On Wednesday, February 7, 2018, the USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration (CSII) brought together nearly 300 people for the conference, California Bold: Leading Policies and Movements for Immigrant Integration. The conference was an opportunity for people to come together from community-based organizations, governmental agencies, funders, civic leaders, and others to celebrate the work that has taken place across the state, discuss what needs to be done to defend current policies while developing new ones, and identify opportunities to deploy new strategies with the state and beyond.

Project Golden had a pop up at the conference showcasing the first VR film Vendor Power about the deep fight to legalize street vending. Many advocates and immigrants saw the film, including Mayor Eric Garcetti.