*This press released was updated on 12/21/23 at 2:30pm. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 21, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: PDR-MediaRelations@sfgov.org  **PRESS RELEASE** Charges Dropped Against Man Shot Five Times by Police After Prosecutors Determine They Cannot Prove Their Case SAN FRANCISCO – On Thursday, the District Attorney’s Office dismissed all charges against Richard Everett, who was shot...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 12, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | Valerie Ibarra, PIO (628)249-7946 **PRESS STATEMENT** San Francisco Public Defender’s Office Condemns SFPD Shooting of Richard Everett in Tenderloin District SAN FRANCISCO – On Aug. 28, members of the San Francisco Police Department shot at Richard Everett, 54, after being dispatched to the scene regarding...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 9, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | (628)249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** SF Public Defender’s Office Lauds City Attorney’s Dismissal of Tenderloin Injunctions  Court of Appeal Decision Could Set Precedent for the State SAN FRANCISCO – After a nearly two-year legal battle, the San Francisco City Attorney has dismissed...Read More

December 14, 2021 We recognize that the Mayor and many of our elected leaders feel pressured to address issues that have been amplified in the press, but the Mayor’s proposal to massively expand police presence in San Francisco is regressive and harmful to those who are already underserved and overpoliced. It also cuts against the...Read More

September 24, 2020 PRESS CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office – (628)249-7946 – Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org  Public Defender Mano Raju Responds to City Attorney Dennis Herrera’s Decision to File Civil Injunctions Against 28 Individuals “I agree that drug use in the Tenderloin is a serious public health issue that negatively affects residents, many of whom are clients of my office,...Read More

A man accused of choking and threatening a friend he suspected of stealing his change from a beer purchase has been acquitted of all charges, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.Read More

A man charged with stealing a laptop computer after a bloody fistfight was acquitted of all charges following a jury trial, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.Read More

In a letter to police and prosecutors, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi today called for a prohibition on officers using hotel master keys to enter tenant residences.Read More

Following a four day trial, a jury acquitted a 49-year-old disabled man of trying to sell his pain pills to an off-duty officer in the Tenderloin, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.Read More