Encampments of unhoused people in Fresno were cleared quietly out last week by state authorities and new barriers were installed to prevent what the governor’s office described as “repopulation” of at least one campsite.
A statement Friday afternoon from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced the clearing of an encampment near a “pedestrian footbridge” along Highway 180.
The governor’s office also said its SAFE task force cleared a second encampment on Thursday along westbound 180 at the northbound Highway 41 connection. Caltrans reportedly removed about 6 cubic yards of “debris and hazardous waste,” and plans to install additional barriers to further limit opportunities for unhoused residents to make camp…