Kevin V. Nguyen
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Kevin V. Nguyen
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· Dec 31
🧵 Here’s how the San Francisco/Bay Area changed in 2024 through the lens of real estate. This topic was my entryway into full-time journalism and it has taught me so much about how wealth and power influence our daily lives. It’s been a thrill to be in the @sfstandard.com newsroom:
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(L-R): shitposting, my deadline, me, my editor
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
(L-R): shitposting, my deadline, me, my editor
Does Chip Kelly want to throw on every down? Wtf.
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Does Chip Kelly want to throw on every down? Wtf.
Gio Reyna 3 mins in! How good must’ve that felt?
November 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Gio Reyna 3 mins in! How good must’ve that felt?
Really enjoying this NBA on Prime studio show.
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Really enjoying this NBA on Prime studio show.
Juuuuust squeaked that out. But huge statement by this Dubs team.
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Juuuuust squeaked that out. But huge statement by this Dubs team.
What’s more fitting than Wemby erasing a two on one with a block??? 🤯👽
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 AM
What’s more fitting than Wemby erasing a two on one with a block??? 🤯👽
Absolute hero stuff from number 30. He’s still at that level. Back to back 40+ point games against this tough San Antonio team on the road.
November 15, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Absolute hero stuff from number 30. He’s still at that level. Back to back 40+ point games against this tough San Antonio team on the road.
Will Richard and Al Horford playing well >>>
November 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Will Richard and Al Horford playing well >>>
Need Jimmy to keep being aggressive.
November 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Need Jimmy to keep being aggressive.
NEW: Two days before his fatal shooting, John Beam said he was concerned about safety on campus at Laney College. My colleagues reported this out alongside the school's student newspaper, The Peralta Citizen. Community College Journalism FTW!
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John Beam voiced concerns about Laney College safety days before killing
The beloved coach and Netflix star was particularly uneasy about safety in the campus field house where he was fatally shot two days later.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
NEW: Two days before his fatal shooting, John Beam said he was concerned about safety on campus at Laney College. My colleagues reported this out alongside the school's student newspaper, The Peralta Citizen. Community College Journalism FTW!
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She was sworn in just seven days ago…
Breaking: Sunset Supervisor Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz has agreed to resign after scandals over pet store, finances.
Sunset Supervisor Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz to resign after scandals over pet store, finances
Sunset Supervisor Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz has agreed to resign after scandals over pet store, finances.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:07 AM
She was sworn in just seven days ago…
Tremendous response by the Dubs, which started in the 2Q.
Steph/Jimmy/Dray rose to the occasion. Also not lost on anyone that GP2 thrived in those Kuminga mins tonight — although I will contend they’re either not used the same way or don’t play the same despite the tools.
Steph/Jimmy/Dray rose to the occasion. Also not lost on anyone that GP2 thrived in those Kuminga mins tonight — although I will contend they’re either not used the same way or don’t play the same despite the tools.
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Tremendous response by the Dubs, which started in the 2Q.
Steph/Jimmy/Dray rose to the occasion. Also not lost on anyone that GP2 thrived in those Kuminga mins tonight — although I will contend they’re either not used the same way or don’t play the same despite the tools.
Steph/Jimmy/Dray rose to the occasion. Also not lost on anyone that GP2 thrived in those Kuminga mins tonight — although I will contend they’re either not used the same way or don’t play the same despite the tools.
Absolutely suffocated on offense :(
November 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Absolutely suffocated on offense :(
BREAKING: The San Francisco Centre Mall, which has been left 95% vacant, has been auctioned back to lenders for ~ $133 million.
Westfield and Brookfield walked away from the $1B property in 2023.
Westfield and Brookfield walked away from the $1B property in 2023.
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
BREAKING: The San Francisco Centre Mall, which has been left 95% vacant, has been auctioned back to lenders for ~ $133 million.
Westfield and Brookfield walked away from the $1B property in 2023.
Westfield and Brookfield walked away from the $1B property in 2023.
BREAKING: The San Francisco Centre Mall, which has been left 95% vacant, has been auctioned back to lenders for $133 million.
Westfield and Brookfield walked away from the $1B property in 2023.
