After a Waymo in San Francisco ’s Mission District struck and killed a beloved local bodega cat called KitKat, a supervisor is calling for legislation to allow voters to decide whether robotaxis can operate locally. The move echoes concerns raised by other Bay Area officials about where and how autonomous vehicles drive.

State lawmakers put forward legislation in 2024 that would have let cities regulate autonomous vehicles like Waymo, which have proliferated in San Francisco in recent years and are now expanding to cities across the Bay Area and the country. But lawmakers pulled the bill, SB 915, after the Assembly transportation committee attempted to gut and amend the proposal.

Supervisor Jackie Fielder is now urging the California State Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom to reviv

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