President Obama comes to L.A.: #obamajam

The L.A. Times follows along on social media as President Obama's visit causes L.A. traffic tie-ups.

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by KNX1070 via twitter 3/12/2015 9:53:32 PM
@knxbaird: Preparing for President Obama's arrival #lax #obamajam #KNXTraffic #trafficonthe5s… instagram.com/p/0JLc-gRgcl/
3/12/2015 9:55:30 PM Amy.Hubbard
President Obama’s visit to “Jimmy Kimmel Live” is causing a host of road closures in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Los Angeles police will help close roads in and around Hollywood starting at 3 p.m. for the president’s first visit to the show since his first White House campaign in 2008.
3/12/2015 9:58:34 PM Amy.Hubbard
by ChongChong via twitter 3/12/2015 9:59:05 PM
Hold onto your britches, Los Angeles. #ObamaJam is coming to town, so if you live anywhere near Santa Monica, Hollywood, Burbank good luck!
by KyleKuhns via twitter 3/12/2015 10:01:15 PM
#ObamaJam 2015 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_6Ys4RVEAAWm62.jpg
by Jonathan Katz via twitter 3/12/2015 10:01:36 PM
.@BarackObama is in LA again today! Here's a great pic from the last time he was here. #LosAngeles #Obama #obamajam http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_6jfNtUIAA0IYe.jpg
by John Calabrese via twitter 3/12/2015 10:05:26 PM
True bravery is driving halfway across LA during a Presidential visit. #ObamaJam #obamapocalypse
by Amee Moir via twitter 3/12/2015 10:07:04 PM
@jimmykimmel Plz ask #POTUS why must he ALWAYS arrive/depart #LA during #rushhour ?? #ObamaJam #ObamaOnKimmel #traffic #timingiseverything
by TeHBaNKs via twitter 3/12/2015 10:15:00 PM
Left work early to avoid #ObamaJam but still got caught in the #ObamaJam. Thanks OBAMA. I thought leaving Chicago would be the end of this
by Maria Arteaga via twitter edited by Amy.Hubbard 3/12/2015 10:19:22 PM
Air Force 1,2 and I think #3 just flew over me. #POTUS #LosAngeles #ObamaJam
3/12/2015 11:16:30 PM via Scontent.cdninstagram AW
#Obamajam!! Literally a minute too late getting into the airport before security shut it down to outside traffic. I hope I make my flight!!
by karentvchick via twitter 3/12/2015 11:17:13 PM
The President has landed. #hideyourkidshideyourwife #obamajam #LAtraffic
by Desmond Shaw via twitter 3/12/2015 11:20:31 PM
Get ready for rolling closures from Burbank airport all the way to Hollywood for #ObamaJam! Southbound 170 will probably be affected.
3/12/2015 11:22:17 PM Amy.Hubbard
LAPD says avoid Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue for the next three to four hours due to #obamajam.
by Marcus Yam via twitter 3/12/2015 11:23:39 PM
Traffic in Hollywood begins to swell as roads begin to close for President Obama's visit. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_7syPQUQAA9X4o.jpg
by mikeirvingmusic via twitter 3/12/2015 11:26:03 PM
I hope @jimmykimmel cracks a joke about how #Obama is creating some of the worst traffic on a 90 Degree day in LA #ObamaJam
3/12/2015 11:26:54 PM via Scontent.cdninstagram yoyokellyo
It's all grumbles and "#thanksObama for making my flight an hour late" ???? until you realize Air Force One is landing on your runway....then it's ???? #instagram #grouptext #GottaCallMom
by Marcus Yam via twitter 3/12/2015 11:48:28 PM
Congestion in every direction on Sunset and La Brea. #ObamaJam http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_71faqUkAEzOus.jpg
by L.A. Times: L.A. Now via twitter 3/12/2015 11:51:47 PM
Over the years, Obama has trekked through L.A. plenty of times, always generating commuter complaints lat.ms/1EfUBZg #ObamaJam
by Vlada Gelman via twitter 3/12/2015 11:52:07 PM
What it's like to be stuck in Obamajam: Just sit still and every 5 minutes move two inches.
