Heather Knight
@heatherknightsf.bsky.social
San Francisco bureau chief for the New York Times. Northern California native; San Franciscan for 25 years.
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Footage of the moment a Waymo car ran over Kit Kat, a beloved San Francisco bodega cat, raises new questions about the self-driving company’s safeguards. His death started a heated debate between those who despise automation and those who believe robots can improve their everyday lives.
How Kit Kat Was Killed: Video Shows What a Waymo Couldn’t See
Surveillance video shows a woman crouching beside a Waymo self-driving taxi, trying to lure a beloved neighborhood cat to safety. A second later, the car drove off.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Footage of the moment a Waymo car ran over Kit Kat, a beloved San Francisco bodega cat, raises new questions about the self-driving company’s safeguards. His death started a heated debate between those who despise automation and those who believe robots can improve their everyday lives.
New: When Kit Kat, the Mission district’s famous bodega cat, was killed by a Waymo, it made international news and prompted fierce debate about robot taxis. But what really happened that night? I got exclusive video from Randa’s Market showing the tragic incident.
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How Kit Kat Was Killed: Video Shows What a Robot Taxi Couldn’t See
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December 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New: When Kit Kat, the Mission district’s famous bodega cat, was killed by a Waymo, it made international news and prompted fierce debate about robot taxis. But what really happened that night? I got exclusive video from Randa’s Market showing the tragic incident.
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Claude the albino alligator is dead
My story with @aidinvaziri.bsky.social
Lots of cool facts from biologists I've interviewed. Claude knew his name & briefly had a pit-mate named "Bonnie." Most common question from guests: "Is he real?"
RIP to an SF icon
🐊 😢
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My story with @aidinvaziri.bsky.social
Lots of cool facts from biologists I've interviewed. Claude knew his name & briefly had a pit-mate named "Bonnie." Most common question from guests: "Is he real?"
RIP to an SF icon
🐊 😢
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Claude, San Francisco’s beloved albino alligator, dies at 30
Claude, the California Academy of Sciences’ rare albino alligator and one of San Francisco’s most recognizable residents, has died at age 30.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Claude the albino alligator is dead
My story with @aidinvaziri.bsky.social
Lots of cool facts from biologists I've interviewed. Claude knew his name & briefly had a pit-mate named "Bonnie." Most common question from guests: "Is he real?"
RIP to an SF icon
🐊 😢
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
My story with @aidinvaziri.bsky.social
Lots of cool facts from biologists I've interviewed. Claude knew his name & briefly had a pit-mate named "Bonnie." Most common question from guests: "Is he real?"
RIP to an SF icon
🐊 😢
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
RIP to a San Francisco icon: Claude the Albino Alligator, the @calacademy.bsky.social stalwart, has died at age 30.
December 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
RIP to a San Francisco icon: Claude the Albino Alligator, the @calacademy.bsky.social stalwart, has died at age 30.
Breaking: San Francisco today will sue 10 of the biggest manufacturers of ultraprocessed food, arguing the companies knew their products were making people sick but sold them anyway. The fare makes up 70% of the country’s food supply.
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San Francisco Will Sue Ultraprocessed Food Companies
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December 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Breaking: San Francisco today will sue 10 of the biggest manufacturers of ultraprocessed food, arguing the companies knew their products were making people sick but sold them anyway. The fare makes up 70% of the country’s food supply.
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SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
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Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
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November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
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The death of Kit Kat, a bodega cat run over by a Waymo self-driving taxi, has sparked outrage and debate in San Francisco, with some bemoaning the way robot taxis and automation have taken over the city.
Waymo Was Thriving in San Francisco. Then One of Its Driverless Cars Killed a Cat.
The self-driving taxis have become ubiquitous in the city, but an uproar ensued when one ran over a beloved feline.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The death of Kit Kat, a bodega cat run over by a Waymo self-driving taxi, has sparked outrage and debate in San Francisco, with some bemoaning the way robot taxis and automation have taken over the city.
After I wrote about Mark Zuckerberg’s compound in Palo Alto, I got a tip it might have been him who bought a mountain in Maine and closed public trails. My colleague in New England went to the mountain to investigate…
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Mystery Fuels Unease in Maine Woods: Who Bought Burnt Jacket Mountain?
