trip for influencers

August 3, 2026

Asshole shrugged

A Wall Street Journal op-ed-cum-manifesto by Mark Zuckerberg shows the utter failure of his super intelligence

July 29, 2026

Corgi hits the Dogpatch

Plus, the Stud ends up in Meta’s crosshairs

Video shows woman violently detained by ICE at SFO

A spokesman for San Francisco International Airport says they are not involved in any decisions or operations by the Department of Homeland Security inside terminals

July 23, 2026

State Department targets SF figures in new ‘anti-communist’ report

Former district attorney and longtime pro-Palestine activist are among 43 people and organizations called out by the Trump administration

July 23, 2026

More than a man with a van: Guy behind the viral ‘Saikat lives in Maryland’ van has money ties to a pro-Wiener PAC

Conor Johnston has been paid nearly $30,000 by the PAC — but allegedly not for the van

July 22, 2026