News and Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 26, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | PDR-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | Valerie Ibarra (628) 249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** SF Jury Acquits Man Who Spent Five Months in JailAfter Defending Himself from Sexual Assault  SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco jury returned a verdict Tuesday of not guilty for Gregory Bolds, who had been held in jail for five months while awaiting trial...

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 their will **PRESS STATEMENT** SAN...

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, and Bar Association issue the...

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 night, a panel of San...

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 to representative juries and the...