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Chief Attorney says Public Defender’s Office will not comply with court order to take more cases by David Greenwald, Davis Vanguard, 12/12/25

SF’s Mamdani Moment Happened in 2003 by Randy Shaw, BeyondChron, 06/30/25

Mamdani-Cuomo had a Gonzalez-Newsom vibe — until it didn’t by Joe Eskenazi, Mission Local, 06/30/25

​Two lovers who bloomed in the Bay Area Figurative Movement come together again​ by​ Emily Wilson​, 48 Hills, 03/10/25

Cañada College Gallery announcement, 02/03/25

Artist Matt Gonzalez, Theophilus The Movie, An ArtLife Productions Film, 11/29/23

‘Ricochet’ goes inside gnarliest case of San Francisco Public Defender’s Office by Anita Katz, 05/31/22

Remember the Puns & Brashbrandy by Matt Gonzalez, Academy of American Poets, 04/26/22

Ricochet (Film review) by Andy Howell, Film Threat, 04/05/22 

Remarks by former SF Supervisor Matt Gonzalez at the Jack Hirschman Memorial, Washington Square Park, San Francisco, 10/02/21

He’s a public defender and legendary progressive. Here’s why he back the school board recall by Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, January 29, 2020

Matt Gonzalez: A Man of Piece(s) by Jesse Hamlin, Nob Hill Gazette, 09/15/20

Rob Eshelman-Håkansson, journalist and activist, dies at 47 by Tina Gerhardt, 48 Hills, 07/19/20

Court Reverses Sole Conviction in San Francisco Pier Killing by Associated Press, New York Times, 08/30/19

Gun possession conviction revered in San Francisco shooting of Kate Steinle by Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, 08/30/19

The Latest: Defense relieved by pier-killing reversal by Associated Press, MyNorthwest, 08/30/19

Move to erase George Washington mural sparks firestorm among Dems by Carla Marinucci, Politico, 07/22/19

Mural supporters plan 2020 ballot measure to protect controversial fresco at George Washington High by Dominic Fraccasa, San Francisco Chronicle, 07/15/19

SF Mayor Breed chooses Manohar Raju as city’s new public defender — choice praised by staff by Dominic Fraccasa, San Francisco Chronicle, 03/11/19

Matt Gonzalez Must Replace Adachi as Public Defender by Randy Shaw, BeyondChron, 02/26/19

SF’s Public Defender Made a Documentary about the Kate Steinle Trial by Nuala Sawyer, San Francisco Weekly, 11/09/18

The Davis Vanguard, 8th Annual Event, Immigration Symposium Keynote, 10/27/18

Erik Noonan, “A Defiant Beauty,” ErikNoonan.net, July 16, 2018.

A Few Crucial Instances of Grace by Dave Eggers, Medium, 12/20/17

Kate Steinle shooting: Defense moves to throw out gun possession conviction by Casey Tolan, San Jose Mercury News, 12/14/17

Sad, Shocking, & Predictable: The Kate Steinle Murder Trial You Didn’t See by Lauren Smiley & Joe Eskenazi, San Francisco Magazine, 12/01/17

Undocumented man acquitted of murder for death of Kate Steinle by Michael Barba, San Francisco Examiner, 11/30/17

Post-verdict statements by Matt Gonzalez & Francisco Ugarte in People vs. Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, 11/30/17

Cabinet of Curiosities by Kate Patterson, Artful Living, 11/15/17

Matt Gonzalez at Muni Diaries Live, Ep. 56, 11/04/17

Art in Public Places: A Panel Discussion at the Contemporary Jewish Museum 12/15/16

Matt Gonzalez reading “Language and the Orb-Crate” at an event celebrating the publication of Lightning Strikes: 18 Poets. 18 Artists (San Francisco: Dolby Chadwick Gallery, 2015) 12/12/15

Immigrant charged in slaying has strong defender in Matt Gonzalez by Bob Egelko, SF Chronicle, 07/12/15

Local Legend of the Week: Matt Gonzalez Chief Attorney of the SF Public Defenders Office by Alex Mak, Boke-Ass Stuart, 07/24/14

A Defiant Beauty: Matt Gonzalez’ Recent Work by Erik Noonan, A Guy Should Know, 09/28/13

