TROUBLE
KitKat, liquor store mascot and ‘16th St. ambassador,’ killed, allegedly by Waymo

Neighbors blame autonomous vehicle for Mission District bodega cat’s death in only-in-San-Francisco tragedy

by OSCAR PALMA
October 29, 2025, 1:35 pm


An image of KitKat, who was allegedly killed by a Waymo this week, on Tuesday October. 28, 2025. Photo by Oscar Palma.

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KitKat, nine years old, was found dying in the street on Monday night or early Tuesday morning. Numerous friends and neighbors said the cat was hit and killed by a Waymo autonomous vehicle.

Jeff Klein told Mission Local via email that he was driving eastbound on 16th Street with a friend on Monday at approximately 11:40 p.m. when he witnessed a Waymo swerved in front of them.

“Some folks on the sidewalk started yelling and grabbed the cat right out from under where the Waymo swerved from,” Klein wrote, who managed to snap a photo of the car before it drove away.

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