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
Up all night in the Tenderloin
We spent a full night in San Francisco’s alleged heart of crime and misery, and lived to tell this epic saga of the streets
Mr. Tan goes to Washington… and the battle over ‘Little Tech’ is heating up
Silicon Valley leaders, regulators, and elected officials came together earlier this month to debate the future of small startups, but the issue is more divisive than it seems
No one really knows what the huge police RV at 16th and Mission is being used for
The mobile command center’s influence on shifting street conditions is unclear — and SFPD won’t tell us how much it costs to run
Endless construction is a real-life ‘Groundhog Day’ for Folsom Street biz
Two distinct infrastructure jobs on the thoroughfare have stirred up frustrations over parking, access, and declining revenues
Medical student accuses UCSF of retaliation for reporting sexual misconduct
The complaint claims that the university breached Title IX rules and put the plaintiff’s medical career at risk
Attacks against Asians in SF have descended from their pandemic spike
But it’s not all good news, as community leaders say online threats and anti-Asian hate speech has increased
Corporate sponsors are fleeing from SF Pride. Good riddance.
Multinational brands throwing money at Pride events was never about supporting a radical future for queer people — it was a marketing scheme all along
Video shows stabbing of shoplifter by Walgreens employee
The incident unfolded on Castro Street on Wednesday morning, and it raises alarming questions about who is to blame
Did DNA Lounge host a band known for Nazi connections? It’s complicated.
The Scottish band The Exploited has a legendary place in the street punk scene — and a frontman dogged by allegations
Newly formed Black Action Alliance sparks outcry in Oakland after co-sponsoring mayoral debate
Most of group’s funding comes from Piedmont hedge fund guy Philip Dreyfuss