News and Press Releases

A 35-year-old woman who testified that a man beat her and forced her into prostitution appears to have advertised her services as a sex worker while being provided with over $2,000 in financial incentives, including hotel accommodations, by the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.

Improving the education, health and futures for more than 2,000 San Francisco families in the Fillmore and Western Addition will be the focus of the Mo’ MAGIC BBQ and Backpack Giveaway on Saturday, Aug. 11.

A man accused of attacking a woman after forcing her into prostitution was acquitted of numerous felonies after the woman’s internet postings revealed a trail of lies and exposed her as a pimp, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.

San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi will address a national audience of defense attorneys and leaders in criminal justice reform this Thursday, July 26, sharing his office’s success in raising the standards for quality defense.

In the San Francisco Chronicle, Public Defender Jeff Adachi pens an open letter to the mayor.