The U.S. 9th Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court order requiring the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to build more than 2,500 units of housing on its West Los Angeles campus and invalidating a prestigious private school’s lease there. It overruled the judge’s order invalidating UCLA’s lease of a portion of the VA grounds for its baseball stadium. Advertisement”This class action lawsuit, and its numerous appeals, demonstrates just how far the VA has strayed from its mission,” De Alba wrote. “It’s the most consequential case for veterans in the history of the country,” Rosenbaum said. “The VA should have utilized the West L.A. property as it was intended to house veterans.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 24, 2025 09:11 UTC