Tag: Californians for Safety and Justice

Oct

The BID Act, Signed Into Law, Will Improve Fairness in Criminal Charging Decisions

October 11, 2025San Francisco Public DefenderPress Releases

The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, along with Californians for Safety and Justice—co-sponsors of AB 321, the Better Informed Decisions (BID) Act—are celebrating that California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 321 into law on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. This bill, authored by Assemblymember Nick Schultz (D-Burbank), ensures that judges in the state’s criminal courts have more...

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S.F. Public Defender’s Office Celebrates 25 Years of its Clean Slate Expungement Program

October 4, 2024San Francisco Public DefenderPress Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 4, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTS: Jessie Seyfer | SF Public Defender’s Office | PDR-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | (628) 271-9800 Will Matthews | Californians for Safety and Justice | will@safeandjust.org **PRESS RELEASE** San Francisco Public Defender’s Office Celebrates 25 Years of its Clean Slate Expungement Program State laws recently expanded eligibility for cleaning up criminal...