VA takes in millions while housing plans go nowhere

NPR's Ina Jaffe did a report on the West Los Angeles "campus" of the Department of Veterans Affairs, calling it "one of the most fought-over pieces of property in Los Angeles. The nearly 400 acres are in the middle of a densely populated and affluent part of the city. Given its location, the land has been coveted for commercial development. It's also been targeted as a perfect place to provide housing for some of the city's 8,000 homeless veterans."

Ah yes, the housing proposal. Writes Jaffe: "The VA has had plans to create housing for disabled homeless vets for years. But so far, those plans have gone nowhere. Meanwhile, government documents show that the VA has made millions of dollars renting out chunks of the property to private enterprises."

Her story

NPR photo by Nancy Pastor