President Barack Obama visits San Diego for the first time Monday as part of a west coast trip to campaign for his re-election.
Security will be tight at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in advance of the president’s arrival just before 2 p.m.
There is no public appearance planned for the president according to White House staffers.
President Obama will attend a fundraiser luncheon at the private home of Elizabeth and Mason Phelps on La Jolla Ranch Road.
La Jolla Ranch Road will be closed for his arrival. As you can imagine, nearby residents are excited about the president coming to their neighborhood.
“I think we'll come down here and see what the crowd turnout is and hopefully we'll see the President,” said Richard Mehren. “It's a once- in-a-lifetime event. It's not often the President comes a couple of doors away."
The event is expected to include 160 people who will pay $5,000 per person to attend.
A photograph with the president will cost attendees around $10,000.
The president's three-day West Coast swing includes seven fundraisers.
President Obama is racing to collect cash ahead of an important Friday quarterly fundraising deadline that will provide a snapshot of the president's strength against the gelling GOP field.
Later Monday, President Obama will take questions from LinkedIn users online as well as a live audience at the Computer History Museum near the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.
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