I do. You should too.Read More

Read Jeff Adachi's Op-Ed on the dangers of cutting peremptory challenges.Read More

It's been nearly three weeks and the officers names have not been released. The incident report remains a secret.Read More

If the Police Commission makes the wrong decision today, we will lose the ability to require officers to write down their independent recollection as to what happened... It will destroy one of the main reasons to have the body cameras in the first place: to provide a check and balance between the police perception and...Read More

Welcome to the plea agreement. It can be a Faustian bargain, but it’s also a constant presence in our criminal justice system.Read More

Why courts deserve the same public scrutiny as cops--an article by Felony Manager Manohar Raju.Read More

While citizens demand answers for the police killings of unarmed men of color nationally, an everyday injustice continues unabated in San Francisco: the profiling of African American women.Read More

The most influential Stop Snitchin’ campaign in San Francisco isn’t in the Bayview or the Tenderloin. It lives on the streets and in the jails, wielding power over those you might not expect: police officers and sheriff’s deputies.Read More

Deputy Public Defender Peter Santina pens an op-ed on why San Francisco is not immune to institutionalized racism.Read More

In guest commentary for the Contra Costa Times, Deputy Public Defender Christopher Hite takes DA Mark Peterson to task over Peterson's claim that race has no effect on justice system outcomes.Read More