U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough made two big promises in October: To house 40 homeless veterans living at the high-profile Veterans Row encampment in West LA by November, plus another 500 veterans in LA County by December 31. Now VA officials say they’ve fulfilled those promises, but their success depends on how you define “housing” and “Los Angeles.” Outdoors for All is a new initiative aiming to expand access to nature in California. The state has budgeted $1 billion for it, says California’s Natural Resources Agency. And in Huntington Beach — the only city in Orange County in which the city attorney is not appointed by council — council members want the right to get a second legal opinion.