FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 30, 2024CONTACT: S.F. Public Defender’s Office | PDR-MediaRelations@sfgov.org **PRESS RELEASE** SAN FRANCISCO — Today, San Francisco community leaders held a press conference to denounce recent measures targeting the unhoused individuals. Speakers called for real and sustainable solutions to homelessness, emphasizing that criminalization is neither an effective nor humane approach. They demanded that San Francisco...Read More

A jury acquitted a man of possessing brass knuckles after his public defender argued he was unfairly targeted for arrest because he was poor, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.Read More