VA again appeals its homeless veteran lawsuit loss. Here's why they filed a new, long-shot bid

As the government argues that the case law undergirding its defeats have been wildly misconstrued, its approach to addressing the veteran housing crisis…

Feb 14 • Long Lead and Jasper Craven

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BREAKING: VA terminates Brentwood School lease on the West LA VA campus

In an effort to house more homeless vets, the government says it is ending a controversial, decades-long relationship with one of the country's most…

Feb 10 • John Patrick Pullen, Jasper Craven, and Long Lead

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December 2025

Appeals court upholds landmark ruling in homeless veterans lawsuit against the VA

A long-awaited ruling by the 9th Circuit reinforces an order for the VA to build thousands of housing units for vets — but with some unexpected caveats.

Dec 24, 2025 • Long Lead and John Patrick Pullen

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November 2025

UCLA didn't pay its baseball stadium rent to the West LA VA for 14 months

The lack of payment is the university’s latest in decades of alleged wrongdoings on the Veterans Affairs campus, which involve radioactive waste dumping…

Nov 24, 2025 • Long Lead, John Patrick Pullen, Samuel Braslow, Jasper Craven, and Christian Martinez

Massively increased rents for West LA campus leases deemed illegal revealed in court filing ahead of Veterans Day

A report filed ahead of Veterans Day in the Powers v. McDonough appeal disclose dramatically revised rents for the land, a small peek at Trump's…

Nov 11, 2025 • Long Lead and John Patrick Pullen

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September 2025

Homeless vets languish in LA's streets, while court, White House orders lag

One year after a group of unhoused veterans prevailed in a lawsuit against the VA, the government still has not improved housing access on the West LA…

Sep 17, 2025 • Long Lead and John Patrick Pullen

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August 2025

Sweeping orders, quiet cuts, and an odd appeal: How Trump’s VA is battling the homeless crisis

The president promised to end veteran homelessness on day one of his second term. Six months in, insiders around the West LA VA are concerned.

Aug 6, 2025 • Long Lead and Jasper Craven

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May 2025

White House orders housing for 6,000 homeless veterans be built on West LA VA campus

“We can definitely start housing veterans here — and across America,” says one recently-housed veteran upon hearing the news.

May 10, 2025 • Long Lead and John Patrick Pullen

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April 2025

In homeless veterans’ lawsuit appeal, court weighs “incapable” VA against a judge acting like a “king”

The three-judge panel questioned potential overreach by the district court, while also lamenting the VA's historic shortcomings in combating LA's…

Apr 9, 2025 • Long Lead and Gale Holland

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DOJ lawyer in El Salvador deportation case joins VA appeal of homeless vet lawsuit

Yaakov Roth, a Federalist Society member and former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, joined the Justice Department in February and has…

Apr 8, 2025 • Long Lead and John Patrick Pullen

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March 2025

"Broken promises": Vets reply to the VA's attempt to overturn a landmark lawsuit

Gearing up for the VA's appeal of 'Powers v. McDonough,' veterans say the government's failure to house homeless veterans has lethal consequences.

Mar 6, 2025 • Long Lead and Gale Holland

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“A direct threat to national security”: Top retired military leaders assail VA's homeless response, backing veterans' lawsuit

The decorated officers draw a direct line between veteran homelessness and recruitment issues at a time when the scope and complexity of global threats…

Mar 1, 2025 • Long Lead and Gale Holland

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