Heather Knight

Heather Knight

@heatherknightsf.bsky.social

San Francisco bureau chief for the New York Times. Northern California native; San Franciscan for 25 years. www.nytimes.com/by/heather-knight

7,635 Followers 252 Following 211 Posts Joined Nov 2024
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The Bay Area Considers the Unthinkable: Life Without BART

Good @heatherknightsf.bsky.social and Soumya Karlamangla story about the dire situation for BART in SF: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

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The Bay Area Considers the Unthinkable: Life Without BART

The Bay Area Considers the Unthinkable: Life Without BART—BART’s struggles amount to a “post-Covid keyboard economy story,” said Ethan Elkind, director of the climate program at
@ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social and an expert… www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u... @heatherknightsf.bsky.social @nytimes.com

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The Bay Area Considers the Unthinkable: Life Without BART

What would the Bay Area be like without BART?

@heatherknightsf.bsky.social & Soumya Karlamangla @nytimes.com cover potential impacts & why the system struggles in the post-Covid economy, ahead of a potential ballot measure to save it in November:

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

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2 Survivors Describe the Terror and Tragedy of the Tahoe Avalanche The story of how nine skiers were killed, and six survived, in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history.

‘Avalanche!’: Survivors Recount the Tragedy at Perry’s Peak

Riveting story by my colleagues who interviewed two men who survived the Tahoe avalanche and rescued others. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Two Sisters Died in Tahoe Area Avalanche During Trek With Friends Families and friends of the women, many from the Bay Area, confirmed their identities. The women went on regular trips to the Tahoe region and were experienced skiers, the families said.

The families of six friends and mothers who were killed in a Sierra Nevada avalanche this week identified the victims on Thursday and said they were “devastated beyond words.”

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Heated Rivalry and Marital Bliss: Two Wives Go Head to Head in a Scary Olympic Sport

Heated Rivalry and Marital Bliss: Two Wives Go Head to Head in a Scary Olympic Sport

By Heather Knight Photos: James Hill

One represents Belgium and the other Brazil in skeleton, in which the racer slides near-blind down an ice track at well over 80 miles per hr. Gift! @heatherknightsf.bsky.social

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Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Winter Olympics on Thursday over his plans to wear a helmet honoring Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/w...

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A Ukrainian skeleton racer was disqualified from the Olympics today over his helmet featuring photos of Ukrainian athletes who have died in the Russian invasion.

He and his father will speak at the Ukrainian consulate in Milan tonight.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/w...

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We updated the story after Mr. Heraskevych said he will wear the helmet in training Wednesday and competition Thursday and Friday, the directive be damned.

“I see the faces on this helmet, and I will not betray them.”

(👋 from the Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy!)

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Interesting nugget from Heather Knight's latest article on the Lurie approach.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
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Candles and Driveways: San Francisco’s Mayor Focuses on the Little Things

“For a city known for its anything-goes ethos, for its embrace of letting your freak flag fly, the list of activities one could not legally do in San Francisco was remarkable.”

Had fun learning about strange city rules for this. No parking in your own driveway?

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...

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From sea lions to coyotes, Kit Kat to Claude, and now the Pacific Heights mountain lion, it’s a zoo out there! My San Francisco animal coverage continues…

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Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis Federal authorities said the slain man, Alex Pretti, had approached agents with a gun. But videos show Mr. Pretti was holding his phone, not a weapon, when they pulled him to the ground.

Videos verified by The New York Times show Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him. In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.

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I was there this morning and it was a delightful, heartwarming respite from *gestures at everything else*

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So sorry I missed the Claude memorial. Was coaching a basketball game.

But felt better knowing @heatherknightsf.bsky.social would absolutely crush this and our beloved city would represent.

RIP Claude 🐊🌁❤️

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See You Later, Claude: San Francisco Mourns Its Beloved Alligator

“This city of misfits and originals recognized him as one of our own,” said @catherinestefani.bsky.social.

San Francisco turned out in force to pay tribute to Claude, the albino alligator who died last month.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...

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There is no writer better at deftly yet savagely allowing SF politicos to show themselves than @heatherknightsf.bsky.social at the moment.

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San Francisco Is on the Rebound. What Happened to Its Ousted Mayor?

London Breed has kept a low profile since leaving the mayor’s office a year ago. Here’s what she has been up to — and what she thinks of the praise being heaped on her successor, Daniel Lurie.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...

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Google Guys Say Bye to California

New: Sergey Brin joins his Google co-founder Larry Page in leaving California as a possible billionaire’s tax gains traction.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/t...

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A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving

Scoop: Peter Thiel and Larry Page are among the California billionaires planning to leave the state due to a ballot measure that could cost them five percent of their wealth. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/t...

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Palo Alto Confronts Billionaires Over Their Housing Compounds

Palo Alto Confronts Billionaires Over Their Housing Compounds—Doctors, lawyers, executives and Stanford University professors lived in comfortable bungalows on tree-lined streets, and one house per family was considered… www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u... @heatherknightsf.bsky.social @nytimes.com

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Palo Alto Confronts Billionaires Over Their Housing Compounds

EXCLUSIVE: Palo Alto will take up a raft of proposals to crack down on billionaire compounds after my story on Mark Zuckerberg buying 11 homes there.

Larry Page, Laurene Powell Jobs & Marissa Mayer also own several homes in Palo Alto. Mayer even owns a mortuary.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...

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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.

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.

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How Kit Kat Was Killed: Video Shows What a Robot Taxi Couldn’t See

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.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...

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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.

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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RIP to a San Francisco icon: Claude the Albino Alligator, the @calacademy.bsky.social stalwart, has died at age 30.

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For this story, I went to Safeway with City Attorney David Chiu. Many of the food labels are 🤯.

“It makes me sick that generations of kids and parents are being deceived and buying food that’s not food,” he said.

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San Francisco Will Sue Ultraprocessed Food Companies

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.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...

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Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day

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.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...

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Sunday front page! With the perfect headline.

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