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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs released a draft plan Thursday for revamping the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center that calls for 1,200 housing units for homeless veterans.
The plan also calls for health care, housing, education and other services and amenities to be located at the campus for veterans who are not homeless.
Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Los Angeles, said the plan marks the "beginning of a new era of action on behalf of Los Angeles County's veteran heroes." He said the 1,200 units of permanent supportive housing throughout the property would house homeless veterans who need immediate access to health
services.
"Solving veterans homelessness in America means solving it in Los Angeles," he said. "Supportive housing at the West L.A. VA is a crucial step forward in doing just that."
The plan also calls for health care, housing, education and other services and amenities to be located at the campus for veterans who are not homeless.
Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Los Angeles, said the plan marks the "beginning of a new era of action on behalf of Los Angeles County's veteran heroes." He said the 1,200 units of permanent supportive housing throughout the property would house homeless veterans who need immediate access to health
services.
"Solving veterans homelessness in America means solving it in Los Angeles," he said. "Supportive housing at the West L.A. VA is a crucial step forward in doing just that."
LA Veterans Housing Plan Unveiled
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I live near there part time and it has sat empty, for the most part, for 30 years, perhpas more. LA has the largest veteran homeless population in America, obviously because it is warm most of the year. I hope this works! Thanks.
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You can't appreciate this story properly without some historical context. It seems that the VA got caught with their hand in the cookie jar and maybe now are trying to cover the trail of crumbs. The Los Angeles VA facility sits on land that once housed a thriving community of veterans. It was donated by a former Senator and businessman. The VA later annexed and converted it to their own "use". Well, after kicking out the veterans, they used part of it to build a hospital. The rest was rented to civilian businesses and, wouldn't you know it, no one could account for the rental income. Imagine that. The complete story appeared in American Legion magazine some months ago. You can read it here...
http://veteransvoices.net/2014/10/13/betrayed-in-west-los-angeles-va-is-leasing-property-to-private-businesses-as-mentally-disabled-veterans-languish-in-the-streets/
http://veteransvoices.net/2014/10/13/betrayed-in-west-los-angeles-va-is-leasing-property-to-private-businesses-as-mentally-disabled-veterans-languish-in-the-streets/
Betrayed: In West Los Angeles, VA is leasing property to private businesses as mentally disabled...
By Ken Olsen (Copyright 2014, All Rights Reserved) Of all of the egregious cases involving homeless veterans in Los Angeles, one stands out for attorney Mark Rosenbaum. VA police arrested a homeles...
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