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:
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?
Oh no, Jayden 💔
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Oh no, Jayden 💔
“No surprise that Pete Carroll threw the ball at the 1 yard line” - Julian Edelman hahaha
November 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
“No surprise that Pete Carroll threw the ball at the 1 yard line” - Julian Edelman hahaha
Damnit Raiders lol
November 3, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Damnit Raiders lol
I am enjoying having Gary Neville stateside on the NBC broadcast.
November 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I am enjoying having Gary Neville stateside on the NBC broadcast.
Liverpool rebound after dropping Kerkez, Isak and Wirtz 👀
November 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Liverpool rebound after dropping Kerkez, Isak and Wirtz 👀
Tottenham. No home field advantage smh… Then again, they didn’t give their fans much to cheer about.
November 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Tottenham. No home field advantage smh… Then again, they didn’t give their fans much to cheer about.
The Sixers and Celtics have unearthed some interesting role players… Bona.. Gonzalez 👀
November 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The Sixers and Celtics have unearthed some interesting role players… Bona.. Gonzalez 👀
My colleague @leahygarrett actually met and corresponded with the family before they were discovered dead in their home in an apparent murder-suicide. Even though there were some troubling signs, no one thought this would be the end.
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San Francisco murder-suicide: Reporter had contacts with family before deaths
The Standard’s Garrett Leahy visited the Ocheltree-Truong family in the home where they would soon die. New details and old messages shed light on the tragedy.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
My colleague @leahygarrett actually met and corresponded with the family before they were discovered dead in their home in an apparent murder-suicide. Even though there were some troubling signs, no one thought this would be the end.
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Condos are still a great way into homeownership, but natural + human disasters have set off a chain reaction that has essentially iced out buyers in recent years.
Follow me into the Oakland Hills, where a dark cloud hangs over this beautiful complex.
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Follow me into the Oakland Hills, where a dark cloud hangs over this beautiful complex.
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These Oakland condos are a dream, but insurance is a nightmare
Units at Parkwoods are selling for less than $350,000, but the 400-unit complex on a hill is being blacklisted for its traumatic past.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Condos are still a great way into homeownership, but natural + human disasters have set off a chain reaction that has essentially iced out buyers in recent years.
Follow me into the Oakland Hills, where a dark cloud hangs over this beautiful complex.
sfstandard.com/2025/10/30/o...
Follow me into the Oakland Hills, where a dark cloud hangs over this beautiful complex.
sfstandard.com/2025/10/30/o...
De’ferredsalary no match for Yesavage tonight.
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
De’ferredsalary no match for Yesavage tonight.