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
Nobody needs “People Behaving Badly”
Stanley Roberts’ popular public shaming segment is back on KRON, pettier and more pathetic than ever
The California Poach
The West Coast expansion of New York’s tabloid mainstay has scooped up three of the SF Standard’s top staffers
Wanna buy Thursday Boots in Hayes Valley? Keep walking
The direct-to-consumer shoemaker has been teasing its San Francisco shop for months but their store remains dark
How to steal $11 million: Ask for a pen
As this weekend’s crypto robbery in Mission Dolores shows, you don’t need to be a super hacker to get ahold of someone’s holdings. You just need to show up
‘It’s the ninth inning, two outs, two strikes’
Before Beya Alcaraz struck out, Albert Chow took a swing for D4 supervisor. Could it be his turn at bat again?
Beach, please
Aaron Peskin has been comparing Ocean Beach to Miami Beach for years. Now everyone else — including the mayor — is, too
Waiting for Danko
Tastes have changed a lot since 1999, but Gary Danko and his Fisherman’s Wharf restaurant have not. That’s a good thing. A very good thing
Goodbye to all that
As we look back on Nancy Pelosi’s 1 of 1 career, we should also look forward to what we actually need next
The buddy system
Volunteer escorts are making Immigration Court a little more human and a lot more humane










