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San Francisco supervisors honor Public Defender Jeff Adachi, urge review after report leak
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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors opened its Feb. 26 meeting with a series of tributes to the city’s late elected public defender, Jeff Adachi, and a call for review of how a police report about Adachi’s death reached the press.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors opened its Feb. 26 meeting with a series of tributes to the city’s late elected public defender, Jeff Adachi, and a call for review of how a police report about Adachi’s death reached the press.
Acting Public Defender Matt Gonzales told the board that Adachi’s staff were “very proud of Jeff” and that he would convey the board’s remarks to the family. Multiple supervisors recalled Adachi’s legal innovations, recruitment of staff, and longtime work on criminal justice reform.
Supervisor Aaron Peskin said the city had “lost one of our greatest” and described Adachi as “the vanguard” of a progressive Public Defender’s Office. Peskin added that he was “deeply troubled by the unprecedented leaking of a police…
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