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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.

Where the wild plums are

Nothing compares to the plum boom that unfolds in Bay Area yards, garden paths, hiking trails and hillsides

July 15, 2025

One of San Francisco’s best views is at a driving range in Burlingame

In a town full of million dollar vistas, this one is half-off Monday to Thursday

July 9, 2025

The best Keanu is video game Keanu

Keanu shows more range here than in the majority of his filmography

July 9, 2025

The banality of Palantir’s evil airport ad

Why is a company that makes millions tracking down immigrants for ICE advertising at SFO?

July 3, 2025

The city’s most powerful political group’s latest cause: Defunding ethnic studies

Blueprint SF and high-profile supporters like Garry Tan want more math and reading, less 'ideology'

June 30, 2025

You’re gonna miss June Gloom when it’s gone 

Everyone loves debating SF’s iconic chilly summers, but I hope they last forever

June 26, 2025

A front-row view to an ICE abduction turns into chaos at Jackson Square

Even as press has dwindled, some protesters are still standing in the way of the feds

June 24, 2025

Howling at the news 

COYOTE Media Collective enters the Bay Area journalism fray, with some familiar faces in play

June 18, 2025

Starring roll

The humble English muffin is getting its due at Leadbetter’s in the Castro

June 17, 2025

The artful life of Leland Wong

An O.G. Chinatown artist has become an icon by celebrating home

June 16, 2025