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Locals React to Obama’s Visit

It’s been the talk of the town and residents have been sharing their opinions.

It’s been the talk of the town and residents have been sharing their opinions.

Social media outlets have been abuzz with the latest news that President Barack Obama at Redwood City’s . He’ll be attending two fundraisers earlier in the afternoon, one in Palo Alto’s Garden Court Hotel and another at a philanthropic couple’s home in

Atherton, but end the night in Redwood City.

Many residents expressed excitement at the President’s impending arrival:

@I think it would be great. It would bring a lot of attention to our little community.

@Angie_Coiro Sure, Obama's the Prez, but now he's REALLY hitting the big time: playing #redwoodcity's @FoxTheatre!

@editingwhiz Big local news: President Obama Coming to Fox Theatre in Redwood City May 23

@Gaga_NEXT NEW!... President Obama to Rally in Redwood City… pls RT

 

However, some were less than enthusiastic:

@LittleOzzie77 great! Just what we need. More traffic issues in downtown. No one cares about this fool anymore!

 

When asked if residents were attending the rally, residents on Facebook responded:

“Heck no...way too expensive......but I am hoping to catch a glimpse of his Limo :-)”

“No thanks, much better things to do with my hard-to-come by money.

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Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood.
Share something with your neighbors. Write a new post... What's up? Make an announcement, speak your mind, or sell something
Merrily May 20, 2013 at 09:54 pm
That is a really good question, Bret! It has been a MIGHTY long time since we had a raise includingRead More even a cost of living increase!
Vanessa Castañeda (Editor) May 20, 2013 at 05:19 pm
Good question, Bret.
Vanessa Castañeda (Editor) May 16, 2013 at 11:35 am
Pamela, are you following a conversation that's taking place on Patch?
Bret Baird May 18, 2013 at 09:05 am
Thank you for posting this. As a teacher who represents 500 teachers, we routinely pay out of ourRead More own pockets to support our students.