County Moves to Shield Veterans Affairs Land
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Concerned that hundreds of acres dedicated to serving veterans might be used instead as office space, Los Angeles County supervisors authorized their attorneys Tuesday to block any development plans that would violate county planning rules.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which owns the land, has yet to decide what to do with the property, which straddles Wilshire Boulevard in an unincorporated area of Westwood. A department spokeswoman said a decision is expected by next spring.
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