Heather Ferbert serves as San Diego City Attorney, the City’s chief legal officer and City prosecutor. She was elected to office in 2024. The City Attorney, through a team of deputies and staff, prosecutes crime, defends the City in litigation, initiates litigation in the interest of the public, and serves as legal adviser and attorney for the City. The City Attorney’s Office houses Your Safe Place, the City’s family justice center, which provides supportive services to empower survivors of domestic violence, family violence, elder abuse, sexual assault, and sex trafficking as they reclaim their lives. The City Attorney’s Office, in its role as a prosecutor, also fights to hold abusers accountable. The City Attorney's office has divisions that reflect these four distinct roles – the Administration Division, the Advisory Division, the Civil Litigation Division, and the Criminal & Community Justice Divisions.