Kevin Nguyễn

1 week ago | soccerbayarea.com | Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn

2023 was a banner year for DeJuan Jones. At age 25, the right-footed left back had become a mainstay in Bruce Arena’s New England lineup and parlayed that experience into a U.S. Men’s National Team call up that summer, where he starred in the Gold Cup. But then his career took a bit of a detour. Arena was unceremoniously dismissed, and a year later, in the middle of a miserable season, Jones was traded to the Columbus Crew, where he found himself on the outside looking in of a well-oiled machine.

1 week ago | sfstandard.com | Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn

The city is challenging the Trump administration's attempt to tie housing and homelessness grants to anti-DEI, abortion, and immigration stances. San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu and seven other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in federal court Friday challenging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

2 weeks ago | sfstandard.com | Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn

The market reset has allowed some would-be tenants to take advantage of deals in the Bay Area. But the pool is about to get crowded again. To hear it from LendingClub CEO Scott Sanborn, his company’s impending $74.5 million purchase of an office building at 88 Kearny St. is the result of lucky timing. “The expiration of our lease [at 595 Market St.] coincided with historically low San Francisco commercial real estate pricing,” Sanborn said. Turns out there’s no bad time for a good deal.

3 weeks ago | sfstandard.com | Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn |Rya Jetha

The CEO made the announcement after Tesla shares took its worst beating since 2022 in the stock market. With Tesla shares down 41% so far in 2025, Elon Musk said his time allocation to the Department of Government Efficiency will “drop significantly” starting next month. The announcement was made during the opening remarks of Tesla’s quarterly earnings call on Tuesday. Tesla’s stock suffered its worst quarterly drop since 2022 in the period that ended in March.

3 weeks ago | sfstandard.com | Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn

Forge Development Partners outlined its new financing strategy to build 1,200 homes after federal subsidies were “clawed back” this year. An office-to-housing conversion project touted as the first of its kind since the pandemic is running months behind schedule — but the developer behind it says he’s dramatically expanding his plans to build new housing in the downtown core. In September, the architect-turned-developer Richard Hannum threw himself a “kick-off” party at the Humboldt Bank Building.