Los Angeles Mayor Asks for Transit Funds as Obama Heads Back to D.C.

After a quick fundraising trip to Los Angeles, LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa asks for transportation money as Obama heads back to D.C. Obama's expected to be back at the White House at 4 pm eastern.

Obama Speaks at DNC Fundraiser in Beverly Hills Video

Obama's DNC Fundraiser in Los Angeles

Update 5-28: See the video here.
Following last night's fundraiser in Las Vegas and today's trip to Nellis Air Force Base, Obama is attending a fundraiser for the democratic party in Beverly Hills tonight and then he'll return to Washington. Next week Obama will be traveling to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and elsewhere.
Jennifer Hudson is supposed to perform tonight.

The president will appear with some well-known celebrity hosts tonight at a Beverly Hills fundraiser for the Democratic Party expected to raise about $3 million.

"Obama promised to bring people together,'' the L.A. Times' Tina Daunt notes, "and he'll certainly be doing that tonight, when former DreamWorks partners Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen reunite to co-host dinner with President Barack Obama. Swamp

Gay marriage advocates are picketing in LA.

Obama Announces $2 Billion Grant Program for Electric Car Batteries

Obama checked out electric cars in Pomona, which will be followed by a town hall at 1 pm with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a taping with Leno for an appearance tonight. Obama also was scheduled for a private meeting with Schwarzenegger and other officials.
At the Electric Vehicle Technical Center he said it was good to get out and "recharge your batteries." The 1908 Model T had better gas mileage than today's SUV, he said. $15 billion a year will be invested in alternative energies, he said. Obama announced a $2 billion competitive grant program to spark the manufacturing of batteries that run electric cars. The U.S. is spending $11 billion to upgrade power grid.
I'll post video when it's up.

LAT: Obama will tour the Electric Vehicle Technical Center run by Southern California Edison. It is one of two federal Department of Energy test areas designed to evaluate electric car performance. The president will tour a "Garage of the Future" test platform, part of how experts see electricity and transportation working together in the future.

In pushing for more jobs, Obama has frequently cited solar power and electric cars as being at the top of his agenda. Alternative energy would help free the nations from other, more costly resources such as oil.

Also at the facility will be 30 students from Village Academy High School, mentioned by Obama in a recent speech on educational reform.

Check out the video made by Village Academy High School here.
Partial video:

Obama's California Town Halls

The first will be at the OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa at 4 pm. The second will be held in Los Angeles at 1 pm tomorrow at the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex. Tickets are gone for both.
Tomorrow, Obama will be the first sitting president to appear on the Jay Leno show and he will also tour a plant in Pomona. Details on that here.
Here is the latest from Obama on canvassing for the budget: