Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Obama Coming to L.A. for 2 Beverly Hills Fundraisers


BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (KTLA) -- President Obama is coming to town Wednesday afternoon for two fundraising events, and that could create traffic problems on Los Angeles' Westside.

The president is expected to depart from San Francisco at 3:15 p.m. and touch down at LAX around 4:20 p.m.

Although the exact route will not be released, in recent months the president has flown by helicopter from LAX to the Veterans Administration Hospital in Westwood.


He has then traveled by motorcade east on Sunset Boulevard over the 405 Freeway and into Beverly Hills.

The Secret Service has typically used rolling street closures to help alleviate traffic congestion.

Obama is scheduled to attend a gala sponsored by the LGBT Leadership Council at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel at 7:15 p.m.

The event was originally supposed to be at the smaller SLS Hotel, but demand for tickets went up after the president openly endorsed same-sex marriage.

Singer Pink is scheduled to perform before a crowd paying $1,250 per person up to $25,000 a piece, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Attendees who shell out $25,000 will get priority seating and a photo with Obama.

After the Beverly Wilshire event, Obama will head to another fundraising event at the Beverly Hills home of "Glee" creator Ryan Murphy at 8:55 p.m.

Dinner with the president at Murphy's home, which he shares with fiance David Miller, will run $40,000 per couple or $25,000 for a solo ticket.

Guests can become co-hosts by agreeing to raise $250,000 for the president's reelection, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Taken together, the concert and dinner could raise between $5 million and $10 million for the Obama's campaign.

Last month, Obama raised a record $15 million at a fundraiser at the Studio City home of actor George Clooney.

The president will spend the night in Los Angeles and depart Thursday morning.

Obama's overnight plans and departure time have not been released.

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