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Judge Rejects UCLA’s Effort to Delay Veterans Housing Initiative at Baseball Stadium

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Los Angeles, CA — A recent legal decision has upheld a mandate requiring the University of California, Los Angeles to allocate part of its baseball stadium’s parking lot for housing veterans, denying the university’s request to delay the order. The ruling is part of an ongoing saga involving the misuse of property originally deeded for the benefit of veterans, which UCLA has been using for its athletic programs. The university’s appeal to stall the order was rejected by U.S. District Judge André Birotte Jr., who mandated that UCLA must proceed without delay in developing housing … Read more

Judge’s Ruling Leads to Closure of UCLA’s Jackie Robinson Stadium Starting Thursday

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Los Angeles, CA — UCLA’s Jackie Robinson Stadium, a major landmark in the realm of collegiate athletics, is scheduled to close on Thursday following a recent legal decision concerning the Veterans Affairs (V.A.) property on which it is situated. This ruling marks a pivotal point in a longstanding debate about the appropriate usage of the V.A. land designed primarily to benefit veterans. The closure results from a judge’s decision affirming that the lease of the land to UCLA was improper under laws stipulating the property be used principally for the benefit of veterans. The judgment … Read more