8955 Department of Veterans Affairs
Infrastructure Overview

The Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) facilities include eight veterans homes, two state veterans cemeteries, and two office buildings. The eight veterans homes are located in Yountville, Barstow, Chula Vista, Ventura, Lancaster, West Los Angeles, Redding and Fresno on 776 acres of land, with 2.4 million gross square feet of building space. Veterans homes provide domiciliary housing for the state's veterans and are also licensed to provide three levels of care, ranging from assisted living to skilled nursing. The two cemeteries operated by CalVet are located in Igo, near Redding, and in Yountville, and contain a total of approximately 19,000 gravesites on 74 usable acres. A third state cemetery is under construction in the City of Seaside in Monterey County; upon completion, the cemetery will contain 5,000 columbaria gravesites on approximately 17 developed acres.



INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES Back to Top
The following table presents proposed and revised budget year expenditures for capital outlay projects.
Expenditures January '16
Proposed*
May '16
Revised*
Change* % Change
Total Expenditures (All Projects)
$-
$12,277
$12,277
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