FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 10, 2021 CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | (628) 249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** SF Jury Acquits Man Who Called 911 After Arguing with an Aggressive Repair Shop Owner SAN FRANCISCO – Today, a San Francisco jury acquitted a man (whose name we are omitting by request) on charges stemming from...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 28, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: Valerie Ibarra |Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org | (628)249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** SF Jury Takes Only 5 Hours to Reach a Not Guilty Verdict for a Man Who’s Been Waiting 17 Months to Fight False Accusations in Court  SAN FRANCISCO – Yesterday, a San Francisco jury deliberated for five hours and returned...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 27, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT:        Valerie Ibarra | Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org | 628-249-7946 | S.F. Public Defender’s Office Laura Duarte Bateman | laura@ccijustice.org | 415-684-5463 | FreeTheYuba11 Coalition **PRESS RELEASE** BREAKING: Last Person in ICE Custody at the Yuba County Jail Released After Pressure from Advocates, Attorneys, and Members of Congress Termination of...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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 17, 2021CONTACT: Yessica Gonzalez | yessica.gonzalez@sfgov.org | (323) 379-2032; Valerie Ibarra | valerie.ibarra@sfgov.org | (628) 249-7946 **MEDIA ADVISORY for TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st** San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju and Impacted Family Members Sue San Francisco Superior Court for Illegally Denying People their Right to a Speedy Trial WHAT: On Tuesday, September...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2021 CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office – Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org – (628)249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** SF Jury Acquits Woman Accused of Violating a Restraining Order  Ex-partner lied and set her up to fail  SAN FRANCISCO – Last week, a San Francisco jury acquitted a 28 year old woman of violating a civil restraining...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: July 7, 2021 CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office – Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org – (628)249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** SF Jury Acquits Young Woman of Child Endangerment and Reckless Driving SAN FRANCISCO – Deputy Public Defender Latisha McCray won an acquittal for her 20-year-old client who was pulled over for speeding on the Bay Bridge last August....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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 26, 2021  MEDIA CONTACTS:  San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, (628) 249-7946, Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org Sean Lai McMahon, Pangea Legal Services, (415) 471-0754 **PRESS RELEASE**  SF Public Defender and Pangea Legal Services File Emergency Motion to Stop Deportation of a Young Father Who Faces Extreme Danger in El Salvador  SAN FRANCISCO – Yesterday, attorneys...Read More