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With many conflicting rumors swirling in the past few days, it’s been confirmed that President Donald Trump’s Bay Area fundraiser luncheon today will be in the in the Los Trancos Woods area, at the Portola Valley border.

The luncheon is planned at a $97-million home of former Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy, 610 Los Trancos Road. (View photos of the mansion here).

A Los Trancos Road resident has told Palo Alto Online that police activity is going on outside the 13-acre estate this morning and that luncheon guests are arriving via shuttle and being dropped off at the gated property. One Portola Valley resident reported seeing the police staging at the Little League ballpark at Alpine Road and Westridge Drive.

The president is scheduled to arrive at Moffett Field at 11:10 a.m. and meet with supporters at 12:20 p.m., according to conservativedailynews.com. He plans to leave the area at 2:10 p.m. and travel by motorcade.

Trump’s visit is his first to the Bay Area since a fundraiser was held in Woodside for his 2016 election campaign at the home of private equity firm CEO Saul Fox.

Politico reported yesterday that today’s luncheon would also be held there, but that information has since been removed from its website.

Politico previously reported that the luncheon could be in Atherton, but police Chief Steve McCulley confirmed Trump won’t be in the town in an email to The Almanac, Palo Alto Online’s sister paper.

Local Democratic activists are rallying to protest Trump’s visit. Initially, Backbone Campaign scheduled a protest at San Antonio Road and Foothill Expressway in Los Altos with “Baby Trump” and “Chicken Trump” inflatable balloons. But as the luncheon location has become known, groups like the Raging Grannies have been sending last-minute updates to their supporters. Now, they plan to gather at Rossotti Field in Portola Valley, 3919 Alpine Road. The Grannies report that they will attempt to go to home of the luncheon.

Donors are paying $1,000 to $100,000 for tickets to the event. At the $100,000 level (per couple) the guests will get to attend an exclusive “roundtable” meeting with President Trump prior to the luncheon. Both the $100,000 level and $35,000 level (also per couple) come with the opportunity to take a photo with the president.

California donors have already given $6.5 million to the Trump re-election campaign from January through June this year, according to Politico.

Correction: The initial story stated that 610 Los Trancos Road is in Portola Valley. Technically, that property is under the jurisdiction of the city of Palo Alto.

Correction: The initial story stated that 610 Los Trancos Road is in Portola Valley. Technically, that property is under the jurisdiction of the city of Palo Alto.

Correction: The initial story stated that 610 Los Trancos Road is in Portola Valley. Technically, that property is under the jurisdiction of the city of Palo Alto.

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    Palo Alto police officers park in between a shuttle bus near 610 Los Trancos Road where President Donald Trump will attend a luncheon supporting his 2020 re-election campaign on Sept. 17. Photo by Magali Gauthier.
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    A 13-acre estate in the Los Trancos Woods area owned by former Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy hosted a fundraiser for President Donald Trump on Sept. 17. Image courtesy Google Maps.
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    A protester holds a “Baby Trump” balloon at Rossotti Field in Portola Valley. President Trump is in the Los Trancos area near Portola Valley today for a fundraiser at the home of former Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy. Photo by Sammy Dallal/The Almanac
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    President Donald Trump’s motorcade is photographed arriving at 610 Los Trancos Road near Portola Valley framed by protesters on Sept. 17. Photo by Magali Gauthier/The Almanac

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  4. Yes, he is always welcome, hamberrders and all. I forgot what percentage he got in 2016 from our great town. What was it?

    More or less than the 18% (eight-embarrassing-teen) he got in all of San Mateo county?

    Is Mexico delivering a check for the silly wall to him while he’s here in PV?

  5. Welcome to Portola Valley, Mr. Peace President!

    By this time in the Obama presidency (two and a half years in), Mr. Obama had destabilized Libya (creating a failed state) and pulled US troops out of Iraq (allowing the rise of the murderous ISIS regime).

  6. > pulled US troops out of Iraq

    Per George Bush’s SOFA agreement requiring it. Remember the Iraqi who threw his shoes at Bush? Yeah, that agreement.

    Let’s not forget it was Republicans that lied America into Iraq.

  7. @Trump to lunch in Portola Valley – it doesn’t matter what percent he got in this liberal dumpsterfire of a county/state in 2016, he won the presidency! And because your brain surgeon candidates keep cannibalizing your party, he’ll win again in 2020.
    Thank you for keeping America great, Mr. President!

  8. Glad that this community which is so proud of being “inclusive” and “tolerant” is welcoming President Trump who represents a different point of view than our daily Socialist echo-chamber. Sometimes your party loses elections and moves the country in a different direction. Now if we could just get these voters to see what a mess this state has become we might be able to make some progress in CA.

  9. > this liberal dumpsterfire
    > our daily Socialist echo-chamber

    Can’t imagine why one would stay here when it’s so awful, and be part of a very small fringe minority. Must be painful to be one of the 18-percenters.

    > and moves the country in a different direction

    Yes. After Trump won and the country moved back to the center in 2018 by electing a Democratic House majority, in one of the biggest spankings in years -> 40+ seats.

  10. I grew up in Menlo Park abd spebt time in Portola Valley until I moved in the early 1970s and supported congressman Younger and later voted for Reagan, but I cannot believe anyone with an IQ over ten would support and vote for Trump and waste their money supporting him. Must all be employed in Silicon Valley.
    I do not need to return to the Peninsula or any Menlo Atherton reunions. We used to go to the old Rossatis (new Name) or the Dutch Goose. Those days are definitely older. I guess progress is moving backward.

  15. I agree, Driver. Obama visited more than once and closed 280, Woodside Rd, Atherton Ave, etc. Stanford University was practically on lock-down when Obama came and landed his helicopter on campus. What a mess but I don’t remember anyone complaining about it.

  17. > What a mess but I don’t remember anyone complaining about it.

    Sorry about your memory issues. A quick search will show how wrong that claim is…

    Here’s a couple that came up immediately, and a picked a couple milder ones (again, sorry about that memory thing ya got going on…)

    >Kazoo on Jan 28, 2016 at 2:51 pm
    OY! We’re tapped! Enough of using your office to raise money at the expense of low and middle income taxpayers.

    > Posted by Joe on Feb 11, 2016 at 6:21 pm
    Gotta stop by the Atherton ATM; don’t forget Hillary’s coming soon. Better save some for her.

    Took 20 seconds to find a couple for you (it’s a slow database, after all.)

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