Governor Gavin Newsom has deployed the California National Guard to assist San Diego food banks and enlisted California Volunteers to provide logistical support, an unidentified speaker said.

The announcement described the deployment as "strictly humanitarian," with CalGuard and California Volunteers "working behind the scenes at local food bank warehouses to pack boxes, manage deliveries, and assist with the flow of supplies," the speaker said. "Some good news during the government shutdown," the speaker opened.

Officials framed the effort as an operational relief deployment rather than a law-enforcement action. The speaker said the combined effort "will directly help about 400,000 people in San Diego," giving a scale for the relief operation. The speaker listed specific tasks for the personnel and volunteers: packing boxes, overseeing deliveries and supporting warehouse logistics.

No additional details about the number of Guard personnel deployed, the exact locations of warehouse operations, or the duration of the deployment were provided in the announcement. The speaker did not report any vote, formal authorization procedure, or statutory citation tied to the deployment in the provided remarks.

The immediate next steps and lines of command were not specified beyond the roles described; officials said only that the activity is humanitarian in nature. The speaker did not provide a timeline for when the assistance would end or indicate whether federal agencies were involved in funding or coordination.

The announcement comes amid the federal government shutdown and was presented as short-term humanitarian assistance to help local food distribution efforts in San Diego.