The city is home to about one in every ten homeless veterans in America today.
VA Secretary Denis McDonough also promises quick action on issues surrounding homeless prevention efforts in Los Angeles.
Estimates of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the veterans homeless population won't be available until later this fall.
About 38,000 veterans nationwide are without stable housing, an estimate that is down nearly half from 2010.
About 38,000 veterans struggle with stable housing in America today.
Last year's increase in homeless veterans across America stemmed largely from problems with housing on the West Coast.
Thomas Bowman, twice passed over in recent months for VA's top job, said the department remains committed to reform efforts and helping veterans.
But Ben Carson said setbacks in 2017 don't mean government-wide efforts to help homeless veterans have failed or stalled.
The department had planned to shift program funding into general use accounts, a move that worried veterans advocates.
Estimates show the total number of veterans without stable housing increased by about 600 from 2016 to 2017.
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