5 things to know about veterans’ fight for more housing at West LA campus

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5 things to know about veterans’ fight for more housing at West LA campus
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Why does it often seem like there’s so little progress around homelessness? What can be done to make systems more effective? From the halls of government to the streets, I follow money and policies to examine what’s working, what’s not, and how it’s affecting people in Southern California.

One of the two newly restored historic buildings at the West L.A. Veterans Affairs campus that was converted into housing, seen here at their May 2, 2023 grand opening event.If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.

About 4,000 veterans were unhoused at the time across the country, the largest population of unhoused vets in the nationIn addition to the hospital, VA officials leased out much of the land for mainly private uses, including oil drilling, a laundry for Marriott hotels, a private school athletic facility, private parking lots and the baseball stadium for UCLA.

Later that day, Carter issued an order threatening to hold the VA in contempt if it doesn’t implement his housing order.Support your source for local news today! One LAist reader responded to the latest story in our ongoing Andrew Do investigation by asking,"Which is more disgusting: the fraud or the fact that a starter home is costing 1 million these days?"In escalating fight, Newsom takes away defiant Norwalk’s ability to kill large housing projects

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