We appreciate the Chinatown Community Development Center for their dedication to expanding affordable housing. 🏠 Our Assistant Chief Patti Lee had a great time at CCDC’s annual gala with Supervisors Chyanne Chen and Connie Chan and former Supervisor @thisisjanekim.bsky.social! 🙌
08.10.2025 18:15 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
I was honored to help kickoff anti-human trafficking awareness month at S.F. Collaborative Against Human Trafficking. We @sfpublicdefender.sf.gov have been educating about labor trafficking/exploitation in jury trials and in public policy arenas.
07.10.2025 00:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Our Oct. 2025 featured community partner is the Latino Task Force. We partner with LTF to support clients who are immigrants or limited English proficient, and our @sfpublicdefender.sf.gov Clean Slate team tables at LTF events to help people access services and work towards expungement. Thanks LTF!
04.10.2025 00:57 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco:
• 6 PM PDT / The Art of Second Chances: Community-Led Pathways to Justice and Prosperity
With @manorajupd.bsky.social Sonya Brunswick, Eddy Zheng, and moderator Shamann Walton
Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events
01.10.2025 14:40 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Thx to our @sfpublicdefender.sf.gov Social Workers for making hygiene kits for our most vulnerable clients who visit our office. Many clients struggle w/meeting their basic needs & being system-involved is more destabilizing. The kits, sourced by staff contributions, offer them support & dignity.
24.09.2025 15:03 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Sign up for updates from our MAGIC teams in the Bayview & the Fillmore. Here are the latest community calendars w/resources supporting students, families, justice-involved community members and more!
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23.09.2025 22:30 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A wonderful time connecting w/community/civic leaders at the City Hall celebration of Latinx Heritage Month. In SF, our diversity is our strength. Congrats to honorees Rodrigo Lopez (Mission St. Vendor Assoc.), Claudia Arevali (SEIU Local 2015), & Dr. Estela Garcia (Instituto Familiar de la Raza).
23.09.2025 00:07 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
The death penalty is inhumane, racist & expensive—yet CA has the largest death row in the U.S.: 565 individuals. Join me Thurs 9/11, 2pm @ SF City Hall w/ "Dead Man Walking" author Sister Helen Prejean, @jackiefielder.bsky.social & others to urge @governor.ca.gov to commute ALL death row sentences.
10.09.2025 20:54 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Next stop: Gov’s desk! #AB321, the #BIDAct, passed out of the #CALeg. This bill would allow judges to review ALL relevant evidence before deciding if a “wobbler” is a misdemeanor or felony. Proud to co-sponsor w/Californians for Safety & Justice + big thx to author @asmnickschultz.bsky.social!
10.09.2025 17:46 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Much appreciation to #BIDAct author @asmnickschultz.bsky.social. Check out our infographic to learn more about why the BID Act is needed.
04.09.2025 19:25 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Our September 2025 featured community partner is Project Rebound @sanfranciscostate.bsky.social which provides educational support to system-impacted students. Our College Pathway Project encourages @sfpublicdefender.sf.gov staff to refer clients interested in higher education & new possibilities.
04.09.2025 15:27 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
When prosecutors overcharge cases but dismiss the case just before trial, it demonstrates how DAs regularly charge cases based on evidence that won’t hold up to a jury’s scrutiny. It also shows how public defenders are critical to preserving fairness in our courts. #FundPublicDefense
21.08.2025 22:28 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Preparedness over Punishment - Oppose AB 468 (Gabriel)
As millions of California residents still reel from the devastating wildfires in LA, some lawmakers are using precious time and resources to increase crimes and penalties on our communities. Fire vict...
