News and Press Releases

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 a man with a knife....

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 return to school, the San...

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...