L.A. Veterans Will Get More Housing After ‘Broken Promises’ (1)

Disabled, homeless veterans in Los Angeles won their bid for additional housing from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, with a federal judge calling out corruption in the agency Friday.

The VA breached its duties to veterans with disabilities by leasing land on its 388-acre campus to entities that don’t “principally benefit” veterans, such as a private school, UCLA’s baseball stadium, and an oil-drilling company, Judge David O. Carter of the US District Court for the Central District of California ruled.

“Over the past five decades, the West LA VA has been infected by bribery, corruption, and the influence ...