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November 16, 2025 at 3:50 AM
After I wrote about Mark Zuckerberg’s compound in Palo Alto, I got a tip it might have been him who bought a mountain in Maine and closed public trails. My colleague in New England went to the mountain to investigate…
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I appreciate @heatherknightsf.bsky.social leading with the right framing here.
Human drivers kill hundreds of animals every year in San Francisco — including at least 12 cats in the past few weeks. But when a Waymo ran over Kit Kat, known as the Mayor of 16th Street, an uproar ensued.
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Waymo Was on a Roll in San Francisco. Then One of Its Driverless Cars Killed a Cat.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I appreciate @heatherknightsf.bsky.social leading with the right framing here.
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Yeah this one was a head-scratcher from the start:
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San Francisco Mayor Has First Major Error With Embarrassing Appointment
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November 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Yeah this one was a head-scratcher from the start:
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Human drivers kill hundreds of animals every year in San Francisco — including at least 12 cats in the past few weeks. But when a Waymo ran over Kit Kat, known as the Mayor of 16th Street, an uproar ensued.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
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Waymo Was on a Roll in San Francisco. Then One of Its Driverless Cars Killed a Cat.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Human drivers kill hundreds of animals every year in San Francisco — including at least 12 cats in the past few weeks. But when a Waymo ran over Kit Kat, known as the Mayor of 16th Street, an uproar ensued.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie confounded people with his unusual choice for Sunset district supervisor. After apparent unsavory business practices and tax fraud came to light, she resigned.
She lasted seven days in office.
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She lasted seven days in office.
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San Francisco Mayor Has First Major Error With Embarrassing Appointment
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November 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie confounded people with his unusual choice for Sunset district supervisor. After apparent unsavory business practices and tax fraud came to light, she resigned.
She lasted seven days in office.
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She lasted seven days in office.
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San Francisco Clinic Shows Promise in Treating Drug-Fueled Public Breakdowns
By Heather Knight
Most cities offer people experiencing mental health crises and drug addictions just two extreme options: emergency rooms or sobering centers without medical care.
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By Heather Knight
Most cities offer people experiencing mental health crises and drug addictions just two extreme options: emergency rooms or sobering centers without medical care.
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A San Francisco Clinic Shows Promise in Treating Drug-Fueled Public Breakdowns
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November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
San Francisco Clinic Shows Promise in Treating Drug-Fueled Public Breakdowns
By Heather Knight
Most cities offer people experiencing mental health crises and drug addictions just two extreme options: emergency rooms or sobering centers without medical care.
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By Heather Knight
Most cities offer people experiencing mental health crises and drug addictions just two extreme options: emergency rooms or sobering centers without medical care.
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Pelosi stood up for and with the LGBTQ community when few politicians did www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
A Light in Very Dark Days: Nancy Pelosi and AIDS
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November 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Pelosi stood up for and with the LGBTQ community when few politicians did www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
I learned a lot about Nancy Pelosi this week — including her very early advocacy for AIDS patients. She visited them in SF General’s AIDS ward and convinced the Reagan administration to allow the AIDS Memorial Quilt to be displayed on the National Mall in 1987.
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A Light in Very Dark Days: Nancy Pelosi and AIDS
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November 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I learned a lot about Nancy Pelosi this week — including her very early advocacy for AIDS patients. She visited them in SF General’s AIDS ward and convinced the Reagan administration to allow the AIDS Memorial Quilt to be displayed on the National Mall in 1987.
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Ever since Trump arrived in DC, Pelosi, has confounded him. He has tried to intimidate, undermine and embarrass her. Those efforts more often than not backfired.
Pelosi seemed not only unintimidated, but also permanently appalled + deeply unimpressed.
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Pelosi seemed not only unintimidated, but also permanently appalled + deeply unimpressed.
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Challenging Trump, Pelosi Made History
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November 7, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Ever since Trump arrived in DC, Pelosi, has confounded him. He has tried to intimidate, undermine and embarrass her. Those efforts more often than not backfired.
Pelosi seemed not only unintimidated, but also permanently appalled + deeply unimpressed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Pelosi seemed not only unintimidated, but also permanently appalled + deeply unimpressed.
