What you need to know: Following successful recent actions in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Anaheim, Governor Gavin Newsom’s statewide State Action for Facilitation on Encampments (SAFE) Task Force on Friday announced removing homeless encampments on state property in San Diego and Fresno and helped those residing there find better options.
October 26, 2025 – FRESNO — Furthering California’s work to remove homeless encampments on state property and connect people with better options, Governor Newsom’s SAFE Taskforce removed encampments at Highway 180 in Fresno and along the 805 freeway in San Diego — helping connect those living there with medical services and housing.
Living in a dangerous and unsanitary encampment should never be someone’s only option and in California, we have built systems of care to provide people with safer, better choices. This week, our teams worked with our local partners in Fresno and San Diego to address homeless encampments on state property — and connect people with support and care…