The College Pathway Project will connect system-impacted clients with college opportunities through partnerships with local colleges A recording of this press conference is available here: https://youtu.be/6kz6ksnqdhM?si=V43_fQL6Y5P-NXrp FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 6, 2023CONTACT: SF Public Defender Public Relations Officer Jessie Seyfer | (415) 851-2212 | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org   **PRESS RELEASE** SAN FRANCISCO — Today, as students across the country...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 10, 2023 Media Contact: PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org **PRESS STATEMENT** SF Public Defender Mano Raju Condemns SFPD Tactics Detaining Youth at Dolores Street Skateboarding Event The militarized police response to a youth-led skateboarding event was a tremendous overreach that escalated tensions, endangered young people and onlookers, and violated people’s rights. Showing up in riot...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 10, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | (628) 249-7946 **PRESS STATEMENT** San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju’s Statement on Starting a New Four-Year Term in Office SAN FRANCISCO — On Nov. 8, San Francisco voters re-elected Mano Raju for a four-year term as the city’s Public Defender. Here is a statement from...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 5, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | Valerie Ibarra (628)249.7946 **PRESS STATEMENT** SF Public Defender Mano Raju Urges More Public Health Support for Opioid Crisis “Today, Mayor London Breed, SFPD Chief Bill Scott, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, and Supervisor Matt Dorsey held a press conference to discuss...Read More

Public Defender Raju Opposes DA Jenkins’s Bail Policies SAN FRANCISCO — Today, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins released her policy around pre-trial detention and money bail. In response, San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju issues the following statement: “Even before District Attorney Jenkins issued this policy, we’ve seen her office expand the use of...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 3, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | (628)249-7946 **PRESS STATEMENT** Public Defender Mano Raju Warns DA Jenkins’s Drug Policies Will Lead to Worse Community Health Outcomes District Attorney Brooke Jenkins today announced policies with regard to drug cases. Mano Raju, the elected Public Defender of San Francisco,...Read More

**PRESS STATEMENT** SF Public Defender Mano Raju’s Statement on Appointment of New District Attorney SAN FRANCISCO – Yesterday, Mayor London Breed announced she will be appointing Brooke Jenkins as the interim District Attorney of San Francisco. In response, Mano Raju, the elected Public Defender of San Francisco, issues the following statement: “I look forward to...Read More

SF Public Defender Mano Raju Reacts to U.S. Supreme Court Abortion Ruling The recent Supreme Court ruling that in effect overturned Roe v. Wade is outrageous and unjust. States that choose to deny reproductive rights will cause terrible, and in some cases deadly, health outcomes. As public defenders who see the injustices and harms caused...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 8, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org | (628) 249-7946 **PRESS STATEMENT** SF Public Defender Mano Raju’s Statement After Recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin “After the election results recalling District Attorney Chesa Boudin, the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office reiterates our commitment to advocating for system-impacted community...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 3, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: Valerie Ibarra | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | (628)249-7946 **PRESS STATEMENT** San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju Urges Police Commission to Preserve Independent Oversight of SFPD “Rarely do officers across the nation face criminal charges for on-duty violence, and San Francisco is no exception.  I am disappointed that yesterday, SFPD...Read More