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San Francisco Public Defender

Nonpartisan

Nonpartisan

Uncontested

Decline limited new assignments when workloads prevent adequate investigation and timely preparation.

Seek staffing and funding sufficient for obligations, including about 35 attorneys and support employees for existing charged cases.

Use supervised treatment, counseling, mental-health support, career development, and Drug Court instead of relying solely on incarceration.

Expand client-support programs connecting clients to jobs, housing, education, treatment, mentoring, and End the Cycle case managers.

Make police-officer public records and police-misconduct information accessible through the Integrity Unit and CopMonitor.