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Tiny Homes in a row on the West LA VA Campus. Construction cones and a fence are in front of them.

News

Unhoused Veterans Sue VA Over Discrimination and Illegal Leases

A new civil rights lawsuit alleges that the VA has denied disabled, unhoused veterans services and illegally leased out land that could be veteran housing.

Jon Peltz and Jamie Feiler

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November 16, 2022

fiery blaze engulfs a row of wooden structures

News

12 Tiny Homes Destroyed and 10 Damaged in Fire at the West LA VA

A fire at the VA Tiny Home site illustrates the dire need to provide permanent housing.

Jon Peltz and Jamie Feiler

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September 10, 2022

140 Tiny Homes on the West LA VA Campus

Analysis

30 Tiny Homes Sat Vacant While Veterans Awaited Housing

The West LA VA seems focused on anything but actually getting veterans into housing.

Jamie Feiler and Jon Peltz

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September 6, 2022

the extertior of the Donald Bruce Kaufman Brentwood Branch Library

Analysis

Something’s Rotten in Brentwood

The Brentwood Community Council, a private nonprofit, has influenced policy at the West LA VA for over a decade.

Jamie Loftus

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October 22, 2021