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...Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY: September 28, 2023 Media Contact: Valerie Ibarra, valerie.ibarra@sfgov.org **MEDIA ADVISORY** Judging Juries – Sneak Preview Film Screening and Panel Discussion Filmmaker and city leaders to discuss the urgent need and pending legislation to diversify California criminal juries WHAT: Judging Juries, a new documentary by Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Abby Ginzberg, reveals some of the barriers...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 15, 2023  MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org; | (415) 851-2212   **PRESS RELEASE**  Asm. Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) Introduces State Bill to Ease Financial Hardship of Jury Service, Increase Racial and Economic Diversity of Juries  AB 881, known as Be The Jury California, would expand San Francisco’s successful Be The Jury...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  March 17, 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** The Golden State Warriors Release PSAs for San Francisco’s...Read More

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...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  October XX, 2021 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 **PRESS RELEASE** San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju & San Francisco Treasurer José Cisneros Applaud Signing of New Bill Piloting Higher Compensation for Low-Income...Read More

On August 12, 2021, SF Weekly featured as its cover story – Jury-Mandering: San Francisco may soon pilot a new program aimed at balancing the scales of justice by increasing juror diveristy – with artwork by Olivia Wise. The in-depth article “Balancing the Scales of Justice” by Lily Sinkovitz discusses our Be the Jury pilot...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  June 30, 2021 MEDIA CONTACTS: 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 – SF District Attorney’s Office – (415) 416-4468 – Rachel.Marshall@sfgov.org; Nannette Miranda – Assemblymember Ting’s Office – (415) 557-2312 – Nannette.Miranda@asm.ca.gov...Read More