SF: Superior Court Could Have To Dismiss Cases After Public Defender's Office Limits Cases It Accepts

San Francisco Superior Court is facing another backlog of criminal cases that could be dismissed, just over a year after ...
Davis Vanguard

SF Public Defender Manager Says Misdemeanor Unit Is Overloaded and Cannot Take More Cases

The San Francisco Public Defender's Office is facing an increased caseload, resulting in an increased workload for attorneys ...
Davis Vanguard

SF DA Blames Structural Changes, Not Filings, for SF Public Defender ‘Unavailability’ Crisis

The battle over whether the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office is legally “unavailable” to accept new felony cases ...
Courthouse News Service

San Francisco court clerks call off strike after reaching tentative deal

San Francisco Superior Court clerks picket outside the Thomas J. Cahill Hall of Justice on Oct. 21, 2025. (Margaret Attridge/Courthouse News) (CN) — San Francisco Superior Court clerks announced ...
San Francisco Examiner

SF eviction cases rise to highest levels in 10 years

San Francisco tenants faced more than 3,470 residential eviction cases over the yearlong period ending in June, the highest figure recorded for any 12-month span in at least the past 10 years, ...