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Trump officials visit LA to take stock of homelessness crisis

LOS ANGELES - Intensifying the focus on California and its homelessness crisis, at least a dozen Trump administration officials are in Los Angeles on a mission to better understand what's playing out in the city and state on the issue.

The visit comes after relentless criticism by President Donald Trump of places like Los Angeles and San Francisco for the large numbers of people who live in squalid conditions on the street.

The group includes officials from the White House, Department of Housing

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