 He was founder and Chairman of the Board for the Asian Pacific Youth Leadership Project, a founding member of both the Asian Pacific Islander caucus and LGBT Local Officials caucus of the League of California Cities, and a founding member of the Capital Unity Council, a group created to eradicate hate crime violence.In 2015, President Obama appointed Cabaldon to the National Advisory Board for America's College Promise.The Logo network featured Cabaldon in a 2006 episode of the series "Coming Out Stories", when he came out publicly in his annual State of the City address.