8950 Department of Veterans Affairs
Infrastructure Overview

The Department of Veterans Affairs facilities include three operating veterans homes, three veterans homes under construction, a state veterans cemetery, two sites for new veterans homes, and two office buildings. The three existing veterans homes are located in Yountville, Barstow, and Chula Vista, on 547 acres of land, with 1.5 million gross square feet of building space. New homes in Lancaster and Ventura are expected to be completed by December 31, 2008 and in West Los Angeles by December 31, 2009, thereby providing an additional 55 acres of land and 465,000 gross square feet of building space. The cemetery is located near Redding on 63 acres of land, and contains 8,523 gravesites and 7,800 gross square feet of building space. Sites for new homes in Redding and Fresno total approximately 52 acres. Veterans homes provide domiciliary housing for the state's veterans and are also licensed to provide four levels of care, ranging from assisted living to acute care.



INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES Back to Top
The following table presents proposed and revised budget year expenditures for capital outlay projects.
Expenditures January '08
Proposed*
May '08
Revised*
Change* % Change
Total Expenditures (All Projects)
$253,241
$253,330
$89
0.04%