California: Governor Newsom proclaims Independence Day 2026
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Jul 1, 2026

Governor Newsom proclaims Independence Day 2026

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring July 4, 2026, as "Independence Day" in the State of California.

The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below in both English and Spanish:

PROCLAMATION

Each year on the Fourth of July, we celebrate the day our founders stood up to tyranny and formed a new nation founded on the principles of equality, freedom, and opportunity. Since then, Americans have fought and died to safeguard the promise of our democracy and all its ideals.

From its very beginning, though, America did not guarantee equality, freedom, and opportunity to all. The struggles and triumphs of generations of Americans have continued our progress toward this goal, and the work is far from over. Relentless attacks across the country, from the highest levels, try to weaken and erase our fundamental rights and freedoms, threatening to undo decades of hard-won progress we've made as a nation.

Today and every day, California reaffirms our commitment to fully realizing our nation's founding ideals, that all are created equal, with the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We will never back down from the fight to protect freedom, we will protect the rights of all who call this country home, and we will never again allow this country and its people to be subject to a king or autocrat.

Across 250 years, Americans have pursued a more perfect union —generation by generation, community by community. California brings 39 million voices to the celebration — and the deeply American belief that something greater is always possible, so long as we are willing to build it.

As we celebrate July Fourth, let us pay tribute to those in uniform, our civil rights leaders, advocates, and others who have made great strides to safeguard liberty and equality, and recognize the urgent work ahead of us to create a more perfect union. At this critical juncture, let us recommit to keeping the dream of this country alive for all Americans.

NOW THEREFORE I, GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim July 4, 2026, as "Independence Day."

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 29^th day of June 2026.

GAVIN NEWSOM
Governor of California

ATTEST:
SHIRLEY N. WEBER, Ph.D.
Secretary of State

PROCLAMACIÓN

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Cada año, el cuatro de julio celebramos el día en que los fundadores de nuestra nación se enfrentaron a la tiranía y dieron origen a un nuevo país basado en los principios de igualdad, libertad y oportunidades. Desde entonces, generaciones de estadounidenses han luchado y dado su vida para proteger la promesa de nuestra democracia y los ideales que la sostienen.

Sin embargo, desde sus inicios, los Estados Unidos no garantizó la igualdad, la libertad ni las oportunidades para todas las personas. Gracias a las luchas y los logros de generaciones de estadounidenses, hemos seguido avanzando hacia ese ideal, pero aún queda mucho por hacer. En todo el país, incluso desde los niveles más altos, continúan los ataques que buscan debilitar y eliminar nuestros derechos y libertades fundamentales, poniendo en riesgo décadas de avances que tanto nos ha costado alcanzar como nación.

Hoy, y todos los días, California reafirma su compromiso de hacer realidad los ideales sobre los que fue fundada nuestra nación: que todas las personas son creadas iguales y tienen derecho a la vida, la libertad y la búsqueda de la felicidad. Nunca dejaremos de defender la libertad, protegeremos los derechos de todas las personas que consideran este país su hogar y nunca volveremos a permitir que nuestro país y su gente queden sometidos a un rey o a un gobernante autoritario.

A lo largo de 250 años, los estadounidenses han trabajado para construir una unión cada vez más perfecta, generación tras generación y comunidad tras comunidad. California aporta las voces de sus 39 millones de habitantes a esta celebración, junto con la convicción profundamente estadounidense de que siempre es posible lograr algo mejor, si estamos dispuestos a construirlo juntos.

Al celebrar este cuatro de julio, rindamos homenaje a quienes han servido con uniforme, a las y los líderes del movimiento por los derechos civiles, a las personas defensoras de derechos y a todas aquellas que han contribuido de manera significativa a proteger la libertad y la igualdad. También reconozcamos el importante trabajo que aún tenemos por delante para construir una unión más perfecta. En este momento decisivo, renovemos nuestro compromiso de mantener vivo el sueño de este país para todas las personas que llaman hogar a Estados Unidos.

POR LO TANTO, YO GAVIN NEWSOM, Gobernador del Estado de California, por la presente proclamo el 4 de julio de 2026 como "Independence Day."

EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, firmo la presente y ordeno que se fije el Gran Sello del Estado de California este 29 de junio de 2026.

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GAVIN NEWSOM
Gobernador de California

CERTIFICO:
SHIRLEY N. WEBER, Ph.D.
Secretaria de Estado

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