Heather Knight
San Francisco bureau chief for the New York Times. Northern California native; San Franciscan for 25 years.
www.nytimes.com/by/heather-knight
- Excited to attend tonight’s first preseason game for the @wgoldenstate.bsky.social Valkyries! 🏀🏀🏀 Even more excited to be taking my son and nephew who are already fans.
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- “We think he’s mad. He’s lost his marbles.” International tourists at Alcatraz on Monday minced no words in evaluating Donald Trump’s plan to turn the museum and park back into a federal prison. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
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- Should there be a mandatory retirement age for politicians? The California Democratic party will take up the issue this month. My latest: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/u...
- Never knew riding 60 Muni lines in one day (!) could be so much fun. #TotalMuni2018
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- Mill Valley is full of Tesla owners and Tesla haters — often the same conflicted people after Elon Musk became President Trump’s right hand man. Had fun writing this one and solving the local mystery of who is leaving protest notes on Teslas all over town. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/u...
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[Not loaded yet] - “‘Mommy, the guy who’s been giving money to our school doesn’t want to give it to us anymore,’” he told her. The guy in question is Mr. Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta.” My latest on two Bay Area schools funded by Zuckerberg & Priscilla Chan that are abruptly closing. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
- ❤️❤️❤️ Inspiring story from my favorite Muni bus operating poet.
- Reposted by Heather KnightI look at close to 100 stories a week and even more outside of work. I’ve done this ten years. This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration. www.npr.org/sections/goa...
- Of course I had to check out the new, 45-foot tall naked woman gracing downtown San Francisco. The temporary statue is very controversial. What do you think?
- Happy 415 Day! On April 15, 1850, San Francisco was incorporated as a city. Looking pretty great at 175 years old. 🎂🎂🎂
- Reposted by Heather KnightAdolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not. An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
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- Have visited the San Francisco road formerly known as the Great Highway — now car-free Sunset Dunes! — three times this week. The new park’s official grand opening is Saturday.
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- San Francisco has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars per year on free foil, straws and pipes for people to smoke fentanyl. Mayor Daniel Lurie is putting big restrictions on that. “We’ve lost our way,” he said. My latest in the @nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...
- “Despite the name of the group Mr. Musk leads, the Department of Government Efficiency, federal employees say there is hardly anything efficient about how the Trump administration is going about the cuts.” This is a wild read from my colleague, Eileen Sullivan. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/u...
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- Reposted by Heather KnightElon Musk might be cutting government spending, but not on his own projects — billions in extra federal money is likely headed toward SpaceX, thanks to policy changes that will make the world’s richest man even richer. A NYT investigation examines the Trump-era shift toward SpaceX nyti.ms/4kPE8VJ
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- San Francisco voters, do you think Nancy Pelosi should run for another term? My look at whether she will run next year for a 21st term or retire: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/u...
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- Kudos to my friend and #TotalMuni partner, @peterhartlaub.bsky.social, for completing the BART Speedrun! I am 50% jealous and 50% relieved I wasn’t along for the ride this time.
- New York City has a bar *in the subway system.* Which @sfbart.bsky.social and/or @sfmta.com station should house the Bay Area version?
- My New York City cab driver is alternately honking, flipping people off and crooning love songs from the 80s. I am here for it.
- Reposted by Heather KnightA Musk lieutenant ventured onto a roof to install Starlink. The Secret Service didn’t know he was there. The incident triggered a confrontation over conflicts of interest & cyber and physical security www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
- Love this! Tomorrow be sure to ride Muni and thank your operator. Cities would not function without public transit. Big props to @thatmc.bsky.social for the idea and for your city service. 🚌🚍🚎
- “I asked Labani if he had ever heard of Musk. He had not, so I explained that Musk is the world’s wealthiest man and has said that no one is dying because of U.S.A.I.D. cuts. “That is wrong,” Labani said, sounding surprised that anyone could be so oblivious.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
- Gorgeous day in San Francisco
- Reposted by Heather KnightHow Elon Musk planned for DOGE: Our investigation found that he raised the idea in 2023, becoming fixated on gaining insider access to federal systems. By Dec., he chose USDS as a landing place, and future DOGE members began applying for jobs there. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/u...
- Got lucky with a window seat and the fog clearing just in time.
- If you were fleeing your house as fires raged, what would you grab? My colleagues and I interviewed people who escaped the Los Angeles fires to find out what they took with them. The answers ran the gamut. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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- Reposted by Heather KnightThe DOGE numbers don't add up. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
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- President Trump has his eyes on the Presidio, a clear dig at San Francisco and Nancy Pelosi, his critics say. Got to interview the former Speaker today, and she did not mince words. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...
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- I was so honored to be able to cover the funeral of Sgt. Yuen Hop, a Bay Area soldier missing since 1944 whose remains were finally found in a mass grave in Germany and brought home. His 94-year-old sister, who provided DNA for the match, lived to see his homecoming. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/u...
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- California’s lieutenant governor wanted to sell her multi-million dollar Pacific Heights apartment to a pro-Trump Bitcoin pioneer, but her fellow Democrats in the San Francisco co-op said no. Now he’s suing. My latest might be the most only-in-SF tale ever. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/u...
- Take a break from doomscrolling and vote! Fun new project from @peterhartlaub.bsky.social. Which jersey is your favorite? www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...
- He spent $52 of his own money for every vote he received to win his first-ever political seat. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie says his wealth makes him beholden to no one, but skeptics say the rich already have too much power in the city. My latest: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/u...
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- Reposted by Heather KnightOur deep dive into Musk's takeover: Even some officials who like what Musk is doing feel helpless to hold him accountable. His allies are diving in to agencies, gaining access to systems, planning layoffs, and proposing a sweeping AI initiative to review contracts. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
- “There is not one single entity holding Musk accountable. It’s a harbinger of the destruction of our basic institutions.” Must-read from my colleagues. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
- Timeline cleanse: In praise of the arts, @sfballet.bsky.social’s “Manon” and Saul Sugarman of the @thebolditalic.bsky.social and his stunning, handmade outfits. Love you, San Francisco.
