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eddie kim

@eddiekimx.bsky.social

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i write about society, then stress-eat about it. city reporter for Gazetteer SF. seen in Vice, Slate, Mel and a number of beautiful print magazines. eddie@gazetteer.co // eddiekim.net // DM for Signal + Proton

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 21/05/2026

A brand-new federal filing today reveals that Google co-founder Sergey Brin has spent half a million dollars to defeat the city's proposed Prop D, aka the Overpaid CEO Act. Why the heck does he care after having fled California to live in Nevada, anyway?

Sergey Brin fled California, but he keeps throwing money at SF politics

Even from Nevada, the Google co-founder is fighting the Overpaid CEO tax and funding a right-wing extremist (among others) for governor

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 30/04/2026

SCOOP: Congressional hopefuls Connie Chan and Scott Wiener released records to prove they don't trade stocks, and demanded centimillionaire Saikat Chakrabarti do the same. Now Saikat's pushing back... and demanding some *other* disclosures from Wiener.

Show and tell: Chan and Wiener release their stocks, but Chakrabarti wants call records

Democratic congressional candidates are pressuring each other for more disclosures

eddie kim @eddiekimx.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

New scoop from me:

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Gabe Fernandez @thelatinochild.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

the guy who tried to assassinate Trump was a regular in the SoCal Smash Bros. scene www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...

Attempted Trump assassination suspect was a competitive SoCal Smash Bros. gamer

"Coldforce" was a Mii Brawler main in local tournaments.

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 27/04/2026

NEW: @eddiekimx.bsky.social sat down with Supervisor Connie Chan to delve into her roots in San Francisco, her political "brand," and why she's battling to succeed Nancy Pelosi in Congress. The primary battle is on, and Chan's immigrant perspective is key.

Face Time: Could Connie Chan’s ‘working people’-centered leadership work in Congress?

The stalwart District 1 progressive running for Nancy Pelosi’s seat wants to better define San Francisco — and herself

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Cydney Hayes @cydhayes.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Journalist @gilduran.com makes some really smart points in this piece, especially how the Democrats will need to make destroying Palantir a major part of their platform in the next election cycles

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 17/04/2026

At last night’s District 4 supe debate, the only losers were Alan Wong and the mayor. Here's what went down after the incumbent supervisor failed to show up. (Hint: Wong's opponents blitzed him on all fronts.) sf.gazetteer.co/at-last-nigh...

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At last night’s District 4 supe debate, the only losers were Alan Wong and the mayor

The incumbent supervisor didn’t show, and his opponents jumped at the opportunity

eddie kim @eddiekimx.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I'm talking to every SF Congressional candidate at length. ** Got a great question you haven't seen floated at debates and town halls? ** Tell me in the replies! (PS: Stay tuned for a profile of Connie Chan dropping this week.)

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 26/03/2026

Wow Oracle Park has really gone downhill... We ordered the 9-9-9 challenge but it only came with 8 dogs?? 📸 @eddiekimx.bsky.social

eddie kim @eddiekimx.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

It's wild, but perhaps completely unsurprising, how white supremacist messaging has become normalized in America under the guise of "speaking truth." The whole point of a dogwhistle is that some people won't notice it. Great work by @cydhayes.bsky.social

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 25/03/2026

A coalition of community advocates, including the Public Defender’s Office, is investigating SFPD’s involvement with ICE at the airport on Sunday. They filed a formal complaint today and are demanding public records on how the police response went down. Here's what to know: subtxt.to/cAFXf9M

Community groups demand answers for police response to ICE at SFO

Advocates including the Public Defender’s Office want to investigate SFPD’s interactions with federal authorities

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 23/03/2026

A mother's violent detainment by ICE on Sunday at SFO is a reminder that, despite promises from the mayor and police, our "sanctuary" ends at the circle of officers shielding the feds from the public. New op-ed from @eddiekimx.bsky.social: subtxt.to/oCyyJh6

Commentary: San Francisco is not a sanctuary city

The violent detainment of a mother at SFO is a reminder that ‘sanctuary’ ends at the circle of officers around the armed men and crying child

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 11/03/2026

Why did racist assumptions about the Chinatown stabber spread before any details about his identity came out? Thank some of the city's loudest reactionaries, who forward false narratives about Black-on-Asian crime and blame "progressive" politics as the boogeyman. subtxt.to/LDWbmlG

The Chinatown stabbing was scary. The discourse around it may be scarier

Critics like Garry Tan, Susan Dyer Reynolds, and others are adding bias to a senseless act

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 06/03/2026

NEW: A man in the Tenderloin is operating a fascist music label that promotes Neo-Nazi materials from all over the world. Here's how antifascist researchers found him — and what he has to say now that he's been outed: sf.gazetteer.co/nazis-in-you...

