Obama-Biden California Visits

from April 10, 2012 to November 6, 2012
Compare: Romney-Ryan California Visits.                   Rationale, Methodology and Limitations.


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 		Oct. 7-8... Oct. 7 Los Angeles.  Oct. 8 Keene, San Francisco.
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 		Oct. 24 Burbank.
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 		Oct. 25-26... Oct 25 Calabasas, Los Angeles.  Oct. 26 La Jolla.
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 		June 6-7... June 6 San Francisco, Beverly Hills.  June 7 Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.
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 		June 19-20... June 19 Los Angeles, Sacramento.  June 20 Carmel.
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 		July 23 Oakland, Piedmont, Oakland.




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 Aug. 3 Bel Air.
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 		Aug. 12-13... Aug. 12 Beverly Hills.  Aug. 13 Ladera Heights, Burbank.


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 April 19-20... April 19 Los Angeles.  April 20 Montecito.


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 		May 10 Los Angeles.
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 		May 23-24... May 23 Atherton, Redwood City.  May 24 San Jose.
 

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N O V E M B E R

O C T O B E R
October 25-26 Michelle Obama
October 25
-Fundraiser at the home of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith in Calabasas, CA. ($)  
-Tapes appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in Los Angeles, CA.
October 26
-Fundraiser hosted by Irwin Jacobs, co-founder of Qualcomm, and his wife Joan at their home in La Jolla, CA. ($) 

October 24 Barack Obama
-On two-day, non-stop “America Forward!” tour, tapes an appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in Burbank, CA.

October 7-8 Barack Obama
October 7
Flight to Los Angeles, CA.
-Fundraiser at the home of DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg in Los Angeles, CA (a dozen attendees). ($)
-"30 Days to Victory Concert" fundraiser at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, CA (6,000 people). ($)  Note: after this event Obama met with the two winners of the "Meet Two Presidents" contest, Vicki Moore of Matthews, NC and Linda Romans-Hnath from Broadview Heights, OH.
-Fundraiser in the WP24 restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton in Los Angeles, CA (120-150 people, $25,000 per person). ($)
Overnight in Los Angeles, CA.
October 8
Flight from LAX to Bakersfield Meadows Field Airport.
-At the César E. Chávez National Monument tours the Memorial Garden and delivers remarks at Villa La Paz announcing establishment of the monument, in Keene, CA.
Flight from Bakersfield Meadows Field Airport to San Francisco.
-Fundraiser at The InterContinental San Francisco in San Francisco, CA (25 people, $40,000 per person). ($)
-Fundraisering dinner at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA (100 people, $20,000 per person). ($)
-Fundraising concert (John Legend and Michael Franti) at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA (6,000 people, $200 per person). ($)
Overnight in San Francisco, CA.

S E P T E M B E R


A U G U S T
August 12-13 Michelle Obama
August 12
-"Sunday of Fun" fundraiser with members of "No Doubt" and their families at the home of Gwen Stefani in Beverly Hills, CA. ($)
-Fundraising reception at the home of Warner Bros. CEO Barry Meyer and his wife, Wendy. ($)
August 13
-Fundraising luncheon hosted by Yolanda "Cookie" Parker at the home of Barry and Wendy Meyer in Ladera Heights, CA. ($)
-Tapes appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in Burbank, CA.

August 3 Joe Biden
-Fundraising reception at the home of entrepreneur Shoukat Hussain Ali in Bel Air, Los Angeles, CA. ($)

J U L Y
July 23 Barack Obama
-Fundraiser "broadly tech-related campaign discussion" at the Scottish Rite Temple in Oakland, CA (25 people, $35,800 per person). ($)
-Fundraiser at the home of Quinn Delaney, activist, and husband Wayne Jordan, real estate investor and developer in Piedmont, CA ($35,800 per person). ($)
-Fundraiser at Fox Theater in Oakland, CA. ($)
Overnight in San Francisco, CA.

*July 22-23 no events:  July 22 Flight Buckley Air Force Base, CO to San Francisco, CA.  Overnight in San Francisco, CA.  [note Romney also in SF]  July 23 Flight San Francisco, CA to Reno, NV.
J U N E
June 19-20 Joe Biden
June 19
-Delivers remarks at the 40th Annual International Convention of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA.
-Fundraiser at the Sutter Club in Sacramento, CA (130 people/$500 per person). ($)
Overnight in Monterey, CA.
June 20 - Fundraising breakfast at Sunset Center in Carmel, CA (650 people/$100 per person). ($)

June 6-7 Barack Obama
June 6
-Fundraising roundtable on 11th Floor at Landmark at One Market Plaza in San Francisco, CA. ($)
-Fundraising luncheon at the Julia Morgan Ballroom at the Merchants Exchange in San Francisco, CA (270 people, $5,000 per person). ($)
-LGBT Leadership Council 2012 Gala Reception fundraiser (planned performance by Pink cancelled due to medical reasons; Darren Criss filled in) at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA (600 people). ($)
-Fundraising dinner at the home of Glee creator Ryan Murphy and his fiancé, photographer David Miller in Beverly Hills, CA (70 people). ($)
Overnight in Los Angeles, CA.
June 7
    Unannounced breakfast meeting with young Hollywood stars at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA.
-Fundraising breakfast at the home of builder/developer Charles Quarles (president of The Bedford Group) and his wife JoAnn in View Park area of Los Angeles, CA (300 people, $2,500 per person). ($)

 MAY
May 23-24 Barack Obama
May 23
-Fundraiser at the home of Doug Goldman, founder of Certain Software and Levi-Strauss heir, and Lisa Goldman, co-founder of the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund, including performance by David Crosby and Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills, and Nash, in Atherton, CA (60 people/$35,800 per person). ($)
-Fundraising reception at the Fox Theatre Redwood City in Redwood City, CA (1,100 people/$250 per person). ($)
Overnight in San Jose, CA.
May 24 - Finance roundtable fundraiser at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, CA (20 people/ $35,800 per person). ($)

May 10 Barack Obama
-Fundraising dinner at the home of actor George Clooney in (Studio City) Los Angeles, CA (150 people/$40,000 per person). ($)
Overnight in Los Angeles, CA.

APRIL
April 19-20 Joe Biden
April 19
-LGBT roundtable at the home of HBO's Michael Lombardo, president of HBO programming and husband Sonny Ward, architect and designer (reported by Variety).  ...described by CNN as "a prospecting event for a future fundraiser"
-Fundraiser at another private residence in Los Angeles, CA ($10,000 per person). ($)
April 20 - Fundraiser, hosted by Nancy Koppelman, at private residence on Eucalyptus Lane in Montecito, CA ($2,500 per person). ($)  Note. Air Force Two was grounded at Santa Barbara Airport by a bird strike.  Leaving the fundraiser Biden also made an unplanned stop for a photo with students at All Saints-by-the-Sea Parish School in Montecito.


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Past campaign visits: 2008 Obama-Biden  |  2004 Kerry-Edwards  |  2000 Gore-Lieberman.