Kevin Truong
Kevin Truong is a staff writer with The Standard focusing on business policy and the economic recovery. He was previously a reporter and editor at the San Francisco Business Times, where he covered commercial real estate, biotech and the innovation economy. His journalism has won recognition from the California News Publishers Association and the San Francisco Press Club. A proud graduate of the University of California Los Angeles, Kevin cut his teeth at the Daily Bruin student newspaper and news organizations like the Christian Science Monitor, NBC Los Angeles and Marketplace, before making his way north to the City by the Bay.
San Francisco Transit Chief Blasts Cruise, Waymo Robotaxis as Unsafe: ‘Race to the Bottom’
Breaking the Doom Loop: San Francisco Lawmakers Back Sweeping Changes for Small Business
Another Downtown San Francisco Office Tower To Sell at Deep Discount
Union Square Woes: San Francisco Hotel Owner Stops Debt Payments on Hilton, Parc 55
Is San Francisco’s Remote Work Backlash Finally Gaining Steam?
Here Are the San Francisco First Republic Bank Branches Set To Close
San Francisco Officials Make Last-Ditch Effort To Block Robotaxi Deployment
San Francisco Mayor Proposes Record Spending Despite $780M Deficit
A Builder Converted a San Francisco Garage Into 3 Mini Homes for Nearly $2M. Progress or Preposterous?
Old Navy To Close Downtown San Francisco Flagship Store After More Than 20 Years
TikTok-Famous San Franciscan Makes Personal Finance Easy To Understand
Silicon Valley Bank Layoffs Spark Anger, Confusion Among Former Employees
Silicon Valley Bank Employees Laid Off by New Owner
San Francisco Mayor Implores Business Leaders for Support Amid Grim Poll Numbers
Poll: 76% of San Francisco Voters Say City Is on the Wrong Track
Mayor Declares San Francisco the ‘AI Capital of the World.’ Can Leaders Keep It That Way?
Why Oakland’s Struggling Office Market Was Good News for This Black-Owned Business
Why Robotaxis Could be Cruising San Francisco Streets 24/7 in June
Uber Looks To Sublease Fully Furnished San Francisco Office It Never Occupied
San Francisco’s Union Square Isn’t Dying—It’s Transforming
Union Square: Empty Powell Street Gets $6M Plan to Lure Shops Back
‘We’re Going to Win’: Y Combinator CEO Implores Tech Leaders To Get Involved in San Francisco Politics
San Francisco Home Listings Down 40% as ‘Mortgage Lock-In’ Scares Off Sellers
46% of BART Riders Say They Witnessed Crime in the System, Poll Shows
Downtown San Francisco Office Tower Likely To Sell at Massive Discount: Sources
Secret Ingredient: The Night Market Where San Francisco Restaurants Source Everything You Love
Lyft Is Facing an Existential Crisis
Nordstrom’s Exit From San Francisco Calls Downtown Mall’s Future Into Question
First Republic Bank Takeover Another Blow to Bay Area Real Estate Industry
Regulators Seize First Republic and Sell Assets to JPMorgan Chase
First Republic Bank Will Be Seized by Regulators, Reports Say
San Francisco’s Famed California Street Is Selling at a Deep Discount
BART Announces Service Changes. Here’s What To Know
Once-Buzzy Audio Chat App Clubhouse Lays Off Half Its Employees
Is There a Future for Fisherman’s Wharf Without the Fishermen?
First Republic Stock Hits New Lows as Bank Desperately Searches for Solutions
Cruise Robotaxis To Start Ferrying Passengers 24/7 All Over San Francisco
First Republic To Lay Off Up to 25% of Employees After ‘Unprecedented’ Deposit Loss, Stock Plunges
Real Estate Tech Company Opendoor Lays Off Nearly a Quarter of Staff
Lyft Layoffs: Staff Significantly Slashed by New CEO David Risher
San Francisco Earth Day Celebration Boots Pro-Nuclear Energy Group
SF Has Longest Construction Delays in the State, but Some Local Officials Are Working To Fix That
Silicon Valley Bank Workers Quitting Over ‘Cultural Differences’ After Merger
Twitter CEO Elon Musk Claims He Tried to Turn SF Office Into Homeless Shelter
Salesforce Is Leaving a San Francisco Office Tower Bearing Its Name
Developer of Troubled Downtown San Francisco Tower Gives Property Back to Lender
See Inside an 1800s San Francisco Firehouse-Turned-Luxury Penthouse Asking Millions
Breaking the SF Doom Loop: Convert Downtown Offices Into Student Housing
These Companies Are Trying To Shed Massive Amounts of San Francisco Office Space
BART Police Chief Steps Down After 4 Years
Downtown San Francisco Vacancies Hit Record High as City Nears Breaking Point
Why SF Companies Are Moving to Four-Day Workweeks
‘Stuck Waiting for Batman’: Business Owners Confront a Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Delivery Drivers for Grocery Startup Weee! Allege Labor Violations, Theft of Tips
Mayor Breed Hits Back at SF Progressives, Touts Conservatorship in Jon Stewart Interview
Trump Organization, Vornado Realty Request Loan Extension for Downtown SF Skyscraper
Pinterest Dumps Even More Office Space in San Francisco as Office Vacancies Climb
Downtown Rescue Plan Calls for Office-to-Housing Conversions
First Republic Bank Stabilizes, But More Problems Are Lurking Around the Corner
Buyer Found for Silicon Valley Bank
‘Housemate From Hell’ Forces Elderly SF Artist To Move Across the Country
BART Moves Ahead With New $90M Gates To Deter Fare Evasion
Reversing Course, City Now Says Falling Glass May Require Action
Moscone Center’s Future Looks Questionable as Downtown Conventions Recede
After SVB’s Failure, More Startups Are Parking Money in Big Banks
Chinese Tourism Still Lags, but SF Travel Officials Expect Big Spenders When They Return
Lab-Grown Chicken From Bay Area Startup Gets One Step Closer to Your Dinner Plate
Historic Nob Hill Hotel Acquired by Local Magnate Following Closure, Default During Covid
BART Watchdog Blasts Agency, Saying She Was Stymied by Management, Board, Unions
SF Businesses Are Bouncing Back—at Least in Some Neighborhoods
First Republic Stock Fell on a Credit Downgrade. Here’s What To Know
In Reversal, Silicon Valley Bank Employees Told They Can Keep Their Jobs for Now