#AB468 is a distraction exploiting the #LAfires. It increases penalties in our communities & doesn't invest in fire preparedness or $ assistance to fire victims. Urge #CAleg to prioritize #PreparednessOverPunishment and reject #AB468! Take Action: bit.ly/oppose-ab468 @ellabakercenter.bsky.social
15.08.2025 19:23 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
🚨 We’re excited about the new CA Police Records Access Project from @ucbids.bsky.social — a public database tracking police violence & misconduct across CA. It's a big step for transparency & for helping communities stay informed about officers' past misconduct. Check it out:
🔎 clean.calmatters.org
14.08.2025 18:58 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Our August 2025 featured community partners are our MAGIC programs! B’Mo’Magic brings together community organizations in neighborhoods that have traditionally been over-represented in the justice system. MAGIC has been key to engaging w/ SF youth & building community strength for 20 yrs. Thx MAGIC!
13.08.2025 17:43 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
It was wonderful to catch up with Santa Barbara County Assistant Public Defender Lea Villegas. Fun fact -- she used to be an intern with our @sfpublicdefender.sf.gov office years ago. Congrats on your many accomplishments Lea!
05.08.2025 19:08 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Thx to Commissioner Kudrat Dutta Choudhary, our city’s first South Asian immigrant rights commissioner, Supervisor @bilalmahmood.bsky.social & Mayor Lurie. In the spirit of the theme of “Roots and Routes,” I acknowledge the courage of everyone who has undertaken the journey to come to the Bay.
29.07.2025 23:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
YouTube video by Diya TV
FULL EVENT: San Francisco holds first South Asian American Heritage Month Celebration at City Hall
Honored to speak last week at S.F. City Hall to celebrate South Asian History Month, a month dedicated to commemorating the rich history and contributions of Bay Area immigrants from the Maldives, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan and India. 🧵
youtu.be/ovNyTE4jGQw
29.07.2025 23:33 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
I’m forever grateful to Ms. Woods for swearing me in at my first community inauguration as San Francisco Public Defender, where I took this oath. Her courage & compassion continue to inspire me and all of us @sfpublicdefender.sf.gov. #EndPoliceViolence
28.07.2025 04:19 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
YouTube video by Defender
Happy Birthday Mario Woods
In remembrance of Mario Woods, who should have turned 36 this week. His mother, Ms. Woods, is one of the strongest & most inspiring people that I know. 🧵
youtu.be/5ywlmuNHfMk?...
28.07.2025 04:19 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Many thx to Safety & Justice Network & @pretrialjustice.bsky.social for the opportunity to speak on the “Challenging the Harmful Use of Bench Warrants” webinar. I was honored to talk about how courts can end the inequitable practice of jailing people who miss court: sjcexchange.org/viewdocument...
25.07.2025 21:02 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
It was a joy to meet w/our Brightstar fellows to kick off a project where system-impacted leaders will develop a proposal to create job pathways for @sfpublicdefender.sf.gov clients. We believe in the potential & possibilities for our clients to thrive. Thanks to @macfound.org for your support.
23.07.2025 17:45 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Huge thx to @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social for featuring our innovative SF Public Defenders in *3* recent episodes!
🔹Hayley Upshaw: The devastating impact of crimmigration on kids
🔹Angela Chan: The legacy of CA sanctuary laws
🔹Sujung Kim & Lilah Wolf: A groundbreaking RJA win
👉👉publicdefenseless.com
22.07.2025 23:09 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
See this week’s Mo’MAGIC community resource calendar — financial support for education, legal/justice matters + expungements, mental health, tech support, jobs, community events, and more! Click here & scroll to the bottom to opt in to receive these weekly newsletters: t.e2ma.net/message/bhen...
18.07.2025 20:31 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
SFPD should not be enabling the abuses of ICE agents or unlawfully sharing sensitive surveillance data w/any federal agencies. The public deserves transparency & integrity from our police dept + a plan to verify the ID of any person attempting to take our immigrant friends, family, and neighbors.🧵
17.07.2025 00:04 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
Although operations have resumed at Salinas Valley State Prison, the importance of hunger strikes there--protesting lockdowns at 21 CDCR prisons--can't be understated. These lockdowns violated people’s basic human rights and cruelly cut off families from their loved ones.
16.07.2025 00:32 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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