President Obama will be in town on Tuesday, according to BCN (via Mercury News, to campaign on behalf of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee at a reception at the Fairmont Hotel, followed by a lavish dinner at the manor of billionaire philanthropists Ann and Gordon Getty.

Tickets for the Fairmont bash will run between $250 and $2,000. A seat at chez Getty will cost a cool $17,600.

On Wednesday, Obama will tour Solyndra, a solar panel manufacturing plant in Fremont, and then make remarks to workers about jobs, the economy, green energy, Michelle's new look -- stuff like that.