Coalition opposes SF Mayor proposal to remove police commissioner. BOS to vote Feb 25, 3pm. Let BOS know you support independent civilian oversight! buff.ly/4icvwXa buff.ly/41qGJ0K ACLU of Northern CA San Francisco Public Defender's Office San Francisco Rising

San Francisco Public Defender's Office Mano Raju 力儲文 speaking at a rally in support of Police Commissioner “Removing him from the Commission would be a step back for justice in #SanFrancisco”

Assistant Chief Attorney for the San Francisco Public Defender's Office Angela Chan “What we don’t need are commissioners who are in the pocket of police unions…we should appoint more commissioners like Max Carter-Oberstone.”

Police Commissioner Max Carter-Oberstone says, “My job is not to become popular with the agency I’m supposed to be overseeing….I will continue to fight for an independent police commission separate from influence.”

Cities across California increasingly are clearing away homeless encampments and citing and arresting the people who live in them. What does that mean for people who sleep on the street? Katie Anastas from KPBS and I spent months finding out. CalMatters tinyurl.com/2s3maut9

Attorneys in our San Francisco Public Defender's Office Misdemeanor Unit spoke w/CalMatters about the increased number of charges the DA has for "illegal lodging" but none of these cases have gone to trial yet. Meanwhile, our clients are having to risk everything, at times, just to make it to court dates.

The San Francisco Public Defender's Office and Public Defender Mano Raju have moved to Bluesky. Follow us! manorajupd.bsky.social and sfpublicdefender.bsky.social.

The State Bar has decided the best way to resolve a series of ethics complaints against SF DA Brooke Jenkins is by requiring her to participate in a diversion program. The irony is not lost on her critics sfchronicle.com/sf/article/bro…

"Prosecutors are rarely disciplined for breaches of professional ethics, so this decision by the State Bar ordering District Attorney Brooke Jenkins to take corrective action, speaks volumes." - Mano Raju, San Francisco Public Defender's Office. 3/6

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San Francisco's DA has a "pattern & practice" of withholding evidence in criminal trials, say the city's public defenders. They've tracked 50 such cases. Sometimes, evidence was withheld until the eve of a trial. In a few, it was revealed well into it. missionlocal.org/2025/05/sf-da-…