Westfield and Brookfield walked away from the $1B property in 2023.
November 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
BREAKING: The San Francisco Centre Mall, which has been left 95% vacant, has been auctioned back to lenders for $133 million.
Westfield and Brookfield walked away from the $1B property in 2023.
Westfield and Brookfield walked away from the $1B property in 2023.
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BREAKING: Four-time #NBA All-Star and European basketball legend Micheal Ray Richardson passed away this morning in Lawton, Okla., at the age of 70, ESPN Andscape has learned. More details in ESPN: bit.ly/4nL73KZ
Richardson, NBA star before ban, dies at age 70
Four-time NBA All-Star Micheal Ray Richardson, who was once banned from the NBA for drug use, died after a short battle with prostate cancer at the age of 70.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
BREAKING: Four-time #NBA All-Star and European basketball legend Micheal Ray Richardson passed away this morning in Lawton, Okla., at the age of 70, ESPN Andscape has learned. More details in ESPN: bit.ly/4nL73KZ
Liverpool in shambles. Nothing is working.
November 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Liverpool in shambles. Nothing is working.
Surprised Will Richard didn’t see any 1Q action considering they were searching for offense
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Surprised Will Richard didn’t see any 1Q action considering they were searching for offense
Damn we got Post AND TJD on the floor at the same them lol
November 8, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Damn we got Post AND TJD on the floor at the same them lol
There are a lot of young people in their early 20s running around in San Francisco rn making fortunes and potentially upending the labor market forever. @reeyopeeyo with this must-read on Mercor, a multibillion dollar startup training AI on white-collar work. 👇
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San Francisco’s youngest billionaires are betting on a new kind of job boom
Mercor’s 22-year-old CEO Brendan Foody imagines a future in which white-collar contractors earn riches teaching machines to behave like humans.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
There are a lot of young people in their early 20s running around in San Francisco rn making fortunes and potentially upending the labor market forever. @reeyopeeyo with this must-read on Mercor, a multibillion dollar startup training AI on white-collar work. 👇
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I sat with Kaz Nejatian yesterday to discuss his vision for the new Opendoor. In his view, the company lost its way after the pandemic. He's already implemented sweeping changes, but chief amongst them is getting $OPEN back to building products. 👇
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Exclusive: Kaz Nejatian outlines his vision for Opendoor 2.0
The new CEO says the struggling tech company will stop losing money by next year and will focus on building new products for homeowners.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I sat with Kaz Nejatian yesterday to discuss his vision for the new Opendoor. In his view, the company lost its way after the pandemic. He's already implemented sweeping changes, but chief amongst them is getting $OPEN back to building products. 👇
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Just spent some time with Kaz Nejatian ahead of his first earnings call as CEO of Opendoor, the once struggling tech company that’s been revived by retail traders. Story TK on @sfstandard
November 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Just spent some time with Kaz Nejatian ahead of his first earnings call as CEO of Opendoor, the once struggling tech company that’s been revived by retail traders. Story TK on @sfstandard
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Scoop from @kevinvnguyen.bsky.social and myself: Ikea's parent company is ending its partnership with the British firm that had been overseeing its struggling dining complex, Saluhall, since its launch sfstandard.com/2025/11/05/i...
San Francisco IKEA drops its food hall operator
Saluhall has struggled to attract consistent foot traffic since opening in 2024.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Scoop from @kevinvnguyen.bsky.social and myself: Ikea's parent company is ending its partnership with the British firm that had been overseeing its struggling dining complex, Saluhall, since its launch sfstandard.com/2025/11/05/i...
Come to Macy's flagship store in San Francisco's Union Square this holiday season, which can't close its doors because it is literally too big to sell. 👇
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Macy’s Union Square: Too big to sell, too early to close
Without a buyer for its flagship location at 170 O’Farrell St., the retailer has no choice but to transform the property.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Come to Macy's flagship store in San Francisco's Union Square this holiday season, which can't close its doors because it is literally too big to sell. 👇
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Hate to say it, but didn’t RG3 also get devastatingly hurt against Seattle too?
November 3, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Hate to say it, but didn’t RG3 also get devastatingly hurt against Seattle too?