FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 13, 2023MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | Jessie.Seyfer@sfgov.org | (415) 851-2212  SF Public Defender’s Office Expresses Concern About Passage of SB 43, Which Puts Rights of People who are Mentally Ill at Greater Risk New law expands the number of individuals who are eligible to be detained or conserved against...Read More

For Immediate Release: Oct. 11, 2023 Contact: SF Public Defender’s Office | Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org | (628) 249-7946 **PRESS STATEMENT** Joint Statement Expressing Disappointment Regarding Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Veto of California Assembly Bill 881, the Be The Jury California Act  San Francisco – Co-sponsors of AB 881, Offices of the San Francisco Treasurer, District Attorney, Public Defender,...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 4, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org | (628) 249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** SF Leaders Urge Gov. Newsom to Sign AB 881 to Increase Juror Pay at Sneak Preview of Documentary “Judging Juries”   AB 881, Be The Jury CA (Ting), is on the governor’s desk SAN FRANCISCO — Last...Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY: September 28, 2023 Media Contact: Valerie Ibarra, valerie.ibarra@sfgov.org **MEDIA ADVISORY** Judging Juries – Sneak Preview Film Screening and Panel Discussion Filmmaker and city leaders to discuss the urgent need and pending legislation to diversify California criminal juries WHAT: Judging Juries, a new documentary by Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Abby Ginzberg, reveals some of the barriers...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 12, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | Valerie Ibarra, PIO (628)249-7946 **PRESS STATEMENT** San Francisco Public Defender’s Office Condemns SFPD Shooting of Richard Everett in Tenderloin District SAN FRANCISCO – On Aug. 28, members of the San Francisco Police Department shot at Richard Everett, 54, after being dispatched to the scene regarding...Read More

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: Aug. 14, 2023 CONTACT: PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | PIO Valerie Ibarra (628)249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** SF Jury Acquits Woman Who Defended Herself Against Stalker Who Sent Revenge Porn to Her Children SFPD Investigators Never Followed Up on Her Claims of Self-Defense SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco jury acquitted an SF woman on Friday of...Read More

Aug. 8, 2023 Media Contact: PubDef-Mediarelations@sfgov.org | Jessie Seyfer, public relations officer | (415) 851-2212 **PRESS STATEMENT** SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office is condemning SF Supervisor Matt Dorsey’s suggestion to re-allocate $18.9 million in city funds earmarked for Wellness Hubs to jail-based services for individuals arrested in sweeps for public intoxication. Elected Public...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT:  San Francisco Public Defender PIO Valerie Ibarra | (628) 249-7946 | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org   **PRESS RELEASE** SF Public Defender’s Office Concludes “Summer Sit-In” Series Protesting Speedy Trial Violations and Court Backlog;Reports Progress in Felony Courts, Continued Violations in Misdemeanors  More than 1,100 trials are delayed past their Constitutionally-mandated deadlines, with 115...Read More

July 11, 2023 Media Contact: PubDef-Mediarelations@sfgov.org **PRESS STATEMENT** SF Public Defender’s Office Rebukes Supervisor Dorsey’s Attack on Due Process and Immigrants SAN FRANCISCO – On July 11, 2023, San Francisco Supervisor Matt Dorsey announced during a Board of Supervisors meeting that he was submitting a letter to the Budget and Legislative Analyst requesting an inquiry into...Read More