President Biden plans to disclose more than $600 million in federal spending to support the

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of climate change on Monday in Palo Alto. But much of his multi-day visit to California is focused on raising money, particularly from Silicon Valley tech leaders, for his 2024 reelection campaign.

Biden wants company from Gov. Gavin Newsom on a tour of the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center and Preserve. After touring a wetland, he is expected to announce funding to protect the nation’s power grid and communities on the coast and around Great Lakes regions prone to storm surges, sea level rise and flooding, a spokesman said. White House official.

The president will discuss his administration’s historic action to fight the climate crisis, create high-paying clean energy jobs and protect our environment for future generations.

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said the official. He will also highlight how unprecedented federal investment, coupled with local leadership, helps build communities that are not only climate resilient, but also safer, more equitable and economically stronger.

But much of his time will be spent fundraising in a state critical to his re-election.

In 2020, Californians spent $305.6 million to support his campaign, more than a fifth of his total proceeds and the most of any state in the country, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics of donations of more than $ 200 from individuals. And that amount does not include contributions to political action committees that operate independently of campaigns.

Biden’s wife, First Lady Jill Biden, raised funds in the Bay Area and Los Angeles last week.

The president holds multiple fundraisers

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. Among the hosts are former EBay executive and 2006 gubernatorial candidate Steve Westly and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, according to Democrats who were familiar with their plans and could not discuss them publicly.