Peter Laugharn, president and chief executive of Westlake Village-based Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and Miguel Santana, president and chief executive of downtown-based California Community Foundation, are chairing a new advisory table to help the county address homelessness.

The table is working to create a unified plan to address and prevent homelessness and will provide oversight on the allocation of public funding to prevent homelessness, deliver supportive services and provide access to affordable housing.

The group will also help implement the “Affordable Housing, Homelessness Solutions and Prevention Now” ballot measure if it passes in November.

Members of the group include Stephanie Klasky-Gamer of LA Family Housing, Grant Sunoo of Little Tokyo Service Center, Janey Rountree of California Policy Lab and Maria Salinas of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Aracely Aguiar has been named president at Pierce College in Woodland Hills. Aguiar had served as interim president for two and a half years. She had previously held roles within the Los Angeles Community College District including department chair, dean and adjunct faculty.

“On behalf of the LACCD Board of Trustees, we are pleased to approve President Aguiar’s permanent appointment,” Board of Trustees President Nichelle Henderson said in a statement. “Her journey from L.A. Valley and L.A. City College student to college president embodies our bistrict’s mission to foster student success and cultivate future leaders through high-quality education.”

Her appointment was announced earlier this month.

“From starting as a student at L.A. Valley College and L.A. City College to now college president is a powerful and inspiring trajectory. From this lens, President Aguiar possesses an exceptional dedication to the success of students at Los Angeles Pierce College and at LACCD,” Chancellor Francisco Rodriguez said in a statement.

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In an effort to draw more visitors to Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board has launched a $1 million campaign hoping to draw visitors from nearby areas to come for an event and stay overnight.

“There are endless experiences for visitors and locals alike. L.A. Tourism’s newest campaign invites Angelenos and our neighbors across the region to explore and rediscover what makes L.A. such a unique and dynamic place to live, work, and play,” Adam Burke, president and chief executive of Los Angeles Tourism said.

Last year, Los Angeles had 43.3 million domestic visitors and 5.8 international visitors. Tourism in the city generated $40.4 billion in total sales, up from 2019 levels.

The Insider is compiled by Interim Editor Hannah Welk. She can be reached at [email protected].