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Breaking News: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the only female House speaker, said she would retire in 2027, ending a run as one of the most powerful women in U.S. politics. nyti.ms/3XkTV49
November 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Breaking News: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the only female House speaker, said she would retire in 2027, ending a run as one of the most powerful women in U.S. politics. nyti.ms/3XkTV49
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NEW via @nytimes.com's @heatherknightsf.bsky.social:
"Rep. Nancy #Pelosi announced on Thursday that she will retire when her term concludes in early 2027, ending a remarkable career in which she rose to become one of the most powerful women in American history."
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"Rep. Nancy #Pelosi announced on Thursday that she will retire when her term concludes in early 2027, ending a remarkable career in which she rose to become one of the most powerful women in American history."
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Pelosi Plans to Retire in 2027 After 39 Years in Congress
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November 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
NEW via @nytimes.com's @heatherknightsf.bsky.social:
"Rep. Nancy #Pelosi announced on Thursday that she will retire when her term concludes in early 2027, ending a remarkable career in which she rose to become one of the most powerful women in American history."
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"Rep. Nancy #Pelosi announced on Thursday that she will retire when her term concludes in early 2027, ending a remarkable career in which she rose to become one of the most powerful women in American history."
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BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as Speaker of the House, will not seek re-election.
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Pelosi Plans to Retire in 2027 After 39 Years in Congress
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November 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as Speaker of the House, will not seek re-election.
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The decision is clear: San Francisco has the best “I Voted” sticker ever. 🌁
November 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The decision is clear: San Francisco has the best “I Voted” sticker ever. 🌁
New: “To me, it’s not political — it’s existential for our country,” said Michele Beckwith.
The U.S. Attorney fired by President Trump has taken a new job with his nemesis, Governor Gavin Newsom.
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The U.S. Attorney fired by President Trump has taken a new job with his nemesis, Governor Gavin Newsom.
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Fired by Team Trump, Former U.S. Attorney Joins Team Newsom
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October 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
New: “To me, it’s not political — it’s existential for our country,” said Michele Beckwith.
The U.S. Attorney fired by President Trump has taken a new job with his nemesis, Governor Gavin Newsom.
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The U.S. Attorney fired by President Trump has taken a new job with his nemesis, Governor Gavin Newsom.
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Mayor Daniel Lurie of San Francisco did what he does best after the Trump administration prepared to send border agents to the Bay Area for a major crackdown on immigration this week.
He stayed calm. He worked the phones.
He “power mapped.”
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He stayed calm. He worked the phones.
He “power mapped.”
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How the San Francisco Mayor Avoided Trump’s Enforcement Surge
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October 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Mayor Daniel Lurie of San Francisco did what he does best after the Trump administration prepared to send border agents to the Bay Area for a major crackdown on immigration this week.
He stayed calm. He worked the phones.
He “power mapped.”
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He stayed calm. He worked the phones.
He “power mapped.”
W/ @kellen.bsky.social
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President Trump has called off federal deployment to San Francisco after a late night phone call with Mayor Daniel Lurie.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Shelves Plan to Deploy Federal Agents to San Francisco
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October 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
President Trump has called off federal deployment to San Francisco after a late night phone call with Mayor Daniel Lurie.
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As the Border Patrol heads to the Bay Area, Nancy Pelosi today said local law enforcement may arrest federal troops who break California law.
The idea comes from San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins who says she will prosecute them.
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The idea comes from San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins who says she will prosecute them.
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Pelosi Says Police May Arrest Federal Agents Who Violate California Law
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October 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
As the Border Patrol heads to the Bay Area, Nancy Pelosi today said local law enforcement may arrest federal troops who break California law.
The idea comes from San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins who says she will prosecute them.
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The idea comes from San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins who says she will prosecute them.
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Border patrol agents are heading today to the Bay Area for an immigration enforcement operation. They will stage at the coast guard base in Alameda.
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Border Patrol Plans Crackdown in the San Francisco Bay Area
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October 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Border patrol agents are heading today to the Bay Area for an immigration enforcement operation. They will stage at the coast guard base in Alameda.
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