News and Press Releases

Photo credit to Jay Martin. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 15, 2022 CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org | (628)249-7946 **PRESS STATEMENT** From the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office José Inez García Zárate is Just Another Innocent Man Who Pled Guilty to a Crime He Did Not Commit On March 14, 2022, José Inez García Zárate pled guilty to two...

Photo credit to Jay Martin. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 15, 2022 CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org | (628)249-7946 **PRESS STATEMENT** From the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office José Inez García Zárate is Just Another Innocent Man Who Pled Guilty to a Crime He Did Not Commit On March 14, 2022, José Inez García Zárate pled guilty to two...

DATE: March 3, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org |(628)249-7946 **PRESS STATEMENT** Statement from the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office on Governor Newsom’s “Care Court” Proposal Governor Newsom wants to have a fast solution to a very entrenched problem through his recently announced Care Court proposal. But the reality is that we already have a number of alternative courts. We don’t need...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  March 3, 2022 CONTACT: Valerie Ibarra – SF Public Defender’s Office – (628) 249-7946 – Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org Anne Stuhldreher – SF Financial Justice Project – (415) 596-6138 – Anne.Stuhldreher@sfgov.org Rachel Marshall – San Francisco District Attorney’s Office – (415) 416-4468 – Rachel.Marshall@fgov.org  **PRESS RELEASE** San Francisco to Launch the “Be The Jury” Pilot Program on Monday to Compensate...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 28, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org | (628)249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** Case Dismissed Mid-Trial Due to Lack of Evidence Against Man Who Spent a Year in SF Jail Defense cites faulty police investigation, questions whether crime was committed at all SAN FRANCISCO – On February 14, charges were dismissed against Bernardo Tamayo who...