Kevin V. Nguyen

🧵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 newsroom:

Damn... high hopes for Birdsong.

“Time invested always produces the same harvest” @ThompsonScribe got me dyingggg 🤣

San Jose, San Jose, San Jose!!!!

Fun times. The morning after David Moyes tells @MenInBlazers on stage that he wants 9-10 new players this window, the team advance on two bright players 🙂

Valkyries pick up a much needed win after a rough two week stretch. Now it’s five straight on the road 👀

The Valkyries are leaning on the French 🇫🇷: Leite, Salaun and Rupert are pacing this offense.

Listen to this crowd. The Valkyries have done what they’ve been doing all season at home — which is to storm back in the 2nd half behind tough defense and streaky shotmaking.

Rupert doesn’t re-enter the game until the third quarter, but it’s going a lot better for her (and her teammates) now. 9 points off some nice rolling to the rim and a triple from the top of the arc. 57-58.

Two fans just whipped out “Pay the Players” posters during a timeout and the chase center crowd erupts.

Chloe Bibby… Julie Vanloo… the Valkyries sure could do with either in the lineup right now. 👀

First stint for Iliana Rupert, the 2021 draft pick from 🇫🇷: 2 fouls in 3 minutes. One post touch. She’s definitely got a presence out there on the floor. The Valkyries are looking for any edge on offense w/o Kayla Thornton.

Valkyries Natalie Nakase’s official statement on Kayla Thornton’s season ending knee injury: “Really devastated. KT is a huge part of who we are, what we stand for and where we are today… what we’re going to try to do tonight is come together and play our hearts our for her.”

Golden State Valkyries forward Kayla Thornton, who suffered an injury to her right knee earlier this week in practice, underwent a successful surgery earlier today in San Francisco. Thornton will be out for the remainder of the 2025 WNBA season and will begin the rehabilitation…

.@DavidShoemaker remembers Hulk Hogan, the pro wrestling superstar who spent time as both hero and villain during his long life and career theringer.com/2025/07/24/wwe…

MLS suspends Messi for missing the All-Star Game. They stuck to their guns; let’s see if this doesn’t come back and bite them in the behind. #Messi𓃵

The Warriors obviously aren't finished assembling their roster to start the season, but unofficially -- and pending the mechanics of a Kuminga resolution -- they might have 1 spot open. Gary Payton II or Seth Curry?

Hi! After an extended hiatus, I’m returning to social media. I’m now the sports editor at the @sfstandard. It’s an honor to work with a talented team of reporters who are on-site at Giants, 49ers, Warriors, and Valkyries games telling compelling stories on a daily basis.

Alameda County signs off on Oakland Coliseum sale, cutting ties with A’s eastbaytimes.com/2025/07/22/ala…

RIP Ozzy.

The ICE arrests are appalling. But what happens to deportees is largely invisible. Here @low___impact tracks the story of a mother of two, who made a new life, got caught up in our byzantine immigration system, and was deceived into deportation. 👇 sfstandard.com/2025/07/21/abu…