Public Safety
Child marriage resolution (Item 11)
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Last discussed Mar 10, 2026.
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SupportiveColleen JanssenMar 10, 2026
A local journalist who won an international award for her 2023 article on child marriage urged the council to pass the resolution, citing Unchained at Last data showing 300,000 minors forced to marry nationwide, 24,000 in California.
City Council Regular — March 10, 2026 · 20:19 →SupportiveJennifer DagaragMar 10, 2026
Speaking for the St. Irenaeus human trafficking ministry, she detailed how California minors can be married with no age floor, then face legal barriers to divorce, and asked the council to pass the resolution.
City Council Regular — March 10, 2026 · 36:48 →