In a last-minute maneuver, public defender and pension crusader Jeff Adachi has filled out the paperwork to run for mayor. Adachi — both a lawyer and a politician — has, since 2010, answered our ...

Progressive Public Defender Jeff Adachi may be taking a second run at pension reform, but he isn’t looking at throwing… ...

Jeff Adachi’s Wife Running for District 10? No, Just a Typo by Rigoberto Hernandez May 17, 2010, 2:09 pm September 29, 2020, 12:08 am. Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to ...

Adachi’s previous pension-reform effort, Proposition B, failed last November. Now Adachi, running for mayor against Lee and nine other candidates, is waging a courageous reform-based campaign. Prop. D ...

Adachi, after running unsuccessfully for mayor in 2011, continued as public defender. Harris had greater ambition and broader success, winning election as California attorney general and U.S. senator.