Kevin Truong
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e.g. Artist, dog-lover and avid reader I edit stuff at The San Francisco Standard, allegedly.
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Kevin V. Nguyen
7 months ago
Steph Curry was all but ready to develop his new HQ from the ground up in San Francisco, but pulled the plug after negotiations with the carpenters union turned sour. Story with
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on how the city is trying to salvage the deal đ
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Inside the efforts to save Steph Curryâs cancelled office project
A fight with the carpenters union blew up Steph Curry's office project in San Francisco. Meet the coalition of city leaders trying to salvage the deal.
https://sfstandard.com/2025/04/12/steph-curry-cancelled-office-project-rallies-san-francisco/
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Remote work is over? Online twitter trolls are taking their beef in person feat. the most aggro response to a Wordle score Iâve ever seen
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Nature is healing.
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SF's $5 strip club buffet is back
Is this the sign that the city is finally getting back to normal after COVID?
https://sfstandard.com/2025/03/06/gold-club-buffet-reopening-2025/
8 months ago
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My Spotify algorithm is obsessed with wanting me to like Hozier for some reason.
9 months ago
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If you're in the mood for a timeline cleanse, read this story about how a thriving SF community was created via a little internet magic and a well-poured pint
sfstandard.com/2025/02/09/j...
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Six years, thousands of beers: How one manâs Reddit post became a beloved social club
Jimmy MollĂ©âs Reddit meetup tradition at a local bar reaches 100 events, raising funds for wildfire victims.
https://sfstandard.com/2025/02/09/jimmy-molle-reddit-post-beer/
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Guys....baby's first media scoop.
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SF Chronicle owner eyes purchase of Santa Rosa Press Democrat
The North Bay paper has been under local ownership for the past decade, winning a Pulitzer Prize in the process.
https://sfstandard.com/2025/02/06/santa-rosa-press-democrat-hearst-acquisition/
9 months ago
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The San Francisco Standard
11 months ago
SF's overdose crisis has hit Black men born 1951-1970 harder than any other demographic in America. They're 32x more likely to die from an overdose than the average American, despite being <1% of SF's population.
#sfnews
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SF is losing a generation of Black men to overdoses. Itâs worse here than anywhere
San Francisco is losing a generation of elder Black men to the deadly fentanyl overdose crisis. It's worse here than anywhere.
https://sfstandard.com/2024/12/20/san-francisco-losing-black-men-overdose-crisis/
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Dead raccoon video alert! Dead raccoon video alert!
sfstandard.com/2024/12/17/v...
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Man rode Muni with dead raccoon, terrifying passengers, video shows
The Standard can now reveal, based on video obtained through a public records request, that the man boarded at least one Muni train with the dead raccoon.
https://sfstandard.com/2024/12/17/video-man-with-dead-raccoon-san-francisco-muni/
11 months ago
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's profile of San Francisco's onesie king Gavin Escolar â who's worn a jumpsuit every day for seven years â is delightful AF. The only way you'll get him to wear pants is to die ... literally.
sfstandard.com/2024/12/15/s...
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San Franciscoâs onesie king hasnât worn proper pants in seven years
Gavin Escolar has only worn onesies â rompers, jumpsuits, and overalls â for the past seven years. Heâd like you to join him.
https://sfstandard.com/2024/12/15/sf-onesie-royalty-gavin-escolar/?taid=675f6e73474c59000133b9ac&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
11 months ago
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Han Li
11 months ago
Become a
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member today so you can get an exclusive sneak peek at the panda đŒ home design at SF Zoo!
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Exclusive sneak peek: San Francisco Zoo's $8M panda home
Eight months after China agreed to loan a pair of giant pandas to San Francisco, the zoo is showing off renderings of the animals' future home â with a cheaper-than-expected price tag.
https://sfstandard.com/2024/12/05/panda-new-home-sf-zoo/
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What in the Breaking Bad is happening?
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/w...
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Mexican Cartels Lure Chemistry Students to Make Fentanyl
Criminals turn college campuses into recruitment hubs, recruiting chemistry students in Mexico with big paydays.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/world/americas/mexico-fentanyl-chemistry-students.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
11 months ago
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Jillian DâOnfro
11 months ago
Love this list and the dozens of new tabs it makes me open every year
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The Stories We Most Admired in 2024: Businessweekâs Jealousy List
The stories we admired most this year.
