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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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 9, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | Valerie Ibarra (628)249-7946 **PRESS STATEMENT** From the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office District Attorneys Violated State Law That Protects Juvenile Records SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office violated state law protecting the confidentiality of juvenile cases in recent news reports. The reports are related to the Jan....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Jan. 9, 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  **MEDIA ADVISORY** City Leaders, Traffic Safety Advocates and Civil Rights Orgs To Hold Press Conference Urging Police Commissioners to End Racially-Biased Traffic Stops in San Francisco  SAN FRANCISCO — On Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 10 a.m.,...