News and Press Releases

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 felony assault charges stemming from...

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 Defender Mano Raju issues the...

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 people languishing in SF jail...

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 the eligibility of taxpayer-funded legal...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 10, 2023 Media Contact: PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org **PRESS STATEMENT** SF Public Defender Mano Raju Condemns SFPD Tactics Detaining Youth at Dolores Street Skateboarding Event The militarized police response to a youth-led skateboarding event was a tremendous overreach that escalated tensions, endangered young people and onlookers, and violated people’s rights. Showing up in riot gear, pointing their weapons at...