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Public Defender’s Office Demands Police Files

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 06, 2019
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Public Defender’s Office Demands Police Files

San Francisco– Representatives from the Public Defender’s Office will be advocating for the release of pr ...

San Francisco– Representatives from the Public Defender’s Office will be advocating for the release of previously sealed police personnel files during Wednesday evening’s Police Commission meeting, De ...

June 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Thousands Show Up for Vigil for Fallen Leader Jeff Adachi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 28, 2019
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Thousands Show Up for Vigil for Fallen Leader Jeff Adachi

It has been less than a week since the stunning news of the death of Jeff Adachi, and on Wednesday night ...

It has been less than a week since the stunning news of the death of Jeff Adachi, and on Wednesday night thousands of people packed the streets in front of the Public Defender’s Office in San Francisc ...

February 28, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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SF Man’s Case Challenges Money Bail

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 23, 2017
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SF Man’s Case Challenges Money Bail

(From Press Release) - A San Francisco senior citizen is poised to strike a blow against the money bail s ...

(From Press Release) - A San Francisco senior citizen is poised to strike a blow against the money bail system, with the state appeals court ordering the California Attorney General to explain why the ...

September 23, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Inmates in San Francisco Forced Into Gladiator-Style Fights

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 27, 2015
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Inmates in San Francisco Forced Into Gladiator-Style Fights

Release from San Francisco Public Defender’s Officer A San Francisco Sheriff’s Deputy who was the subject ...

Release from San Francisco Public Defender’s Officer A San Francisco Sheriff’s Deputy who was the subject of a past sexual assault lawsuit has been accused of an array of misconduct, including forcing ...

March 27, 2015
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Jim Crow in San Francisco

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2015
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Jim Crow in San Francisco

By Peter Santina As a deputy public defender in San Francisco, I am not shocked at the revelation there i ...

By Peter Santina As a deputy public defender in San Francisco, I am not shocked at the revelation there is a white-power network within the Police Department. “All n—–s must f—– hang,” one veteran SFP ...

March 24, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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SF Public Defender on the Indictment Decision

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 01, 2014
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SF Public Defender on the Indictment Decision

By Jeff Adachi As San Francisco Public Defender, I am deeply disappointed with the grand jury’s failure t ...

By Jeff Adachi As San Francisco Public Defender, I am deeply disappointed with the grand jury’s failure to indict Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. A series of qu ...

December 01, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Public Defender’s Office Demands Police Files

Public Defender’s Office Demands Police Files

Thousands Show Up for Vigil for Fallen Leader Jeff Adachi

Thousands Show Up for Vigil for Fallen Leader Jeff Adachi

SF Man’s Case Challenges Money Bail

SF Man’s Case Challenges Money Bail

Inmates in San Francisco Forced Into Gladiator-Style Fights

Inmates in San Francisco Forced Into Gladiator-Style Fights

Jim Crow in San Francisco

Jim Crow in San Francisco

SF Public Defender on the Indictment Decision

SF Public Defender on the Indictment Decision

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