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The Atherton Police Department has confirmed reports that former President Barack Obama will be in Atherton on Friday, June 29, for a fundraiser at the home of Liz Simons and Mark Heising.
Police Chief Steve McCulley said the homeowners applied for one of the town’s special event permits for the function but did not ask for any assistance. The Secret Service has also not asked for town help, but police officers will be available if needed, McCulley said.
The permit application says the event will last only two and a half hours. The website Politico, citing a copy of the invitation to the event, says tickets for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser range from $10,000 to $237,300. Politico says House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Anna Eshoo will also attend.
A 2013 visit by Obama to the Simons-Heising home and another Atherton location led to modifications in Atherton’s requirement for special event permits. During that visit, President Obama arrived in a helicopter that landed at the Circus Club.
After the 2013 visit the town sent a bill for $7,600 to the White House, the Secret Service, the Democratic National Committee, Simons and Heising and two other residents who also hosted an event for Obama that same day, Marcia and John Goldman. The billing was for services supplied during the visit, the town said.
No one paid the bill, and the town dropped the matter because it did not have a law on the books specifically requiring the reimbursement.
In 2015, the City Council approved changes in the special event ordinance to require those sponsoring special events to pay for any police, public works or other needed services, as well as the costs for issuing the permit.
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For the first two years of President Obma’s first term, he had a heavily majority Senate, and a majority House. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Representative Jackie Speier, and Representative Anna Eshoo represented us then, as they do now. What did this group do about our immigration laws? Zero.
Mike: What has Trump done with all three branches? I seem to recall a PROMISE about Mexico paying for a wall. Seen a check?
What did GW Bush do (until 2006)?
Reagan? Oh, yeah. The Amnesty.
Obama? Let’s take a look:
“APRIL 23, 2012
Net Migration from Mexico Falls to Zero—and Perhaps Less”
http://www.pewhispanic.org/2012/04/23/net-migration-from-mexico-falls-to-zero-and-perhaps-less/
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To the topic: welcome back, Mr. President. The far fringe right would like to blast you about your tan suit again. http://www.chicagotribune.com/81220218-157.html
Ah, the good ol’ days…
I don’t remember immigration laws being anywhere near the panic Republicans are feeling at this time.
According to Bush and Fox, immigration and country security were securely established in the Patriot Act. And the Democratic majority for 60 votes was thwarted by the Republicans, by using the filibuster!
Mike – why do you bring this up? In Obama’s first 2 years, it was about security, on the heels of 9/11. Now it’s partisan, about racism, loss of jobs(?), oh, and money of course.
I question your comment without addressing what the Republican congress did about any immigration laws then and now.
A gathering of Turkeys trying to soar like eagles.
How exciting to have a return to our town of a truly great and inspirational leader! How we long for the days of compassion and caring, where education, health care, the environment and true family values were our values. What an honor it is to have President Obama, one of our greatest presidents, visit our town.
Oh boy…the -45 cult is here *yet again*.
Okay, sport, let’s try this:
*Permanent tax cuts for the 1% — TEMPORARY tax cuts for the middle class
*A crippled federal bureaucracy, especially in the State Department
*North Korea restarting its nuclear program
*VA still performing below par, with no leadership in place
*Taking away children from asylum seekers, while condemning the practice by other nations
*Alienating allies, while cozying up to dictators
MAGA? Yeah, right.
Let’s get this bum in jail.
Mike – The Senate during Obama’s terms passed a comprehensive bi-partisan immigration bill. Speaker Boehner would not allow it to come to the floor for a vote.
The GOP House preferred to have immigration as a political issue than attempt to solve it. Party over nation.
Where’s your contempt now?
The Supreme Court says it all! It’s about time we got back to constitutional law.
Right to work without forced unionization.