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Nazis in Your Neighborhood: Anti-fascist researchers out an extremist music label operating in the Tenderloin

Based in a supportive housing building, the one-man distributor sells fascist music and merch from all over the world

eddie kim @eddiekimx.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

"By the time Musk took the stand, his gum was gone."

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 04/03/2026

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins once claimed she was a "progressive," then shifted to the label of "centrist." Whatever the ideology may be, there's one thing Jenkins wants to defend in San Francisco: The ultra-wealthy. Here's what she said: sf.gazetteer.co/brooke-jenki...

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Brooke Jenkins: Stop making billionaires ‘the enemy’

The District Attorney was anything but moderate in her support of the city’s wealthiest

eddie kim @eddiekimx.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

The response @sf.gazetteer.co has gotten from people in SF who picked up our new (and free!) quarterly print issue has been insane. Just raves and requests for more. So much for the death of print!

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 27/01/2026

The Bay Area has five companies that have contracts with ICE and CBP. They're selling everything from flight restraints for deportees to car wraps to digital infrastructure, all to the tune of millions of dollars. Here's the scoop: (Free story, share widely) sf.gazetteer.co/these-sf-bay...

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These SF Bay Area companies have ICE and CBP contracts

ICE relies on a massive network of third-party contractors to conduct its operations, including companies that specialize in mass surveillance and others that make the clothing worn by agents. Amid ...

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 22/01/2026

D4 Supervisor Alan Wong has said the Upper Great Highway closure correlates with more vehicle crashes in the Sunset. It's part of why he wants to reopen the road on weekdays. A new data analysis, however, suggests there's been no impact. Here's the scoop: FREE: sf.gazetteer.co/crashing-out...

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D4’s Alan Wong says that Sunset Dunes is impacting ‘street safety.’ A new data analysis suggests otherwise

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 12/01/2026

We talked to the anti-ICE protester who got pepper-sprayed at a downtown protest on Friday for the full story of how it went down. Turns out, he lives in the area, sees the violence regularly, and has thoughts on fighting back. FREE STORY: sf.gazetteer.co/neighborhood...

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Neighborhood watch

One person’s experience living — and protesting ICE — near 630 Sansome St.

eddie kim @eddiekimx.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

A small crew of protesters were pepper-sprayed by officers at ICE HQ (630 Sansome) this afternoon. Two people got tagged, and two people are currently detained, according to my sources. Organizers are asking for more people to show up in support.

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 09/01/2026

The Lurie-Trump files, another round of Great Highway brawling, the endless search for less crime in SF, and more: Here are the six things you'll be arguing about in 2026. FREE GIFT LINK (share widely!): sf.gazetteer.co/what-youll-b...

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What you’ll be fighting about in 2026

Yes, it’s a new year, but we’ll all be having these same old arguments

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 19/12/2025

The owners of beloved downtown lunch spot Julie's Kitchen say their landlord at Crocker Galleria is illegally trying to evict them — despite them never missing rent. Is it a play to push them out before redevelopment? Julie + Jisoo Yoo say they need a trial, ASAP. sf.gazetteer.co/the-fight-fo...

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The fight for Julie’s Kitchen

Facing eviction, the owners of the popular Crocker Galleria lunch spot want to take their landlord to trial

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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 16/12/2025

S.F. supervisors just passed a law requiring 3.5 years of rental aid for low income tenants displaced by new housing. The new tenant protections are partially in response to policies like upzoning that encourage new housing development. via @io-y-g.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-t...

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S.F. supervisors pass bill requiring 3.5 years of rental aid for tenants displaced by new housing

The tenant protections are partially in response to new policies encouraging housing development, such as upzoning

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 10/12/2025

Our own @eddiekimx.bsky.social, @cydhayes.bsky.social, @joshuabote.com took home awards at last night’s San Francisco Press Club Awards. Read their winning stories here: sf.gazetteer.co/gazetteer-ta...

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Gazetteer takes home four awards

Joshua Bote, and Cydney Hayes, and Eddie Kim’s work was honored by the San Francisco Press Club

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 12/12/2025

Stanley Roberts' public-shaming news segment "People Behaving Badly" returned to KRON4 last night. @eddiekimx.bsky.social watched, and still can't tell what's worse: how shallow it is, or how cynically pointless it is. FREE LINK: sf.gazetteer.co/nobody-needs...

