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Coleen Cusack a “Worthy Challenger”
The OB Rag co-endorses Coleen Cusack as a worthy challenger to current Councilmember Stephen Whitburn.
— Feb. 28, 2024
Meet the candidates for San Diego City Council District 3: Q&A with Coleen Cusack
Coleen Cusack, an attorney and homeless advocate, is challenging Councilmember Stephen Whitburn for his seat representing neighborhoods downtown and around Balboa Park.
— Feb. 20, 2024
Endorsement: Coleen Cusack for San Diego City Council, District 3
Governing bodies benefit from having members who question the status quo. On housing in particular, Cusack would challenge the city’s claims of genuine progress.
— Feb. 16, 2024
San Diego District 3 Race Spotlights Homelessness Crisis Amidst Contrasting Policies
The contrast between Stephen Whitburn's enforcement-centric policies and Coleen Cusack's call for systemic change highlights the divergent paths before the electorate.
— Feb. 16, 2024
Questions surround meals served at San Diego’s Safe Sleeping site
"Pop-Tarts in the morning and a small dish for dinner are not adequate meals for the day,” said Coleen Cusack, a local advocate who is running for San Diego City Council.
— Dec. 5, 2023
San Diego ramps up arrests of unhoused people: ‘Harder to survive’
Their attorney, Coleen Cusack, has been showing up in court on their behalf, and the resolution has almost always been the same: “Case is not filed,” meaning the city attorney’s office declined to prosecute.
— Aug. 17, 2023
San Diego trash-can case dismissed against unhoused woman
“This is not an appropriate case for criminal law,” Cusack said, adding that homelessness is a health care and social problem. “We shouldn’t be using criminal courts to fight societal ills.”
— Aug. 10, 2023
Attorney for Unsheltered San Diegans Wants to Oust Downtown Councilman
Coleen Cusack, a pro-bono attorney who has long opposed the city crackdowns on homeless residents, is seeking the District 3 City Council seat.
— July 11, 2023
Homeless advocates to protest citywide encampment ban
Cusack says the city is "basically setting up a poverty-apartheid in San Diego where people who are poor are not even allowed in some areas of the city without being subjected to arrest."
— May 23, 2023
Opinion: Here are real steps San Diego leaders can take to reduce homelessness and save lives
All it takes is political will to stop our fellow human beings from dying needlessly on our streets. Will San Diego meet the challenge?
— Dec. 29, 2022
San Diego attorney fights for evidence in minor infraction cases
Cusack is — and has been — trying to extrapolate evidence from the San Diego Police Department and the City Attorney’s Office on all of her pro bono cases.