President Barack Obama will make a roughly 6 1/2- hour visit to the Southland Saturday to attend a series of fundraisers for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Democratic National Committee.
Obama is scheduled to arrive at Los Angeles International Airport at 1 p.m. Saturday, according to the White House. He is scheduled to depart at 7:25 p.m.
While in the Southland, he is expected to take part in a roundtable discussion at the home of “Star Trek” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” director J.J. Abrams, with tickets costing $33,400 per person, according to Variety. Proceeds will benefit the DSCC.
The president is also expected to attend a concert by a mystery performer at a private home in Pacific Palisades, according to various Hollywood trade magazines. Tickets for that event cost between $1,000 and $5,000, with proceeds benefiting the Democratic Hope Fund, which supports the DNC and Obama for America.
Obama will also attend a dinner at the home of interior designer Michael Smith and his partner, former HBO executive James Costos, the U.S. ambassador to Spain. Dinner tickets range from $10,000 to $33,400 and will also benefit the Democratic Hope Fund, according to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.
The president was last in Los Angeles on June 18-19, when he attended a pair of DNC fundraisers and taped a podcast with comedian Marc Maron. Obama spent that weekend — Father’s Day — in the Coachella Valley, playing golf.
—City News Service