Published July 14, 2026
Senator Ochoa Bogh to speak at CFER Conference. Join us to hear from the Senator and other distinguished speakers!
California State Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh of Inland Empire will join us at CFER’s upcoming conference on July 24 and July 25 in Orange County. Senator Ochoa Bogh is a strong ally to CFER’s cause of equality. In 2020, when the Senator was a school board member at the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District, she supported the No on 16 campaign to defend Prop. 209 and spoke passionately about the American Dream. During her tenure in the State Senate, notably as the Vice Chair of the Senate Education Committee, Senator Ochoa Bogh has consistently advocated for equal rights. Often, she is the lone voice of reason and sanity in committee hearings, speaking forcefully and eloquently against constitutional amendments to repeal Prop. 209. Most recently, the Senator voiced concerns against ACA 7 and debated its proponents during its committee hearing on June 3rd, 2026.
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CFER
We have some exciting news to share with you today. California State Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh of Inland Empire will join us at CFER’s upcoming conference on July 24 and July 25 in Orange County. If you have not signed up, please email CFER at info@cferfoundation.org today so that we can include you on our list of conference participants.
Senator Ochoa Bogh is a strong ally to CFER’s cause of equality. In 2020, when the Senator was a school board member at the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District, she supported the No on 16 campaign to defend Prop. 209 and spoke passionately about the American Dream. During her tenure in the State Senate, notably as the Vice Chair of the Senate Education Committee, Senator Ochoa Bogh has consistently advocated for equal rights. Often, she is the lone voice of reason and sanity in committee hearings, speaking forcefully and eloquently against constitutional amendments to repeal Prop. 209. Most recently, the Senator voiced concerns against ACA 7 and debated its proponents during its committee hearing on June 3rd, 2026.
We are grateful to Senator Ochoa Bogh for her persistent and heroic record of championing Prop. 209 and equality in the State Senate. We are honored that she will address our supporters and friends at CFER’s annual conference in a couple of weeks.
2026 marks the 30th anniversary of Proposition 209. Prop 209’s historic passage in California codified the state’s constitutional guarantee of equal protection and spurred a civil rights movement leading to the successes of similar initiatives in other states. But Prop. 209 is under attack again in the California Legislature, with fast progress made by ACA 7—a partial repeal of Prop. 209’s education provisions. **CFER’s fourth annual conference will gather experts, reformers, elected officials, and advocates to celebrate 30 years of Prop. 209 and raise awareness about the attacks against it. Simply write us at info@cferfoundation.org if you can join us on July 24 and July 25 in Orange County!
We look forward to connecting with you in person!
Contact:
Wenyuan Wu
wenyuan.wu@cferfoundation.org
About Californians for Equal Rights Foundation (CFER):
We are a non-partisan and non-profit organization established following the defeat of Proposition 16 in 2020, with a mission to defend and raise public awareness on the cause of equal rights through public education, civic engagement and community outreach. In 1996, California became the first U.S. state to amend its constitution by passing Proposition 209 to ban racial discrimination and preferences. Prop. 209 requires that “the state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.” CFER is dedicated to educating the public on this important constitutional principle of equal treatment.