eddie kim
@eddiekimx.bsky.social
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.
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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:
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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...
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
sf.gazetteer.co
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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...
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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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...
What’s in your analog bag?
The latest device-free trend contains everything from knitting to notebooks to Tolstoy
sf.gazetteer.co
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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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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...
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...
‘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?
sf.gazetteer.co
November 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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...
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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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-...
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-...
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
sf.gazetteer.co
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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-...
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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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...
New commentary from @eddiekimx.bsky.social:
(Free gift link!) sf.gazetteer.co/goodbye-to-a...
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
sf.gazetteer.co
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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...
New commentary from @eddiekimx.bsky.social:
(Free gift link!) sf.gazetteer.co/goodbye-to-a...
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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...
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...
The buddy system
Volunteer escorts are making Immigration Court a little more human and a lot more humane
sf.gazetteer.co
October 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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...
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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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...
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...
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
sf.gazetteer.co
October 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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...
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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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...
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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October 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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...
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...
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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...
Friends like these
Online allies are attacking Matt Dorsey over his support of District 8 supe candidate Gary McCoy
sf.gazetteer.co
October 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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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@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...
"People need to understand [ICE is] inexperienced, scared, and vulnerable to counter-action."
FREE LINK: sf.gazetteer.co/sf-activists...
SF activists level up the anti-ICE fight
The chaos in Chicago and Portland is inspiring strategy among local activists
sf.gazetteer.co
October 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
@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...
"People need to understand [ICE is] inexperienced, scared, and vulnerable to counter-action."
FREE LINK: sf.gazetteer.co/sf-activists...
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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...
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...
The holy hypocrisy of Peter Thiel’s Armageddon
When the billionaire tech investor talks about the Antichrist, we should take him seriously, not biblically.
sf.gazetteer.co
October 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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...
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...
"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
September 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
"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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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?
September 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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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“Wake up babe it’s Kang day” my editor and I say to each other for the tenth time today
Bay Area real estate. Social media fame. The double-edged sword of tech.
Meet Eric Kang, the heavily-tattooed, surfer dude-accented, not-like-other-realtors realtor at the intersection of it all.
Meet Eric Kang, the heavily-tattooed, surfer dude-accented, not-like-other-realtors realtor at the intersection of it all.
Kang of his own destiny
Eric Kang, the Bay Area’s coolest real estate agent, has made a career out of keeping it real
sf.gazetteer.co
September 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
“Wake up babe it’s Kang day” my editor and I say to each other for the tenth time today
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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...
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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September 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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...
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...
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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...
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...
One battle after another
A highway fight sparked Joel Engardio’s recall, but race and class conflicts sealed the deal
sf.gazetteer.co
September 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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...
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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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...
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...
Didja hear the one about San Francisco being back?
How many times can Daniel Lurie tell us the city is back? Many, many, many
sf.gazetteer.co
September 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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...
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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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?
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Why are liberals like Gavin Newsom rushing to eulogize him, sans the reality of his violent message?
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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
sf.gazetteer.co
September 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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...
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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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...
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...
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
sf.gazetteer.co
September 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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...
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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Beautiful profile on Prelinger Library and its founders by @eddiekimx.bsky.social in GazetteerSF: sf.gazetteer.co/face-time-ri...
Face Time: Rick and Megan Prelinger
The archivists and researchers look backward — and forward — in a city where exchange and flow are bedrock
sf.gazetteer.co
September 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Beautiful profile on Prelinger Library and its founders by @eddiekimx.bsky.social in GazetteerSF: sf.gazetteer.co/face-time-ri...
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)
(thank you to John Henry, who randomly gifted me a massive Magic: the Gathering deck in 8th grade)
i try not to hold grudges for anything serious i just hold them for insane things. like over a decade ago i gave someone a bunch of my DS collection and later learned that they immediately turned around and sold them all and that felt like a betrayal somehow. im normal
September 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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)
(thank you to John Henry, who randomly gifted me a massive Magic: the Gathering deck in 8th grade)
I began reporting on mental illness and violence 15 years ago. A man waving a knife is scary + needs to be de-escalated. But I don't know why police just keep shooting.
In 2022, SFPD responded to a fight between two unhoused men and shot them BOTH dead in an indiscriminate hail of bullets
In 2022, SFPD responded to a fight between two unhoused men and shot them BOTH dead in an indiscriminate hail of bullets
At 11:19 a.m., SFPD responded to a man walking dangerously onto Highway 101 wielding an "edged weapon."
Just one minute later, an SFPD officer shot him — he is now in critical condition.
missionlocal.org/2025/09/well...
Just one minute later, an SFPD officer shot him — he is now in critical condition.
missionlocal.org/2025/09/well...
S.F. police shoot man who'd purportedly been walking on Highway 101
San Francisco police were involved in a shooting with an unknown man at the intersection of Cesar Chavez and Highway 101, sources say.
missionlocal.org
September 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I began reporting on mental illness and violence 15 years ago. A man waving a knife is scary + needs to be de-escalated. But I don't know why police just keep shooting.
In 2022, SFPD responded to a fight between two unhoused men and shot them BOTH dead in an indiscriminate hail of bullets
In 2022, SFPD responded to a fight between two unhoused men and shot them BOTH dead in an indiscriminate hail of bullets
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If you see any activity that looks like SFPD aiding ICE in immigration enforcement, even just patrolling the area or escorting fed agents, the Public Defender's Office wants to know.
They'll even help file a complaint for you.
Our new story (free gift link!): sf.gazetteer.co/see-somethin...
They'll even help file a complaint for you.
Our new story (free gift link!): sf.gazetteer.co/see-somethin...
See something, say something
The Public Defender’s Office wants citizens to keep an eye on SFPD to ensure they’re not assisting ICE agents — and report any potential misconduct
sf.gazetteer.co
September 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If you see any activity that looks like SFPD aiding ICE in immigration enforcement, even just patrolling the area or escorting fed agents, the Public Defender's Office wants to know.
They'll even help file a complaint for you.
Our new story (free gift link!): sf.gazetteer.co/see-somethin...
They'll even help file a complaint for you.
Our new story (free gift link!): sf.gazetteer.co/see-somethin...
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Reporter @eddiekimx.bsky.social was grabbed by the throat, pushed and sprayed with a chemical irritant by federal agents while reporting on protesters’ attempts to prevent a detainee transfer from a San Francisco immigration court on Aug. 20.
San Francisco journalist grabbed, pepper-sprayed by federal agents
Eddie Kim, a reporter for the Gazetteer San Francisco, was grabbed by the throat, pushed and sprayed with a chemical …
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August 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Reporter @eddiekimx.bsky.social was grabbed by the throat, pushed and sprayed with a chemical irritant by federal agents while reporting on protesters’ attempts to prevent a detainee transfer from a San Francisco immigration court on Aug. 20.
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As the president shouts about reopening the Rock, writer Richard Faulk prefers to remember his father’s childhood on the Island. sf.gazetteer.co/growing-up-o...
Growing up on Alcatraz
As the president shouts about reopening the Rock, the author prefers to remember his father’s childhood on the Island
sf.gazetteer.co
August 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
As the president shouts about reopening the Rock, writer Richard Faulk prefers to remember his father’s childhood on the Island. sf.gazetteer.co/growing-up-o...