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
D10 Supervisor debate gets personal
Three candidates with similar priorities, but vastly different backgrounds, faced off in Potrero Hill
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
How will we spend all that AI money?
Plus, Horsies — the ultimate arbiter of SF cool — declares AI lame
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
Operator fatigue leads to another Muni train crash
The July incident is eerily similar to a November 2025 accident
Anti-surveillance protestors flock to Chris Larsen’s house
Plus, TikTok’s newest aesthetic is the anti-AI girlie
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’
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
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









