The master plan to revitalize the campus of the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs was formally adopted at a sun-dappled ceremony flush with political leaders, veterans and the advocates who had fought tenaciously for that moment. Finally, there was a plan in place to transform the campus from an uninviting island of decaying buildings and sterile medical facilities into a gathering center for veterans and the future site of 1,200 units of permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless vets.
That was nearly a year and a half ago. So how are things going? Sluggishly, in some ways. Encouragingly in others.
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