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UCLA offers proposal to stay on VA campus after being locked out of baseball stadium

A game is underway at a baseball stadium with lights. The scoreboard reads: Jackie Robinson Stadium UCLA Bruins.
Jackie Robinson Stadium, shown here during a March game between UCLA and USC, has been ordered off limits by Judge David O. Carter. He previously ruled that outside groups must find ways to benefit veterans or vacate the sprawling VA campus in West L.A.
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UCLA hopes that its new proposal will allow its baseball team to continue leasing facilities from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. A judge ordered the team to vacate the premises on Sep. 25.

What’s in the proposal: UCLA offered to increase its rent from $320,000 annually to $600,000, and also offered to demonstrate for the court how they support veterans by offering free and low-cost healthcare. In August, Judge David O. Carter ruled that the land being leased to outside tenants should be used to build over 2,000 new homes for veterans.

The case: A group of veterans filed a lawsuit against V.A. Secretary Denis McDonough in 2022 for discrimination, arguing that more housing near the agency’s campus is needed for disabled veterans who rely on the V.A. for medical services and have trouble accessing the campus from other parts of Southern California.

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The backstory: Carter has taken a hard line against UCLA and private entities leasing land on the V.A. campus, like the Brentwood School and Bridgeland Oil. He ordered Bridgeland to cap its oil well last month, and the Brentwood School will also need to reach a deal with the V.A. to continue using its own facilities on the land.

What's next: Hearings for the case took place throughout last week. The next one is scheduled for Monday.

Go deeper: Read more about the judge’s order that led to the lockout.

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