Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement regarding the ongoing litigation in Where Do We Go Berkeley v. Caltrans, in which plaintiffs now seek to have the U.S. District Court extend its preliminary injunction that allows people to live at the Ashby-Shellmound encampment located on a Caltrans right-of-way alongside Interstate 80 on the Berkeley-Emeryville border: “Allowing individuals to live in encampments alongside our highways is not only hazardous but inhumane. Those who argue that the status quo is acceptable leave folks languishing on our roadways to face uncertain, unsa…
