L.A. Mayor Race: Who in Hollywood Is Supporting Whom

At any given time when national political figures progressively turn to Hollywood for the money, a hotly contested La mayoral race is beginning to attract the entertainment industry's attention.our editor recommendsSteven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg Support Wendy Greuel For L.A. MayorJeffrey Katzenberg, J.J. Abrams Leading the Control of Hollywood's Super PAC SpendersRelated Subjects•Politics Invites go to the city's monied investment and investment capital crowd for any 12 ,., 9 event in the Holmby Hillsides home of investment banker Warren Woo and wife, Carolyn, to boost money for billionaire fund manager, philanthropist and investment banker Austin Beutner's campaign. Beutner, one of many people searching to exchange called-out Antonio Villaraigosa in 2013, is really a political protégé of former mayor, Richard Riordan. PHOTOS: 10 Artists Dems and Republicans Like to Hate Riordan is among the event's co-hosts, together with Lionsgate's Michael Burns, developer Wayne Ratkovich and wife Joanne, Jeanne and Terry Pritzker, Nick Pritzker, Jody and Scott Siegler, Anne and Bob Simmons, and Earthlink founder Sky Dayton together with partner Arwen Dayton. All have business ties towards the entertainment industry. Beutner was the youngest partner ever within the Blackstone Group and then co-founded, together with former Treasury Secretary Roger Altman, their own fund Evercore, which made him a billionaire. On the way he found time for you to function as a special American emissary to assist restructure the Russian economy after nov communism and also to act as Villaraigosa's economic policy and business czar, managing 13 city departments, including Water and Energy, the harbor and Poor. PHOTOS: Dems and Republicans' Favorite Movies Tickets towards the December, 9 fundraising event are scaly from $250 to $5,000, and also the invitation even offers convenient payment by charge card. Simultaneously, Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen have sent instructions backing Controller (and former DreamWorks executive) Wendy Greuel's mayoral candidacy. The Democratic energy trio is also advocating buddies and affiliates to go to a December 7 Greuel fundraising event in the Westside home of Ellen and Andrew Hauptman, The Hollywood Reporterhas learned. Co-hosts include Hollywood philanthropy consultant Marge Tabankin and industry political consultant Andy Spahn. The way in which situations are shaping up, the March 2013 mayor's race might be the very first since Tom Bradley's landmark victory by which Hollywood requires a substantial and active hands. Related Subjects Politics