President Obama Finishes Visit

President Barack Obama concluded a two-day Southland visit today with an appearance at a breakfast campaign fundraiser in View Park, one of the nation's wealthiest predominately black enclaves.

The breakfast was Obama's 153rd fundraiser since announcing his bid for re-election on April 4, 2011, according to the Republican National Committee. George W. Bush had attended 79 fundraisers for his re-election campaign by this time in 2004, according to CBS.

The trip - roughly 19 hours - is Obama's 11th to the Los Angeles area since taking office, the eighth solely for political fundraising. He has spoken at political fundraisers during all but his first visit to Southern California as president.

Following the breakfast, Obama headed to Los Angeles International Airport to board Air Force One, which will take him to Las Vegas, where he will speak at the University of Nevada Las Vegas about college affordability.

Obama began his Southland visit with two campaign fundraisers in Beverly Hills, where he spoke to mostly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender audiences and discussed his efforts on behalf of their community.

Two sources from the Los Angeles Police Department (who asked not to be quoted) said that any Brentwood street closures were probably related to the visit, but could not confirm that. One source said that the closures change rapidly, but that they almost always happen in this area when the president comes to the city.

Patch guest editor Anne Louise Bannon contributed to this report.