Porchlight Storytelling Series, Double Dare: Two Storytellers, One Story (Matt Gonzalez & Whitney Leigh), 09/20/13

Sixty-Seven Poems for Downtrodden Saints, Jack Micheline, Editor: Matt Gonzalez by Doug Holder, The Somerville Times, 07/24/13

San Francisco has Highest Minimum Wage in the Country, But Thousands in City Make Less, KQED, 05/06/13

An art benefit — for the artist by Tim Redmond, SF Bay Guardian, 04/16/13

William Theophilus Brown, Bay Area figurative painter, dies at age 92 by Nancy Ewart, SF Examiner, 02/11/12

Matt Gonzalez Interview with Joana Ubach, Fog City Journal, 12/09/11

‘Scissors vs. Brush’: Matt Gonzalez, Tom Schultz by Kimberly Chun, SF Chronicle, 04/28/11

Gonzalez is Defender’s new No. 2 by John Cote and Jessica Kwong, SF Chronicle, 02/23/11

Matt Gonzalez: Return to Public Defender’s Office “a kind of homecoming” by Dan McMenamin, SF Appeal, 02/22/11

Where is the Progressive Candidate in the San Francisco’s Mayor’s Race? by Randy Shaw, BeyondChron, 01/04/11

Matt Gonzalez at Triple Base Gallery by Paul Occam, Mission Loc@l, 12/26/10

Stalwarts of the San Francisco Alternative Scene Call to Establish a Free University of San Francisco, Education News, 12/30/10

San Jose offers settlement in excessive force complaint from SJSU group by Sean Webby, San Jose Mercury News, 12/11/10

Transcript of Matt Gonzalez’s speech at pro-liberty, anti-DC rally, SF Examiner, 09/04/10

Is Matt Gonzalez running for mayor? by Arthur Bruzzone, SF Examiner, 07/07/10

Peter Camejo on the Matt Gonzalez Campaign for Mayor of San Francisco, North Star (Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2010), Chapter 24 (unedited)

Federal Jury Finds Calif. DA Retaliated Against Critic by Cheryl Miller, The Recorder, 08/28/09

Gonzalez and Leigh to Host Endorsement Party, Fundraiser for Adriel Hampton by Luke Thomas, Fog City Journal, 08/25/09

All Hope is Local: Quit Whining and Run for Office by Allison Kilkenny, Huffington Post, 11/01/08

Third party VP debate with Libertarian Wayne Allen Root, Independent Matt Gonzalez & Constitution Party candidate Darrell Castle, UNLV, 11/02/08 (debate starts at 2:30)

Matt Gonzalez in New York City at Cooper Union, 10/15/08

Matt Gonzalez @ In vitro Gallery by Anthony Torres, Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, 10/08

Peter Camejo dies — helped found Green Party, by Rachel Gordon, SF Chronicle, 09/14/08

Ralph Nader Captures Much Needed California Ballot Line by Babette Hogan, 08/06/08

Party Crashers 08 by John Geluardi, SF Weekly, 04/29/08

Charles Campbell Gallery to close for good, by Jesse Hamlin, SF Chronicle, 4/05/08

Gonzalez/Nader Hysteria by Matt Smith, SF Weekly, 03/04/08

Matt Gonzalez leaves Green Party by Luke Thomas, Fog City Journal, 03/04/08

Nader’s No. 2 by Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 02/29/08 

Nader Chooses Gonzalez as Running Mate by Michelle Levi, CBS News, 02/28/08

Wikipedia Idiots: The Edit Wars of San Francisco by Mary Spicuzza, SF Weekly, 02/13/08

Gonzalez won’t run for mayor, by Cecilia Vega, SF Chronicle, 07/30/07

Yallie’s case — not mayor’s race — brings Gonzalez back to spotlight, by Phil Matier and Andy Ross, SF Chronicle, 01/17/07

Identity-theft suit rejected again, by Charlie Goodyear, SF Chronicle, 06/10/06

Thousands march in Bay Area for immigration rights, by Vanessa Hua, et al, SF Chronicle, 05/01/06

Man stays out of jail in animal rights case, by Stacy Finz, SF Chronicle, 11/09/05

S.F. State teacher arraigned in arrest incident / Faculty member is said to be considering suing campus police for racial profiling, by Jason Johnson, SF Chronicle, 11/02/05

