Mike Kuba is a video journalist at The Standard, where he produces profiles, short documentaries and news videos. Before coming to The Standard, he worked as a freelance videographer in the Bay Area and Northern California, where he filmed stories for online media outlets such as Business Insider, Bloomberg, CNBC, 60 Second Docs, Voice of America and others. He also worked as a video editor and camera operator for video production companies in the Bay Area. Mike graduated with his bachelor's degree from the University of San Francisco and his master's in film and video production from American University in Washington, D.C. Aside from loving filmmaking, he is The Standard's resident Golden State Warriors fanatic and will not tolerate Steph Curry slander.

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The current state of San Francisco and its trajectory is the subject of constant debate amongst both its denizens and outsiders looking in. Some will tell you it's thriving, while others won't miss a chance to point out its many flaws.

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The current state of San Francisco and its trajectory is the subject of constant debate amongst both its denizens and outsiders looking in. Some will tell you it's thriving, while others won't miss a chance to point out its many flaws.

The Standard decided to set out and ask people how they really feel the city is doing by asking this question: if San Francisco were a stock, would you buy or sell it? Watch the video above to see what some of them had to say.

The Standard decided to set out and ask people how they really feel the city is doing by asking this question: if San Francisco were a stock, would you buy or sell it? Watch the video above to see what some of them had to say.

RELATED: <a href="https://sfstandard.com/video/kezar-goettingen-and-taraval-can-you-pronounce-these-tricky-sf-streets/">Kezar, Goettingen and Taraval. Can You Pronounce These Tricky SF Streets?</a>

RELATED: <a href="https://sfstandard.com/video/kezar-goettingen-and-taraval-can-you-pronounce-these-tricky-sf-streets/">Kezar, Goettingen and Taraval. Can You Pronounce These Tricky SF Streets?</a>

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The current state of San Francisco and its trajectory is the subject of constant debate amongst both its denizens and outsiders looking in. Some will tell you it&#8217;s thriving, while others won&#8217;t miss a chance to point out its many flaws.



The Standard decided to set out and ask people how they really feel the city is doing by asking this question: if San Francisco were a stock, would you buy or sell it? Watch the video above to see what some of them had to say.



RELATED: <a href="https://sfstandard.com/video/kezar-goettingen-and-taraval-can-you-pronounce-these-tricky-sf-streets/">Kezar, Goettingen and Taraval. Can You Pronounce These Tricky SF Streets?</a>

 <a href="https://sfstandard.com/video/if-san-francisco-were-a-stock-would-you-buy-or-sell-this-is-what-people-had-to-say/" class="wpml-ls-link">English</a>

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If San Francisco Were a Stock, Would You Buy or Sell? This Is What People Had To Say

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