News and Press Releases

A San Francisco man acted within the bounds of reasonable discipline when he struck his 11-year-old daughter with a belt after she was repeatedly caught stealing, a jury determined today.

A 20-year-old man with no previous criminal record will avoid state prison after a jury acquitted him today of burglarizing a South Beach loft, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced.

A Muni passenger accused of pinching and shoving an 11-year-old girl was acquitted of all charges today after surveillance footage proved his innocence, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced.

SF Weekly cover story featuring a Public Defender client takes aim at the myriad problems in San Francisco's gang enforcement.

More than 3,000 Bayview schoolchildren will receive free backpacks, school uniforms, educational supplies and access to free resources at the annual Bayview-Hunters Point Back to School Celebration on Saturday, Aug. 18.