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Nobody needs “People Behaving Badly”

Stanley Roberts’ popular public shaming segment is back on KRON, pettier and more pathetic than ever

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 16/12/2025

Workers at Ghirardelli are picketing all day today at Fisherman's Wharf, fighting to keep their insurance plans and bump up their wages. The choco-corp, meanwhile, is offering a raise smaller than the cost of an additional Maraschino cherry on a sundae. FREE LINK: sf.gazetteer.co/ghirardelli-...

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Ghirardelli workers want benefits bigger than a Maraschino cherry

The picket line is happening from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, and somebody already called the cops on them

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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 09/12/2025

The city will commission an outside review of the fatal stabbing of social worker Alberto Rangel at San Francisco General last week. Rangel was attacked by a known patient. The hospital had been warned about him, including the day of the killing. missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-h...

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S.F. taps outside firm to find out what led to killing of social worker Alberto Rangel

The Department of Public Health will commission a third-party review of the circumstances that led to social worker Alberto Rangel's death.

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 09/12/2025

Big news: Gazetteer SF is now in print. Grab your own free copy at one of our drop spots across the city. Subscribe to receive a copy in the mail. sf.gazetteer.co/gazetteer-sf...

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Gazetteer SF launches quarterly newspaper

There’s no better place than the printed page to restore value to the written word

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 25/11/2025

How the heck do you steal $11 million of decentralized digital currency? By pretending to be a delivery guy and asking for a pen. Here's why crypto "wrench attacks," like Saturday's robbery in Mission Dolores, are rising. From @eddiekimx.bsky.social: GIFT LINK: sf.gazetteer.co/how-to-steal...

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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

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 17/11/2025

Analog Bags—sacks filled with tactile distractions like books and knitting—are a welcome break from phones. @jzigoris.bsky.social asked San Franciscans about the things they carry: sf.gazetteer.co/whats-in-you...

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What’s in your analog bag?

The latest device-free trend contains everything from knitting to notebooks to Tolstoy

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 17/11/2025

Biz owner and Sunset political activist Albert Chow was on Mayor Lurie’s shortlist for District 4 supervisor. Chow gave us an inside look into the vetting process he went through. Could he be called up to bat after the Beya Alcaraz disaster? FREE STORY: sf.gazetteer.co/its-the-nint...

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‘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?

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 10/11/2025

Restaurant Gary Danko is an SF institution that helped put the city on the national fine-dining map. 25 years later, they're somehow still packing it in, even with a menu full of vintage hits. How is Danko doing it? New from @eddiekimx.bsky.social: (GIFT LINK) sf.gazetteer.co/waiting-for-...

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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

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 07/11/2025

With Nancy Pelosi announcing her retirement, we look back on her remarkable, and at times contentious, career. She was a 1-of-1 politician. But she's also the exact opposite of the leader SF now needs. New commentary from @eddiekimx.bsky.social: (Free gift link!) sf.gazetteer.co/goodbye-to-a...

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Goodbye to all of that

As we look back on Nancy Pelosi’s 1 of 1 career, we should also look forward to what we actually need next

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 29/10/2025

Going to Immigration Court can be terrifying, especially with ICE abducting people after their hearings. But volunteers are stepping up to escort people through court, document wrongdoing, and soothe nerves. New from @eddiekimx.bsky.social: (FREE LINK) sf.gazetteer.co/the-buddy-sy...

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The buddy system

Volunteer escorts are making Immigration Court a little more human and a lot more humane

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 20/10/2025

Saikat Chakrabarti wants to be the leftist successor to Nancy Pelosi. The media's even called him SF's Zohran Mamdani. But some local progressives harbor deep suspicions of Chakrabarti's track record. Here's why: New from @eddiekimx.bsky.social (free story!): sf.gazetteer.co/what-makes-s...

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What makes Saikat run?

In his race to beat Nancy Pelosi in 2026, Saikat Chakrabarti’s friends and allies are calling him San Francisco’s Zohran Mamdani. Progressives are a bit more moderate on him

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 22/10/2025

Hey all, @eddiekimx.bsky.social here: I went on a walk to gauge the mood as Trump threatens to bring the National Guard into SF. What's obvious is that, in the Castro, we're all confused about what the military's supposed to fix. FREE STORY: sf.gazetteer.co/all-quiet-on...

