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Onboard cameras, social media help identify suspects in crimes on Muni
Arrests have been made in a recent flurry of alleged hate and violent crimes on Muni vehicles.Read More
California high court rules judges must consider ability to pay bail
The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in favor of upholding a 2018 ruling by the state appeals court in San Francisco that requires judges to consider a criminal...Read More
Activists rally against immigrant’s courthouse ICE arrest
Immigration activists rallied in San Francisco on Monday at the same location where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a man as he was entering a court hearing...Read More
Jury acquits former Lyft driver of assault on rowdy passengers
A former Lyft driver was acquitted of assault charges after confronting intoxicated passengers he had been transporting on an early morning in 2016, according to the San Francisco Public...Read More
Public defender seeks restraining order against ICE for transgender detainee
The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office has filed a motion seeking a temporary restraining order against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office, asking for...Read More
South Beach attack suspect being held without bail
A homeless man accused of attacking a woman outside her apartment building in San Francisco’s South Beach neighborhood last month will be held on all charges, a judge ruled...Read More
Defense seeks man’s release after deputies shot him, killed dog in ‘unusual’ arrest
The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office will be requesting the release of a man currently being held in jail after a deputy-involved shooting Thursday. San Francisco Sheriff’s Department deputies...Read More
Judge unseals last warrant in raid against journalist in Adachi report case
"The Bryan Carmody saga is a stain on San Francisco history that can't be erased by a few court rulings."Read More
Man accused of Beale Street attack named as suspect in separate assault
San Francisco police say 25-year old Austin James Vincent, a suspect in the attack of a woman near the Embarcadero earlier this month, will surrender himself to police on...Read More
Public defender says attack suspect in ‘complete compliance’
The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office said Sunday that Austin James Vincent, arrested Aug. 12 for attacking a woman as she entered her Beale Street condo, has been in...Read More
Judge voids, unseals warrant for journalist in stolen Adachi report investigation
A San Francisco Superior Court Judge ruled Thursday to void a search warrant used to monitor the phone of a freelance journalist as the San Francisco Police Department investigated...Read More
FBI, SFPD accused of Shield Law violations in raid on journalist connected to leaked Adachi report
The San Francisco Police Department and the FBI continued to face backlash Monday for a raid conducted Friday at the home and office of a freelance journalist, accused of...Read More
Mayor Breed to swear in appointed public defender
Newly appointed San Francisco Public Defender Manohar Raju will be sworn into office by Mayor London Breed on Thursday, according to the Public Defender’s Office. The swearing-in will take...Read More
Manohar Raju succeeds Jeff Adachi as SF public defender
San Francisco Mayor London Breed has chosen Deputy Public Defender Manohar Raju to become The City’s public defender.Read More
Jeff Adachi honored in solemn City Hall ceremony
San Francisco dignitaries, family and friends gathered to remember the life of Public Defender Jeff Adachi.Read More
Leaked police report after Jeff Adachi’s death prompts hearing
A leaked police report surrounding the death of San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi has led two city supervisors to call for a hearing.Read More
Jeff Adachi legacy honored by civic leaders, peers
Legendary. Advocate. Leader. Those are just some of the words city officials, colleagues and friends used to describe San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi who died on Friday at...Read More
At 59, SF public defender Jeff Adachi dies suddenly
San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi died Friday night at the age of 59.Read More
Beatings, illegal strip searches continue at SF jails, says public defender
Several public defender clients say that they routinely suffer beatings and illegal strip searches at the hands of deputies.Read More
Suspect in Marla Zamora slaying faces arraignment
A suspect in the fatal stabbing of a retired San Francisco public defender has been charged with murder and will be arraigned Tuesday.Read More