A young mountain lion is attended to after being tranquilized in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. The mountain lion had been seen early Monday morning near Lafayette Park and then was spotted Monday night near Octavia Street and Pacific Avenue. (SF Animal Care & Control via Bay City News)

A young mountain lion spotted in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood was tranquilized and captured Tuesday after being spotted there a day earlier, according to the city’s Department of Animal Care and Control.

The mountain lion had been seen early Monday morning near Lafayette Park and then was spotted Monday night near Octavia Street and Pacific Avenue, city officials said.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.