LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21 Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., wrapped up his first California campaign with about $1 million more in his campaign coffers.
After announcing his candidacy 11 days ago, Obama scheduled a 3-day trip to California, capped Tuesday with a public rally in the predominantly black Crenshaw neighborhood and followed by a Beverly Hills fundraising dinner, The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.
At the Crenshaw rally, the freshman senator recalled the civil rights legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., before heading to the Beverly Hilton Hotel for a $2,300-a-ticket dinner.
The event was thrown by DreamWorks studio co-founders David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg.
Earlier this week, Obama raised money in La Jolla, San Francisco and Palo Alto, the Times said.
The man, who if elected would be the nation's first black president, plans similar rallies during the next week in Austin, Texas; and Cleveland.
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