Overview
- On Tuesday, July 28, Governor Gavin Newsom announced new Encampment Delegated Maintenance Agreements with Ontario, San Bernardino, and San Diego, bringing the number of partnered cities to 13.
- Under the agreements cities may perform removals on state highway right-of-way with the state offsetting or reimbursing eligible costs subject to required policies and reporting.
- Work covered by the deals includes removal of tents, litter and debris collection, vegetation management, and graffiti abatement, with an explicit priority on encampments that pose public health or safety risks.
- San Diego converted a one-year pilot that cleared a five-mile corridor through downtown, Sherman Heights and Barrio Logan into a continuing agreement that the city says will keep outreach and shelter referrals in place during cleanups.
- The governor’s office cited federal data showing a 15,013‑bed increase in year‑round shelter inventory from 2024 to 2025 and a statewide drop of 8,391 unsheltered people, while Caltrans reports nearly 26,500 encampments removed since July 2021 and the state stresses reporting and reimbursement to hold local partners accountable.