LOS ANGELES— Just days before Veterans Day, a federal order has halted an urgent effort to provide temporary housing for homeless veterans on the VA West Los Angeles campus.
On Friday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an emergency stay, blocking a recent order from U.S. District Judge David Carter that called for the installation of 100 temporary housing units. The stay effectively pauses all plans to provide immediate shelter to homeless veterans in the area, a decision that has sparked concern and disappointment among advocates and community members.
Judge Carter’s order, issued in October, came after a series of hearings focused on finding immediate solutions for unhoused veterans as the rainy season approaches. The emergency directive mandated that the VA install 100 temporary housing units on its West LA campus to shelter veterans and protect them from potentially life-threatening weather conditions. For the past month, the plaintiffs, their attorneys, and local VA staff had been coordinating efforts to bring the housing plan to fruition, with a goal of completing the purchase on Tuesday, November 12.
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