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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

UCLA will appeal eviction from VA baseball stadium

UCLA ROTC cadet in 1930s
From the Westwood-Century City Patch:

UCLA will appeal a federal judge's ruling that effectively locks the university out of Jackie Robinson Stadium—which is on Veterans Administration land in West Los Angeles —where Bruin baseball has been played for decades, it was announced Tuesday...

If appeals fail, the university may have to vacate the stadium after the 2014 season... U.S. District Judge S. James Otero ruled in August that by not using the land to provide health care for vets, the VA is in violation of federal law. Otero issued a written ruling Monday rejecting efforts to persuade him to overturn his decision...

Full story at http://centurycity.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/judges-ruling-may-prevent-ucla-from-playing-baseball-at-jackie-robinson-stadium

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