April 21, 2008

Schwarzenegger attends Saban clinic opening

During his Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2006 march to reelection, one of the enduring story lines of the campaign was the number of Democrats crossing party lines to back the Republican governor.

Among the prominent Democrats who backed Schwarzenegger were a trio of Hollywood players: Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and media mogul Haim Saban.

They all donated money to the governor and, late in the campaign, Saban hosted a fundraiser for Schwarzenegger.

"I backed Arnold because of his bipartisan positions and his working with both sides of the aisle," Saban said in an e-mail to The Bee in October 2006.

Today, Schwarzenegger is attending the renaming ceremony of the Los Angeles Free Clinic, which provides free medical care to L.A. residents. Saban and his wife, Cheryl Saban, donated $10 million to the clinic, which is being renamed the Saban Free Clinic.

The event is at 10:45 a.m.

Posted by Shane Goldmacher on April 21, 2008 9:50 AM