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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 9, 2023 CONTACT: PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | PIO Valerie Ibarra (628)249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** Re-Elected SF Public Defender Mano Raju Sworn In at Community Ceremony and Black History Month Celebration SAN FRANCISCO – Mano Raju was sworn in for a four-year term as San Francisco Public Defender at a community event celebrating Black History Month in the Bayview last...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 2, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | Valerie Ibarra (628) 249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** Murder Charges Dismissed Against Men Implicated in Death of Famed Private Investigator Jack Palladino Defense uncovered witness credibility issues;Ongoing trial delays caused men to languish in jail for two years SAN FRANCISCO – Prosecutors this week dismissed all charges against Lawrence Thomas and Tyjone Flournoy,...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 12, 2023  MEDIA CONTACTS: Emma Tozer, GLIDE Foundation, etozer@glide.org, (301) 383-3128 Jessie Seyfer, San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, jessie.seyfer@sfgov.org, (415) 851-2212  ***PRESS RELEASE*** Coalition of 110+ Civil Rights, Traffic Safety, and Community Groups Commends San Francisco Police Commission for Adopting Historic Policy to End Racially-Biased Pretext Stops  SAN FRANCISCO — Last night, in a historic win...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 11, 2023   MEDIA CONTACTS:  Jessie Seyfer, San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, jessie.seyfer@sfgov.org, (415) 851-2212   Emma Tozer, GLIDE Foundation, etozer@glide.org, (301) 383-3128  ***PRESS RELEASE***  Coalition of 110+ Civil Rights, Traffic Safety, and Community Groups Urge San Francisco Police Commission to End Racially-Biased Pretext Stops  SAN FRANCISCO —  Today at 10 a.m., the Coalition to End Biased Stops...