FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 22, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: PDR-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | Valerie Ibarra, PIO (628)249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** SF Jury Acquits Unhoused Man Who Defended Himself Against Death Threats and Bear Spray Attack by Marina District Resident SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco jury found Garret Doty, 25, not guilty of all three felony assault and battery...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 13, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | PDR-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | Valerie Ibarra (628)249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** Jury Acquits Unhoused Man Who Defended Himself Against Repeated Threats by an Inebriated Pedestrian Hasira Sutton spent over 500 days in jail amid court delays SAN FRANCISCO – On Nov. 3, a San Francisco jury...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 7, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | Valerie Ibarra, PIO (628)249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** Two Juries Acquit Man Who Defended Himself Against Shopkeeper While Trying to Use Shop Bathroom  Final Charge Dismissed Last Week SAN FRANCISCO – On Nov. 3, the District Attorney’s Office dismissed the final charge against Donovan Catron, who in...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 27, 2023MEDIA CONTACT: PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | Public Relations Officer Jessie.Seyfer@sfgov.org | (415) 851-2212  **PRESS STATEMENT** SF Public Defender Responds to Newsom Opioid Task Force Announcement Leaders ignore evidence in favor of failed War on Drugs tactics SAN FRANCISCO — Today, Gov. Gavin Newsom, SF Mayor London Breed, SF District Attorney Brooke Jenkins and SFPD Chief Bill Scott...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 26, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | PDR-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | Valerie Ibarra (628) 249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** SF Jury Acquits Man Who Spent Five Months in JailAfter Defending Himself from Sexual Assault  SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco jury returned a verdict Tuesday of not guilty for Gregory Bolds, who had been held in jail for...Read More

The College Pathway Project will connect system-impacted clients with college opportunities through partnerships with local colleges A recording of this press conference is available here: https://youtu.be/6kz6ksnqdhM?si=V43_fQL6Y5P-NXrp FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 6, 2023CONTACT: SF Public Defender Public Relations Officer Jessie Seyfer | (415) 851-2212 | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org   **PRESS RELEASE** SAN FRANCISCO — Today, as students across the country...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 14, 2023 CONTACT: PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | PIO Valerie Ibarra (628)249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** SF Jury Acquits Woman Who Defended Herself Against Stalker Who Sent Revenge Porn to Her Children SFPD Investigators Never Followed Up on Her Claims of Self-Defense SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco jury acquitted an SF woman on Friday of...Read More

Aug. 8, 2023 Media Contact: PubDef-Mediarelations@sfgov.org | Jessie Seyfer, public relations officer | (415) 851-2212 **PRESS STATEMENT** SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office is condemning SF Supervisor Matt Dorsey’s suggestion to re-allocate $18.9 million in city funds earmarked for Wellness Hubs to jail-based services for individuals arrested in sweeps for public intoxication. Elected Public...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | PIO Valerie Ibarra (628)249-7946  **PRESS RELEASE** SF Jury Acquits Legally Blind Man Who Chose Jail to Get a Faster Misdemeanor Trial Amid a backlog of 1,100 overdue trials in SF Superior Court, strict pretrial conditions can hinder the lives of those awaiting trial SAN FRANCISCO...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2023CONTACT: San Francisco Public Defender PIO Valerie Ibarra | (628) 249-7946 | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org   **MEDIA ADVISORY** SF Public Defender’s Office Continues “Summer Sit-Ins” to Draw Attention to Worsening Trial Backlog; Seventh in Series to Focus on Legal Challenges to the Backlog NOTE SPECIAL LOCATION: Civic Center Courthouse, 400 McAllister St. More than 1,100 trials...Read More