CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES COMMITTEE

California · CA-SOS · 1277100

$7.62M
Direct disbursements
579
Distinct vendors
2,093
Disbursement rows
Jun 2005 – Jul 2026
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$7.62M direct disbursements · $697K earmarked passthrough routed to recipients (78 rows where this committee acted as a conduit, with the recipient committee/candidate identified in row metadata)

$641Kacross 12 months

Top vendors paid last 12 months · top 10

MARKETPLACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. $174K Other / Unclassified · 19 txns San Diegans for Health and Safety, sp… $55K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn Governor's Cup Foundation Inc. $55K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn OLSON REMCHO, LLP $38K Legal & Compliance · 11 txns Cal Fire Local 2881 $36K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns Sheraton San Diego Resort $35K Travel & Events · 1 txn Measure A - City of Soledad $24K Print & Mail · 5 txns Darren Dow $23K Travel & Events · 21 txns ClearChannel $22K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns SEIU Local 221 $15K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn CF CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES COMMITTEE

People paid by CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES COMMITTEE top 20 · $1,336,244 · 0 of 20 linked to person profile

Individuals who received disbursements from this committee — salaried staff, consultants on personal-name contracts, and reimbursements for travel / mileage / per diem. Includes 20 names identified via state-data name-pattern fallback (entity_tp not populated on state filings).

Name Most-common purpose Payments Total paid Activity window
Marketplace Communications · RADIO ADS AND CON… 33 $459,876 Feb 2020 → Oct 2020
Push Marketing · TO OPPOSE: (SEE … 2 $400,000 Oct 2012
Darren Dow · TRAVEL EXPENSES 95 $106,996 Oct 2010 → Jun 2026
Randy Scales · TRAVEL EXPENSES 66 $55,839 Jan 2020 → Jun 2026
Viscom Outdoor · BILLBOARD ADS 7 $41,874 Jun 2023 → May 2026
Oakland Military Institute · OMI'S ANNUAL BENE… 4 $40,000 Jan 2015 → May 2018
American Express · TRAVEL EXPENSES 3 $30,978 Feb 2020 → Apr 2020
Nielsen Broadcasting Corporation · 1 $22,640 Jun 2020
Distinctive Recognition · VOID CHECK 6 $20,947 Apr 2023 → Feb 2026
Tom Gardner · REIMBURSEMENT FOR… 5 $20,008 Jan 2020 → Jun 2022
Tim Stewart · TRAVEL EXPENSES 22 $17,829 Mar 2020 → Jun 2026
Ken Hale · FIRE STUDY TRAVEL 8 $16,661 Nov 2009 → Feb 2015
Nick Garcia · TRAVEL EXPENSES 5 $15,515 Mar 2020 → Mar 2026
Southwest Airlines · TRAVEL EXPENSES 20 $13,346 Mar 2020 → Apr 2026
Lamar Companies · CALIMESA PSA BILL… 2 $13,058 Sep 2016 → Mar 2018
Commerce Printing Services · PRINTING DOOR HAN… 2 $13,045 Apr 2026 → Jun 2026
Cliff Allen · TRAVEL TO ATTEND … 7 $12,529 Jul 2012 → Mar 2023
Sacramento Bee · 1 $12,331 Nov 2020
Matthew Goosev · TRAVEL TO ATTEND … 8 $11,557 Mar 2012 → Jun 2018
Peter Munoa · TRAVEL EXPENSES 8 $11,216 Feb 2020 → Mar 2026

Spend by category

all-cycle
Media $1.05M Travel & Events $839K Print & Mail $548K Fundraising $445K Strategy & Research $392K Legal & Compliance $109K Software & Tech $54K Contributions & Transfers $40K Field & Voter Contact $29K Digital $15K Admin & Office $15K

Spend by service category

Category Total spend Disbursements
Other / Unclassified $3,931,104 882
Media $1,048,810 68
Travel & Events $839,496 659
Print & Mail $548,150 118
Fundraising $444,932 71
Strategy & Research $392,277 55
Legal & Compliance $108,801 56
Software & Tech $53,720 39
Contributions & Transfers $40,184 51
Field & Voter Contact $28,963 28
Digital $15,099 9
Admin & Office $14,882 20
Wages & Payroll $4,051 7

Recent activity showing 20 of 2,093

Date Vendor Purpose Amount
Jul 30, 2026 Cal Fire Local 2881 Issues Committee $33
Jun 30, 2026 Tim Stewart $786
Jun 30, 2026 MARKETPLACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. $11,000
Jun 26, 2026 OLSON REMCHO, LLP $5,285
Jun 19, 2026 Groveland Property Owners - Yes on Fire Protection Measure $12,000
Jun 19, 2026 COMMERCE PRINTING SERVICES Training Materials/ Brochures $489
Jun 19, 2026 Tyree Paul Zander Travel Expenses $558
Jun 5, 2026 Omni La Costa, LLC Travel Expenses $655
Jun 5, 2026 MARKETPLACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. $11,000
Jun 5, 2026 Aaron Read & Associates Travel Expenses $655
Jun 2, 2026 OLSON REMCHO, LLP $5,712
Jun 1, 2026 MARKETPLACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. $11,600
Jun 1, 2026 MARKETPLACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Newspaper & Radio Ads/Support Measure A $3,213
Jun 1, 2026 Randy Scales Monthly Stipend $750
Jun 1, 2026 MARKETPLACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Newspaper & Radio Ads/Support Measure A $3,244
Jun 1, 2026 Darren Dow Monthly Stipend $750
May 28, 2026 ClearChannel $11,600
May 22, 2026 Dimes Media Corporation Radio Ads $2,383
May 22, 2026 Measure A - City of Soledad Newspaper & Radio Ads $6,457
May 22, 2026 Co2 Media Group Radio Ads $2,309