Charges Dismissed against SF Black Crime Victim Wrongfully Charged and Jailed after MUNI Altercation
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — “My client is not only innocent, he is the victim,” declared Deputy Public…
Detained Individuals, Immigrant Advocates Condemn ICE Ending Free Legal Phone Calls
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced its decision to end detainee’s free…
Former Incarcerated Sheriff Oversight Board Member Freed after 5 Months in Jail, DA Dismisses Case
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A member of the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department Oversight…
COURT WATCH: Jury Quickly Acquits Black Man Charged with Felony after He Was Targeted by Racial Slurs
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man who lost his job as a security…
COURT WATCH: Jury Acquits Unhoused Man Who Defended Himself in Street Attack – But Only after 507 Days in Jail When Trial Delayed
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In yet another case here in San Francisco County…
COURT WATCH: Man’s Charges Dismissed after 2 Juries Acquit Him for Defending Himself Trying to Use Shop Bathroom
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man who was jailed more than two years…
COURT WATCH: After Being Falsely Charged, Jailed for 5 Months, Man Found Not Guilty after Jury Trial
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A San Francisco County Superior Court jury Thursday found…
SF Public Defender’s Office Launches College Pathway Project in Partnership with SF State and City College of SF
Program connects system-impacted clients with college opportunities through partnerships with local colleges By David M. Greenwald Executive…
Asking for Help and Subsequently Ignored by Law Enforcement, Woman Acquitted after Self-Defense Act against Revenge-Porn Stalker
By Isabella Walker SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A woman who faced felony assault charges for defending herself…
SF Public Defenders, Community Members Blast to CA Judicial Council SF Superior Court Unlawful Trial Backlog, ‘Humanitarian Crisis’
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA — San Francisco Public Defenders, community leaders and members blasted San…
SF Jury Acquits Father-to-Be Who Advocated for Pregnant Partner Against Hospital Security – Jurors Hugs Man After Verdict
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A jury here Wednesday found a man – who…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 133: Release of Vanderhorst at 46 Years of Wrongful Incarceration
In 2020, the Vanguard covered a series of hearings involving Zachary Vanderhorst, 65, who had been imprisoned…
Chief Attorney in Public Defender’s Office Challenges Knight Account in Gudino Case
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – When prominent San Francisco Chronicle Reporter Heather…
SF Public Defenders Protest against Lack of Court Hearings, Conditions for Clients
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – While San Francisco has guarded well against…
Jury Finds Woman Not Guilty After Ex-Partner Lies About Existence of Restraining Order
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A San Francisco jury late last week found a…
Public Defender Office Proposes New Guidelines for Police Stops in San Francisco
By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA – In a sweeping policy proposal, the San Francisco Public…
Ninth Circuit Invokes ‘Convention against Torture’ to Halt Deportation of Woman Horribly Abused in Mexico
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…
San Quentin Warden on Hot Seat Again Wednesday in COVID-19 Evidentiary Hearing
By Ned Meiners, Kelly Xiao Luo, Alexander Ramirez MARIN, CA – Marin County Superior Court Wednesday heard…
SF Jury Finds Military Vet ‘Not Guilty’ of Embarcadero Attacks; Public Defender Showed Vet was ‘Unconscious,’ had ‘Mental Health Crisis’
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – U.S. military veteran George Kennedy was found not guilty of two felony assault…
Video Footage Shows Man Who Attacked Asian American Grandmother Was Victim of Vicious Assault Earlier
By Lovepreet Dhinsa SAN FRANCISCO – Deputy Public Defender Eric McBurney—who represents Steven Jenkins, arrested on March…
