Hillary Clinton Set To Visit Southland For Fundraisers

LOS ANGELES, CA — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is scheduled to hold two fundraisers in the Beverly Hills area Sept. 13, her second visit to the region in four weeks.

Tickets for a luncheon including a performance by singer Lionel Richie begin at $5,000 per person, according to an invitation obtained today by City News Service.

Individuals paying $10,000 will be designated as a co-host and receive preferred seating. A contribution of $33,400 or raising $50,000 will receive preferred seating and have their picture taken with Clinton.

The $33,400 figure is the maximum amount an individual can contribute to a national party committee in a year.

Tickets are $100,000 per couple for a dinner at the home of home of Barry Diller, the chairman and senior executive of the media and internet company IAC and the travel company Expedia, Inc., and his fashion designer wife, Diane von Furstenberg.

Clinton was last in Southern California Aug. 22-23 when she conducted five fundraisers and appeared on the ABC late-night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

— City News Service, photo credit: Alexander Nguyen/Patch