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
Howling at the news
COYOTE Media Collective enters the Bay Area journalism fray, with some familiar faces in play
Starring roll
The humble English muffin is getting its due at Leadbetter’s in the Castro
The artful life of Leland Wong
An O.G. Chinatown artist has become an icon by celebrating home
Supporters raise $160k for Manny’s following anti-ICE protest
Funds will go to fix broken windows and beef up security for the Mission cafe and event space
Why is CHP still sending alerts using X?
As users flee Elon Musk’s ‘hellsite,’ government agencies can’t seem to log off
Sideshow showdown by SFPD traps 200-plus drivers at Pier 30
Videos posted online depict a unique operation to crack down on reckless drivers next to Oracle Park
Another year, another Portola Festival ticketing disaster
Event promoter Goldenvoice gave diehard fans a collective heart attack on Wednesday with its glitched-out presale. What gives?
Scott Wiener is embroiled in (another) false controversy over sex crime legislation
A trio of bills under debate has inspired a storm of trolls and conservative opponents spreading absurd untruths and dangerous rhetoric
City’s controversial window-replacement policy finally gets a change
Changing old windows and frames to newer, more eco-friendly options used to be a giant pain. After years and years of complaints, City Planning debuted its new policy this week
Charlie Kirk’s right-wing takeover of SF left me so, so bored
The Christian nationalist pundit brought out a nominal fandom at San Francisco State University on Tuesday. Turns out, fascism creep feels a lot like a shitty debate club









