CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES COMMITTEE

California · CA-SOS · 1277100

$7.45M
Direct disbursements
576
Distinct vendors
2,046
Disbursement rows
Jun 2005 – Apr 2026
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$7.45M 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)

$588Kacross 12 months

Top vendors paid last 12 months · top 10

MARKETPLACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. $167K Other / Unclassified · 17 txns Governor's Cup Foundation Inc. $55K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn San Diegans for Health and Safety, sp… $55K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn Cal Fire Local 2881 $37K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns OLSON REMCHO, LLP $35K Legal & Compliance · 11 txns Sheraton San Diego Resort $35K Travel & Events · 1 txn Darren Dow $23K Travel & Events · 22 txns Measure A - City of Soledad (I) $17K Print & Mail · 3 txns Randy Scales $15K Other / Unclassified · 19 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 · $1,331,682 · 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 · MEDIA BUY 2 $400,000 Oct 2012
Darren Dow · TRAVEL EXPENSES 93 $105,496 Oct 2010 → May 2026
Randy Scales · TRAVEL EXPENSES 65 $55,089 Jan 2020 → May 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 · TRAVEL EXPENSES 5 $20,008 Jan 2020 → Jun 2022
Tim Stewart · TRAVEL EXPENSES 21 $17,043 Mar 2020 → Apr 2026
Ken Hale · FIRE STUDY TRAVEL 8 $16,661 Nov 2009 → Feb 2015
Nick Garcia · TRAVEL EXPENSES 5 $15,515 Mar 2020 → Mar 2026
Lamar Companies · CALIMESA PSA BILL… 2 $13,058 Sep 2016 → Mar 2018
Commerce Printing Services · PRINTING DOOR HAN… 1 $12,556 Apr 2026
Cliff Allen · TRAVEL TO ATTEND … 7 $12,529 Jul 2012 → Mar 2023
Sacramento Bee · 1 $12,331 Nov 2020
Southwest Airlines · TRAVEL EXPENSES 19 $12,309 Mar 2020 → Apr 2026
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 $909K Travel & Events $822K Print & Mail $530K Fundraising $445K Strategy & Research $383K Legal & Compliance $116K Software & Tech $54K Contributions & Transfers $40K Field & Voter Contact $27K Digital $15K Admin & Office $11K

Spend by service category

Category Total spend Disbursements
Other / Unclassified $4,094,657 940
Media $909,045 52
Travel & Events $821,815 645
Print & Mail $530,161 113
Fundraising $444,932 71
Strategy & Research $382,509 28
Legal & Compliance $116,378 58
Software & Tech $53,880 40
Contributions & Transfers $40,184 51
Field & Voter Contact $26,713 24
Digital $15,099 9
Admin & Office $11,430 13
Wages & Payroll $301 2

Recent activity showing 20 of 2,046

Date Vendor Purpose Amount
May 15, 2026 MARKETPLACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Data/Support Measure A $329
May 15, 2026 MARKETPLACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. $7,450
May 12, 2026 Viscom Outdoor Billboard Ads $2,250
May 12, 2026 Scott Witt Travel Expenses $4,208
May 12, 2026 Viscom Outdoor Billboard Ads $5,200
May 12, 2026 Fernando Lua Travel Expenses $1,193
May 7, 2026 Measure A - City of Soledad (I) Mailer $4,060
May 7, 2026 Measure A - City of Soledad (I) Walking and Mailing Lists $329
May 5, 2026 MARKETPLACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Walk List, Door Hangers and Yard Signs / Support Measure A $12,556
May 5, 2026 Darren Dow Monthly Stipend $750
May 5, 2026 Randy Scales Monthly Stipend $750
May 1, 2026 MARKETPLACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. $11,000
May 1, 2026 AC HOTELS Lodging $525
May 1, 2026 Darren Dow $593
May 1, 2026 Darren Dow Travel Expenses $1,312
Apr 27, 2026 OLSON REMCHO, LLP $4,037
Apr 24, 2026 AMERICAN AIRLINES Airfare $854
Apr 24, 2026 Elizabeth Brown Travel Expenses $1,520
Apr 22, 2026 CAL FIRE Local 2881 Issues Committee $76
Apr 21, 2026 Yes on Measure B - Perris $5,000