CDVA Announces Date For Groundbreaking For W/LA Home

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SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS INVITES ALL VETERANS TO THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR WEST LOS ANGELES VETERANS HOME
 
EVENT:      The California Department of Veterans Affairs is pleased to announce the groundbreaking ceremony for the Veterans Home of California in West Los Angeles.  A dignified and memorable ceremony is planned for this event.
 
DATE:     Friday, July 6, 2007
 
TIME:      10:00 a.m.
 
LOCATION:      USDVA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare Campus
800 Bringham Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90049
 
WHO:       Secretary Tom Johnson, California Department of Veterans Affairs
Secretary James Nicholson, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Councilman Herb J. Wesson, Jr., City of Los Angeles
Representatives from Veterans Service Organizations
Local Elected Representatives

 
BACKGROUND:      The West Los Angeles Veterans Home, together with the Lancaster and Ventura Veterans Homes, form the Greater Los Angeles Ventura Counties (GLAVC) Project.  The total cost for constructing these three veterans homes is approximately $299.6 million.  The United States Department of Veterans Affairs’ contribution to construct all three Southern California veterans homes is about $179.8 million and California’s contribution estimated at $119.8 million.
 

California Department of Veterans Affairs

 

ADVISORY

 
Contact: JP Tremblay
 Jerry Jones
Jaime Arteaga
Legislation and Public Affairs
916-653-2192
Fax 916-653-2611
July 3, 2007


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