Best Political Transformation, SF Weekly, 05/11/05 

Gonzalez’s last huzzah as a supe / Acclaim for president upon his exit to open law firm for Greens, by Suzanne Herel, SF Chronicle, 01/05/05

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Resolution Honoring Matt Gonzalez by Aaron Peskin, 01/04/05

Matt Gonzalez’s Political Legacy by Randy Shaw, BeyondChron, 01/3/05

Forever the rebel with a cause, Gonzalez exits left at City Hall / Idealist energized young liberals in strong run for mayor, by Suzanne Herel, SF Chronicle, 01/03/05

Gonzalez resolution urges end to lockout, by George Raine, SF Chronicle, 10/20/04

Supes try to resolve Tenderloin quarrel, by Suzanne Herel, SF Chronicle, 07/30/04

Businesspeople sound off on Gonzalez’ attitudes, by Suzanne Herel, SF Chronicle, 07/22/04

CARL RAKOSI / 1903-2004 / S.F. poet who never seemed old, by Julian Guthrie, SF Chronicle, 07/02/04

Gonzalez rips police reaction to protest / Expensive show of force ‘becoming absurdly predictable’, by Suzanne Herel, SF Chronicle, 06/10/04

Building permit reform up for vote, by Katia Hetter, SF Chronicle, 06/10/04

From Democrat to Green in San Francisco Union Switches Mayoral Endorsement to Third-Party Candidate​ by N. Renuka Uthappa, Labor Notes, 06/01/04

“This Magic Moment: Euphoric Community and the Utopian Impulse,” by Josh Wilson, in The Political Edge, ed. Chris Carlsson (SF: City Lights Foundation, 2004)

“Going for Broke:” The Gonzalez Legacy by Richard Marquez, BeyondChron, 4/7/04

Gonzalez won’t run for re-election / Supervisors’ president decides to leave board, by Suzanne Herel, SF Chronicle, 03/30/04

Supervisors OK limits on chain-store expansion, by Katia Hetter, Chronicle, 03/24/04

The Matt Gonzalez Insurgency by James Tracy, Left Turn, 3/1/04

See How They Ran, Laurel Wellman, SF Chronicle, 12/21/03

Absentees Proved Crucial in Newsom’s Victory by Rob Wrenn, The Berkeley Daily Planet, 12/19/03

Matt Gonzalez and Me by John Halle, Counterpunch, 12/16/03

San Francisco Showdown by John Nichols, The Nation, 12/8/03

San Francisco May Greenlight 3rd Party, by William Booth, Washington Post, 12/7/03

Left Faces Left in San Francisco by Dean E. Murphy, New York Times, 12/7/03

Democrats face fresh votes blow by Christopher Reed, UK Observer, 12/7/03

Burning Man founder Larry Harvey speaks on behalf of Matt Gonzalez, 12/7/03

Gonzalez for Mayor by Kevin McCarthy, The Nation, 12/05/03

A Pair of Aces by John Mecklin, SF Weekly, 12/3/03

The Music is Political by Garrett Kamps, SF Weekly, 12/3/03

The Gonzalez insurrection by Marshall Kilduff, SF Chronicle, 12/3/03

Brown’s Pick Favored in S.F. Mayoral Race, Lee Romney, Los Angeles Times, 11/3/03

Water on the Brain by Jack Cheevers, SF Weekly, 10/15/03

Using Arnold to Get Gavin by Matt Smith, SF Weekly, 10/8/03

Good Government, Green and Simple by Brett Schaeffer, In These Times,2/24/03

Matt Gonzalez Elected President of San Francisco Board of Supervisors by Mike Feinstein, Green Focus, 1/03

Green Party scores a win on S.F. board by Rachel Gordon, SF Chronicle, 1/9/03

Excerpt from the film Bad Reception: The Wireless Revolution in San Francisco (2003), 7/16/01

Bum Advice by Matt Smith, SF Weekly, 5/16/01

Goodbye goldbrick road by Dan Strachota, SF Weekly, 2/28/01

Tail of Two Races by John Mecklin, SF Weekly, 12/6/00

“Immigrant charged in slaying has strong defender in Matt Gonzalez”, by Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, July 12, 2015. Photo by Tony Avelar, Associated Press.