All quiet on the Castro front

Residents and workers in the city’s most storied neighborhood wonder what a National Guard deployment might look like

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 16/10/2025

When District 6 supervisor Matt Dorsey endorsed Gary McCoy for District 8, some of his old supporters weren’t too pleased, @eddiekimx.bsky.social reports: sf.gazetteer.co/friends-like...

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Friends like these

Online allies are attacking Matt Dorsey over his support of District 8 supe candidate Gary McCoy

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 08/10/2025

@eddiekimx.bsky.social met anti-ICE protesters to talk strategy and evolution. They're celebrating a month of no abductions at SF's immigration court. "People need to understand [ICE is] inexperienced, scared, and vulnerable to counter-action." FREE LINK: sf.gazetteer.co/sf-activists...

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SF activists level up the anti-ICE fight

The chaos in Chicago and Portland is inspiring strategy among local activists

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 06/10/2025

City reporter @eddiekimx.bsky.social looks into the unholy hypocrisy of Peter Thiel's lecture series on the Antichrist. The last secretive event wraps tonight, but are attendees learning anything new? (Not really, and Thiel's ideology is a mess.) FREE STORY: sf.gazetteer.co/the-holy-hyp...

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The holy hypocrisy of Peter Thiel’s Armageddon

When the billionaire tech investor talks about the Antichrist, we should take him seriously, not biblically.

eddie kim @eddiekimx.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

"what if i wore noise-cancelling headphones and then yelled through a meeting in the middle of the dining area of a co-working office," wondered the guy next to me

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 22/09/2025

SF Lowrider Parade + Portola Fest + Laver Cup + great weather meant that San Francisco was going off this weekend. Could it be that SF is so back?

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Cydney Hayes @cydhayes.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

“Wake up babe it’s Kang day” my editor and I say to each other for the tenth time today

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 22/09/2025

We went to Portola Festival this weekend. Worst one yet in four years running? Yep. Still the best music festival in San Francisco? Yep. Here's what @eddiekimx.bsky.social noticed while amid the dancing masses. FREE STORY: sf.gazetteer.co/the-worst-po...

The worst Portola ever was still pretty good

Goldenvoice may have screwed up big time, but talent and vibes saved the weekend

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 18/09/2025

Hey all, @eddiekimx.bsky.social here with a new story: I went deep into the recall of District 4 Supe Joel Engardio. Media narratives are making this about the Great Highway. I think it's far more about race, class, and some brutal rhetoric. FREE STORY: sf.gazetteer.co/one-battle-a...

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One battle after another

A highway fight sparked Joel Engardio’s recall, but race and class conflicts sealed the deal

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 16/09/2025

Mayor Daniel Lurie has said SF is in a "comeback" so many times that it feels like an aggressive meme at this point. So @eddiekimx.bsky.social decided to literally count how many times Lurie's used the slogan. (Hint: It's a lot.) FREE STORY: sf.gazetteer.co/didja-hear-t...

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Didja hear the one about San Francisco being back?

How many times can Daniel Lurie tell us the city is back? Many, many, many

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 11/09/2025

In the aftermath of the killing of Charlie Kirk, @eddiekimx.bsky.social ruminated on his time at Kirk's visit to SF State in May. Why are liberals like Gavin Newsom rushing to eulogize him, sans the reality of his violent message? Free gift link: sf.gazetteer.co/liberals-are...

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Liberals are already forgetting Charlie Kirk

As they rush to denounce political violence, eulogists like Gavin Newsom and Ezra Klein are erasing the provocateur's extremist legacy

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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 10/09/2025

Charlie Kirk, a darling of the far-right Christian movement, was just shot at a university event. Just months ago, @eddiekimx.bsky.social went to Kirk's visit to SF, where he espoused extremist rhetoric about immigrants, trans rights, and much more. Free read: sf.gazetteer.co/charlie-kirk...

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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

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Rick Prelinger W6XBE @footage.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Beautiful profile on Prelinger Library and its founders by @eddiekimx.bsky.social in GazetteerSF: sf.gazetteer.co/face-time-ri...

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Face Time: Rick and Megan Prelinger

The archivists and researchers look backward — and forward — in a city where exchange and flow are bedrock

eddie kim @eddiekimx.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

the only correct and just thing to do with such a collection is hand it off to the next person who will find joy in the hobby (thank you to John Henry, who randomly gifted me a massive Magic: the Gathering deck in 8th grade)

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