News and Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 24, 2024 CONTACT: SF Public Defender Public Defender’s Office | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org   **PRESS RELEASE** SF Public Defender’s Office Celebrates Acquittal for Labor Trafficking Survivor The Public Defender’s Office and Community Leaders Demand that the District Attorney’s Office Stop Colluding With Feds and Provide Support to Labor Trafficking Survivors SAN FRANCISCO — Today, the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 10, 2024MEDIA CONTACT: Jessie Seyfer, public relations officer | (628) 271-9800 | San Francisco Public Defender’s Office | pdr-mediarelations@sfgov.org  **PRESS RELEASE** SF Jury Acquits Man Who Acted in Self-Defense After Stranger–Unprovoked–Screamed at Him and Trespassed Into His Apartment Stranger also returned to his apartment building and was believed to be armed SAN FRANCISCO — On Aug....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 27, 2024MEDIA CONTACT: PDR-MediaRelations@sfgov.org  **PRESS RELEASE** SF Jury Acquits Father of Battery Who Asked Two People to Stop Cutting in Line at Children’s EventOne accuser admitted in court she and her friend made sure their stories matched before talking to police SAN FRANCISCO – On Aug. 13, a San Francisco jury deliberated for less than 15 minutes...

For Immediate Release: August 27, 2024  Media Contact:  SF Public Defender’s Office | PDR-MediaRelations@sfgov.org SF Treasurer’s Office I Amanda Fried | amanda.fried@sfgov.org | (415) 554-0889 ** PRESS RELEASE ** Successful SF ‘Be The Jury’ Program Receives $650K in State Funding  Asm. Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) secures state funding for 2024-2025 Fiscal Year for a proven program that increases racial and economic...

SAN FRANCISCO — Today, the San Francisco Superior Court dismissed 69 misdemeanor cases against SF Public Defender clients, after an appellate court ruled last month that the Superior Court had unlawfully delayed a misdemeanor trial for over a year using COVID-19 as an excuse. The appellate court ruling had signaled that many other misdemeanor cases could also be dismissed on...