by mercedesrenard via twitter 3/12/2015 11:53:15 PM
I wish I was on a bike in moments like these ..#ObamaJam
3/12/2015 11:53:37 PM via Scontent.cdninstagram alluringfiasco
Eerie Highland Boulevard. #thanksobama #hollywood #jimmykimmel
by LAXPD Alerts via twitter 3/12/2015 11:56:16 PM
President Obama has arrived! http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_7ylSsVIAASPKt.jpg
by Marcus Yam via twitter 3/12/2015 11:57:24 PM
I don't see the tail end of this #ObamaJam. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_73PMOU8AEtZJV.jpg
by Krystal Mula via twitter 3/13/2015 12:00:14 AM
I'm blaming #ObamaJam for me being late to work even though I'm in a different part of LA #traffic
3/13/2015 12:01:38 AM via Scontent.cdninstagram Heidi Calvert
When #Obama comes to your hood and you make the mistake of going outside, then get stuck on the wrong side of the street! #thanksobama @drums_and_riverwater #hollywood #motorcade
by KristynBurtt via twitter 3/13/2015 12:02:11 AM
Who else is stuck in #ObamaJam? #LostInTheHollywoodHills http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_74nmYU8AASjj-.jpg
by Miss Jasmine via twitter 3/13/2015 12:03:17 AM
Been in the car for 30 minutes and I haven't even made it the 2.5 miles to the highway. #ObamaJam
by Iam Unreal via twitter 3/13/2015 12:04:18 AM
#obamajam police motorcade on highland, maybe we'll see Obama soon?
by Veronica Rocha via twitter 3/13/2015 12:06:20 AM
Obamajam 2015 begins: President's L.A. visit frustrating drivers fw.to/kOOC1zk
by Dustin via twitter 3/13/2015 12:07:27 AM
Obamajam isn't so bad. Just like normal crappy rush hour I think. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_751yfUMAAgAfi.jpg
3/13/2015 12:11:44 AM via Scontent.cdninstagram lizalish
Traffic? What traffic? ???? got on the freeway just seconds before the President and missed all the chaos. Sucks to be on the other side! ???? #lalife #losangeles #thanksobama
by Marcus Yam via twitter 3/13/2015 12:12:47 AM
Apparently there is a pedestrian congestion too, on Sunset blvd. #Obamajam http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_76peTUcAA0bDH.jpg
by Alluring Fiasco™ via twitter 3/13/2015 12:21:40 AM
Eerie Highland Boulevard. #thanksobama #hollywood #jimmykimmel instagram.com/p/0JZIO2FevM/
by sam_sayss via twitter 3/13/2015 12:35:52 AM
Asked a cop at work about #ObamaJam and he goes "just stay put, hang out for a while". So not the response I wanted. #thanksObama
3/13/2015 12:37:25 AM via Scontent.cdninstagram Maxwell Flanders
Ohh hey???? hello Mr. President! #America #usa #obama #president
3/13/2015 12:37:51 AM via Scontent.cdninstagram Roman Gonzalez
Welcome to Hollywood Mr. President #obama #jimmykimmel #theprez #causingtraffic #highlandave
by nicole olney via twitter 3/13/2015 12:38:59 AM
Only one reason why it would take me 30 minutes to drive up 2 blocks... #ObamaInLA
by Meg James via twitter 3/13/2015 12:46:32 AM
Intrepid @LATstevelopez bravely drives into what mere mortals dread (and avoid) #ObamaJam .. Will Steve survive? timelines.latimes.com/can-steve-lope…?
by Marcus Yam via twitter 3/13/2015 12:48:27 AM
I don't see the tail end of this #ObamaJam. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_73PMOU8AEtZJV.jpg
by Marcus Yam via twitter 3/13/2015 12:48:30 AM
A crowd forms along Hollywood blvd outside the @JimmyKimmelLive show. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_8DO-nUwAAUtgH.jpg
by bassbiz via twitter 3/13/2015 1:46:50 AM
ah the sound of news choppers, the smell of jet fuel & #gridlock #Samo #WestLA #ObamaJam
by UCLalicia via twitter 3/13/2015 1:47:02 AM
#ObamaJam is messing up my Thursday plans! Why is he here the same day as the @Outlander_Starz #PaleyFest2015? http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_8QS8zUsAA5ETp.jpg
3/13/2015 1:49:43 AM via Scontent.cdninstagram Nick McLoughlin
#obama
by Elex Michaelson via twitter 3/13/2015 1:50:26 AM
President @BarackObama waves to the crowd as he departs @JimmyKimmelLive. Headed to #SantaMonica fundraiser. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_8PIpjUMAAFLyl.jpg