Newsom is not the first California governor to fill the U.S. seat at international climate talks when Washington interest wanes. His Democratic predecessor, Jerry Brown, got a warm greeting at the U.N. climate talks in 2017, during Trump’s first term.

Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted the Trump administration’s climate stance during his Brazil trip, warning the U.S. risks losing its edge in clean energy.

NOW THEREFORE I, GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim November 2025 as “Native American Heritage Month.” IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 5th day of November 2025.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Democrats’ sweeping election victory on Tuesday, including the approval of a redistricting ballot measure in his state, “represents a new moment” for the Democratic Party as it debates its path forward.

As Gov. Newsom prepares to head to Brazil for COP30, California environmental leaders hope his global message sparks more action at home.