The Brief Newsom announced a new statewide task force that will prioritize clearing homeless encampments and expanding services in California's 10 largest cities. Governor Gavin Newsom has launched a new task force he says will help with clearing out homeless encampments in the state's 10 largest cities. What we know:For years, homeless encampments have taken over sidewalks and vacant lots across the Southland. Now he says he's boosting that effort by launching the State Action for Facilitation on Encampments (SAFE) Task Force. Dig deeper:The task force will focus on state rights-of-way like highways and freeways and other state property.