Beloved SF cat’s death fuels Waymo criticism
In Brief Posted: 2:09 PM PST · November 16, 2025 Image Credits:Waymo Anthony Ha Beloved SF cat’s death fuels Waymo criticism The death of a neighborhood bodega cat named Kit Kat has shaken San Francisco’s Mission District, according to The New York Times. After Kit Kat was run over by a Waymo robotaxi on the evening of October 27, locals created a shrine to memorialize him. The area has also been decorated with competing signs, some criticizing Waymo, others noting the many deaths caused by human drivers. Jackie Fielder, who represents the Mission District on SF’s Board of Supervisors, brought up Kit Kat while making the case for a proposed city resolution that calls on the state to allow local voters to decide whether driverless cars can operate in their…
