This is the 2025-2026 annual impact report for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Central Pacific Region, covering July 2025 through June 2026. It documents the organization's work fighting antisemitism and hate in California, aimed at donors, community leaders, and policymakers.
This is the ADL Central Pacific Region's Annual Impact Report for July 2025 through June 2026, titled Fighting Hate for Good. It is addressed to donors, community leaders, lawmakers, and anyone concerned with combating antisemitism in California. The report opens with a note from Oren Segal, Senior Vice President for Counter-Extremism and Intelligence, highlighting the scale of the threat.
The report cites ADL's 2025 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, which recorded 6,274 incidents nationwide, with over 800 in California. It notes record-high physical assaults, including 32 involving deadly weapons, and the weaponization of AI to spread antisemitic content. A featured public program with Oren Segal around the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack is mentioned.
Under the Advocate section, the report details four key legislative focus areas: K-12 schools and campus, online and technology platforms, supporting global Jewish communities, and the State of Israel. It introduces the Campus Antisemitism Report Card, produced by the Ratings & Assessments Institute (RAI) and the Ronald Birnbaum Center to Combat Antisemitism in Education (CCAE), evaluating higher education institutions across three areas.
The report lists legislative wins in California: securing $80 million annually for nonprofit security grants in the state budget, the Safe Worship Zone Act (AB 2664) passing the Assembly, and AB 715 taking effect for the 2026-2027 school year. Federal advocacy helped grow the Nonprofit Security Grant Program toward $355 million cumulative. Twenty-two California schools were featured on the Campus Report Card, with 19 improving their grade after ADL consultation.
Under the Educate section, the report describes ADL's work with Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), where hundreds of staff completed educator training on antisemitism. It also details a 60-90 minute research-based workshop on effective communication strategies for countering antisemitism, delivered to 622 people in the Central Pacific Region and over 4,000 across the Western Division in 2026. The report concludes with a call for donations.