President Biden To Crisscross Los Angeles With Hollywood Heavyweights

LOS ANGELES, CA — Southland motorists should expect some unpredictable road closures and traffic delays through the weekend as President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrive in Los Angeles for a weekend of star-studded fundraisers.

The specifics of the presidential travel plans and fundraising agenda remain vague for security reasons, but the president is expected to arrive Friday and stay through the weekend. Presidential motorcades typically shut down entire stretches of freeway at a time, which means portions of the Santa Monica (10) and san Diego (405) freeways are likely to experience closures as the president attends fundraisers.

On Friday afternoon, Jill Biden will fly into Hollywood Burbank Airport for a tour of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Smidt Heart Institute and Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center to highlight research and advocacy of women's health.

From there she will join her husband at a series of camping fundraisers with celebrities such as Steven Spielberg, Shonda Rhimes, Peter Chernin, Jim Gianopulos and Rob Reiner. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is among those expected to attend, according to multiple media reports. Deadline reported that designer Michael Smith and former U.S. ambassador to Spain James Costos will be hosting the event, which will include a performance by Lenny Kravitz.

Other big names expected to attend include Wendy Schmidt, wife of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Rick Caruso, and former ambassador Robert Tuttle, Reuters reported.

According to Deadline, tickets for the event began at $1,000, ranging to $3,300 and as high as $500,000. Those who contribute $25,000 or more will have access to a photo line.

Biden is expected to raise over $15 million during a series of fundraisers over the next several days, Reuters reported.

The Associated Press reported that Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder of DreamWorks, will also host a fundraising gathering for Biden during the presidential visit.

City News Service contributed to this report.