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Here Are Your Obamajam Street Closures For Today And Tomorrow
The President gets into town this afternoon (Photo by T.J. Kirkpatrick-Pool/Getty Images)
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President Barack Obama is flying into LAX this afternoon and will remain in L.A. through Friday morning. This means street closures and traffic. President Obama will land at LAX today after 2 p.m. He'll first hit up a DNC fundraiser at the home of TV producer Chuck Lorre in the Pacific Palisades, followed by a fundraising dinner at filmmaker Tyler Perry's Beverly Hills home, the L.A. Times reports. On Friday morning, he will head over to comedian Marc Maron's home in Highland Park for an interview that will later air on Maron's "WTF Podcast." Following the interview with Maron, the President will leave L.A. for San Francisco.
President Obama isn't the only politician in town this week. Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will be fundraising in Orange County today, then will come to L.A. on Friday.
Thursday
Sepulveda Blvd. will be closed between Lincoln Blvd. and Century Blvd. from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
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Pico Blvd. and 23rd St. will be closed from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Centinela Ave. and Bundy Ave. all be closed from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Bundy Ave. and Interstate 10 Freeway will be closed from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The 405 Freeway and Sunset Bllvd. will be closed from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Evans Road and Monorca Dr. will be closed from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Napoli Drive and Sunset Blvd. will be closed from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunset Blvd. and The 405 Freeway will be closed from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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The 405 Freeway and Mulholland Dr. will be closed from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Mulholland Dr. and Coldwater Canyon will be closed from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Coldwater Canyon and Beverly Dr. will be closed from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Beverly Dr. and Sunset Blvd. will be closed from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Wilshire Blvd. and Santa Monica Blvd. will be closed from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Merv Griffin Way will be closed between Wilshire Blvd. and North Santa Monica Blvd. from 2 p.m. on Thursday to noon on Friday.
Friday
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Wilshire Blvd. and Santa Monica Blvd. will be closed from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Santa Monica Blvd. and Century Park East will be closed from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Century Park East and Pico Blvd. will be closed from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Pico Blvd. and Overland Ave. will be closed from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Overland Ave. and National Blvd. will be closed from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
National Blvd. and Interstate 10 Freeway will be closed from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
The 405 Freeway and Centinela Ave. will be closed from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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Arroyo Blvd. and Mountain St. will be closed from 8 a.m. to noon.
Mountain St. and the 210 Freeway will be closed from 8 a.m. to noon.
The 134 Freeway and Colorado Blvd. will be closed from 8 a.m. to noon.
Colorado Blvd. and Figueroa St. will be closed from 8 a.m. to noon.
York Blvd. and North Ave. 51 will be closed from 9 a.m. to noon.
Yosemite Dr. and North Ave. 56 will be closed from 9 a.m. to noon.
Seco St. will be closed between West Dr. and Lincoln Ave. from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Rosemount Ave. will be closed between Prospect Terrace and North Arroyo Blvd. from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
West Dr. will be closed between Linda Vista Ave. and Salvia Canyon Road from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Rosemount Ave. will be closed between North Arroyo Blvd. and Seco St. from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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