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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.

D10 Supervisor debate gets personal

Three candidates with similar priorities, but vastly different backgrounds, faced off in Potrero Hill

September 2, 2026

Waymo has been slapped with more than 8,300 parking tickets since January 2025

With fines of nearly $1 million for various violations, the robotaxi company says it’s cooperating with the city and learning from its cars’ mistakes

September 1, 2026

How will we spend all that AI money?

Plus, Horsies — the ultimate arbiter of SF cool — declares AI lame

August 31, 2026

By securing the DCCC endorsement, Manny Yekutiel’s messy race for D8 gets messier

At a heated hearing, the sexual assault allegation against the candidate was aired yet again

August 27, 2026

Operator fatigue leads to another Muni train crash

The July incident is eerily similar to a November 2025 accident

August 25, 2026

Anti-surveillance protestors flock to Chris Larsen’s house

Plus, TikTok’s newest aesthetic is the anti-AI girlie

August 24, 2026

A new dating site wants to match (only) ‘Western’ men to Asian women

Mysterious platform ‘WMAF Meet’ uses AI to facilitate SF’s ‘most in-demand pairing’

August 17, 2026

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