Kevin Nguyen

California

Business Reporter at The San Francisco Standard

Writer at Freelance

Writer @sfstandard | Previously seen on: @SFBusinessTimes @sacbee_news @soccerbayarea

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Articles

DeJuan Jones hopes his Earthquakes spell leads to USMNT return

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.
San Francisco sues HUD over ‘illegal’ funding conditions

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.
San Francisco real estate reset starts and ends with the owner-user

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.
Elon Musk promises to step back from DOGE next month

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.
Forge Development Partners outlines its office conversion strategy

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.
How a billion-dollar housing project fell apart

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

SF’s largest complex was supposed to add 10,000 homes, but its development timeline is littered with stops and scandals. For nearly two decades, San Franciscans have been sold a pipe dream about Parkmerced. The 3,221-unit development, hastily built in the aftermath of World War II, spans some 152 acres of the west side, adjacent to San Francisco State University, the Stonestown Galleria, and some of the country’s best golf courses.
San Francisco developer wins $137M bid for Silicon Valley campus

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

By Kevin V. NguyenPublished Apr. 16, 2025 • 12:28pmA prime piece of federal real estate in Silicon Valley has been auctioned off to a San Francisco buyer. On Tuesday, an entity tied to developer Presidio Bay Ventures emerged as the highest bidder for a 17-acre campus at 345 Middlefield Road in Menlo Park, home to Meta and other tech giants.
Inside the efforts to save Steph Curry’s cancelled office project

1 month ago | sfstandard.com | Kevin Truong |Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn

When a developer is a world-famous celebrity, bargaining with labor becomes a whole new game. The news that Stephen Curry wanted to pursue his post-NBA career in San Francisco rather than hightailing it to New York or Los Angeles was a much-needed win in a city struggling to find its groove again.
Transamerica Pyramid wins at the expense of One Market Plaza

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

The Transamerica Pyramid and One Market Plaza have both gone through periods of rebirth over the decades. One seems to be succeeding at the expense of the other. For more than two decades, the international law firm Morgan Lewis called One Market Plaza its home in San Francisco. The property, which features two office towers flanked by a historical annex, sits at the terminus of Market Street, with unobstructed views of the Embarcadero waterfront and Bay Bridge.
San Jose Earthquakes thrash D.C. United in MLS 1.0 anniversary

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

Bruce Arena has lived many lives. But at his heart, he is still a Virginia guy. First as head coach at the University of Virginia for two decades; at D.C. United when it was first launched; and then with the national team where he worked out of his primary residence in Charlottesville. That’s a storybook ending in its own right. But history has a funny way of coming around when you’ve been coaching for as long as Arena has.