[Nov. 18, 2015.  Letter to Vincent Kane, Special Assistant to Secretary Robert A. McDonald, Dept. of Veterans Affairs]  Good morning, Mr. Kane, Last evening as I was driving north on the 405 Freeway, I noticed a long line of brand new school buses. As I approached, there was the word “Tumbleweed” in bold letters on the side of each bus. Next to … Read More

Just when you thought the VA couldn’t swim any deeper into the cesspool of crime, corruption and retaliation, they plunged to even lower depths when they issued a falsified arrest citation to Mr. Patriot, Ted Hayes, for hanging two American flags on the front fence outside the VA’s National Veterans Home. Officers forcefully removed the flags and confiscated them as … Read More

[Letter dated Nov. 11, 2015 to Vincent Kane, Special Assistant to Secretary Robert A. McDonald, Dept. of Veterans Affairs.]  Good morning, Mr. Kane, Today, Veterans Day, I am checking in to see if the elderly homeless Veteran severely beaten at your Stand Down last week on VA property is enjoying this Day in his honor. Gale Holland of the Los Angeles Times says the … Read More

[Letter to Vincent Kane, Special Assistant to Secretary Robert A. McDonald, Dept. of Veterans Affairs] Good morning, Mr. Kane: The Brentwood Community Council held its monthly meeting and I was unable to attend. I understand you were present meeting with your usual VA entourage to reassure the “community” that all is well with their “their land.” On Oct. 1, the VA finally took a semblance of responsibility. They … Read More

Letter dated Oct. 27, 2015 to Vincent Kane, Special Assistant to Secretary Robert A. McDonald, Dept. of Veterans Affairs.  Good morning, Mr. Kane: You were brought to Los Angeles by the Secretary of the VA under the auspices of being an expert on Veteran homelessness. You are anything but that. Everything has been a failure, including stealing the good ideas we have presented. … Read More

Oct. 24, 2015 Vincent Kane Special Assistant to Secretary Robert A. McDonald Dept. of Veterans Affairs Good morning, Mr. Kane, The much-discussed Jan, 28 settlement arrangement between the VA and the Veterans plaintiffs “is not intended to be enforceable in any court.” But it is indeed illegal with its subversive intention to steal Veterans’ land and protect the corrupt VA bureaucrats and … Read More

Oct. 20, 2015 Vincent Kane Special Assistant to Secretary Robert A. McDonald Dept. of Veterans Affairs Good morning, Mr. Kane, When Los Angeles Times reporter Martha Groves emailed me about her then- forthcoming article, “Draft master plan is unveiled for long-neglected VA campus in West L.A.,” she asked for my input. When I challenged the urgency and top-priority being given … Read More

Vincent Kane Special Assistant to Secretary Robert A. McDonald Dept. of Veterans Affairs  Mr. Kane, Veteran homelessness continues to expand, and so does the illegal occupation of Veterans land. However, it is now our understanding that Cameron Gore, the VA’s legal expert, has forced the Shepherd of the Hills Church to vacate VA property and its unauthorized use of the … Read More

(See pdf of Homelessness Strategy Action Plan.)  Oct. 12, 2015  Vincent Kane  Special Assistant to Secretary Robert A. McDonald  Dept. of Veterans Affairs  Good morning, Mr. Kane: In in the very first paragraph — 1. Objective — of the signed copy we were given of the Jan. 28, 2015, “Principles for a Partnership and Framework for Settlement By and Between the U.S. Dept. of Veterans … Read More

Fellow Veterans and Friends of Veterans, Since this is the day of our We the People Town Hall at 12 noon on Skid Row, 808 E. 6th St., downtown Los Angeles, to end homelessness for all Veterans, here are three stories you should know about: U.S. to Accept 85,000 Refugees in 2016, 100,000 in 2017, Kerry Says U.S. to Provide … Read More