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Appeals court halts construction of homeless veteran housing ordered by federal judge
The shelter units, which would protect more than 100 vets from living on the streets this winter, will not be developed until after an April 2025 appeal…
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As appeal showdown looms, Carter denies VA's request to halt housing construction
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is likely to stay the judge's order compelling the VA to develop temporary housing.
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On Veterans Day weekend, appeals court grants VA's request to halt building of homeless vet housing
The construction was being expedited so the temporary housing would be in place before LA's winter rains claimed the lives of more unhoused veterans.
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"Can you help a homeless vet?"
EDITORIAL: It's Veterans Day, and time to acknowledge a sad truth — the VA is unequipped to solve an unhoused veterans crisis of its own creation.
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"Veterans don’t trust you." Judge rebukes VA for breaking its promise to pay for homeless veteran housing
The VA had also barred consultants from the campus, but Judge Carter ordered the department to allow them back on the land to prepare sites for housing…
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A court ordered the VA to build housing for homeless vets. Here’s the plan it’s fighting to block
A virtual tour of the modular housing villages proposed for the VA's massive, 388-acre West LA campus
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October 2024

Pay (more) to play: Judge reverses his UCLA lockout order, orders increased rent
Vets fume over reopening of the ballpark, which has UCLA paying the VA $600,000 to resume baseball activity at the fields, with a looming move-out date…
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VA appeals landmark ruling ordering it to build housing for homeless veterans
“Are you going to go back on your word or keep your word?” Judge Carter asked VA officials at the hearing. “I truly believe veterans are going to die.”
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Judge orders VA to build 100 temporary housing units on West LA VA campus
“The VA will comply with the court’s orders," said the VA lawyer in response, while also declaring the department was not giving up its appeal rights.
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Final judgment: Carter issues permanent injunction against the VA
The ruling permanently enjoins Veterans Affairs from discriminating against veterans with serious mental illness and the department must provide…
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Christian Martinez
“You’re all stalling.” A frustrated Judge Carter lashes out at UCLA, VA over delays
Rushing to house veterans ahead of the rain, the judge expressed displeasure at the pace of progress, blaming a “procedural morass.”
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Christian Martinez
UCLA appeals Judge Carter's lockout order
The filing surprised Carter and the plaintiffs’ lawyers, who questioned whether the university had forfeited its right to appeal by largely sitting out…
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