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-jealousy-list/
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Stray thought: the word skedaddle is vastly underused
12 months ago
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Eat your way through San Francisco like a corrupt politician. As it happens they like the finer things in life.
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SF scandal foodie tour: Boba, fancy steakhouses, and $8 water
The FBI and a boba joint. Fancy steaks. $8 sparkling water. Join The Standard on a foodie tour through San Franciscoâs most delicious scandals.
https://sfstandard.com/2024/11/27/san-francisco-restaurant-scandal-food-tour-fbi-controversy/
12 months ago
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The San Francisco Standard
12 months ago
literally nothing in SF is normalâso we donât expect your Thanksgiving to be either. show the world what youâre up to by submitting photos here:
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Share your Thanksgiving traditions with the Standard
Weâre seeking non-traditional or blended Thanksgiving spreads your family and friends share on the dinner table.
https://sfstandard.com/2024/11/25/thanksgiving-nontraditional-blended/
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Jillian DâOnfro
12 months ago
Loooove this piece about pinball's rise in the city, "an only-in-San Francisco story that includes obsessive nerds, bureaucratic obstacles, and a bit of serendipity." (Fun side-note: All the inline photos were shot on film)
sfstandard.com/2024/11/23/p...
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The inside story of San Franciscoâs rise as a global pinball mecca
Free Gold Watch has been the center of a pinball community that has boomed in San Francisco over the last decade â but only after its owner changed the law.
https://sfstandard.com/2024/11/23/pinball-machines-san-francisco-london-breed/
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Joe Burn
12 months ago
Update: Wynneâs arrest sprang from an investigation that named him as a suspect in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old, according to a police report viewed by The Standard.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Conor Dougherty
12 months ago
Controversial opinion: If more local news articles had ledes like this, more people would care about things like the fiscal state of their public transit agency. Simple, to the point, a little fun, a bit of edge.
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There's only one story about the state of Muni's budget that has "clusterfuck" in it and it's this one.
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âNo one wants to watch the puppy drownâ: Muniâs race to save itself
More expensive parking and less frequent service could be in the system's future. That's even if all goes according to plan.
https://sfstandard.com/2024/11/22/muni-fiscal-cliff-daniel-lurie-transportation-bart/
12 months ago
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Earnest alert: Geoffrey Frye is the most arrested homeless person since San Franciscoâs crackdown started this year. He and his momâs heartbreaking story is a microcosm of the crisis that keeps people on the cityâs streets.
sfstandard.com/2024/11/21/h...
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SF's most arrested homeless man sleeps outside childhood home
San Francisco police have arrested one homeless man five times since the city launched a crackdown on sidewalk encampments. But the man continues to return to the scene because it's next to his childh...
https://sfstandard.com/2024/11/21/homeless-arrest-panhandle-mom/
12 months ago
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Same brother...
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12 months ago
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Anyone feeling naughty? It only costs $25
sfstandard.com/2024/11/20/k...
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SFâs new $25, all-you-can-eat sushi spot is a naughty adventure
At Ko in the Mission, people arrive by 3 p.m. for the rarest of experiences: all the sake, sashimi and yakitori you can eat in 90 minutes, for only $25.
https://sfstandard.com/2024/11/20/ko-all-you-can-eat-sushi/
12 months ago
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The San Francisco Standard
12 months ago
Attitudes about San Francisco have reversed since the pandemic, when remote work and doom-loop fears drove white-collar workers out of the region.
#sfnews
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sfstandard.com/2024/11/19/a...
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âEveryone is buildingâ: Why foreign founders are crossing oceans for San Francisco
Donald Trump who? International AI startup founders are descending on San Francisco to cash in on the boom.
https://sfstandard.com/2024/11/19/ai-startup-founders-international-donald-trump/
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Griff
12 months ago
new domain who dis
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Being on this platform reminds me of the old phrase: If a tree falls in the forest and itâs not immediately beset by porn bots, does it make a sound?
12 months ago
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The most terrifying Bluesky starter pack of all
12 months ago
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The San Francisco Standard
12 months ago
Portola Valley considered dissolving itself after struggling to meet state housing mandates.
#sfnews
sfstandard.com/2024/11/14/p...
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How Portola Valley nearly destroyed itself over 253 new homes
The wealthy town in the mountains pondered disincorporating this year after struggling to deal with its state housing mandates.
https://sfstandard.com/2024/11/14/portola-valley-and-the-perils-of-housing-mandates/
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Keithkongg
12 months ago
We really gotta build this mf from the ground up
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