JOE BUSCAINO FOR A BETTER LA STATE BALLOT MEASURE COMMITEE

California · CA-SOS · 1413554

$1.27M
Direct disbursements
80
Distinct vendors
193
Disbursement rows
$199K
Independent expenditures
Sep 2018 – Jan 2026
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$1.27M direct disbursements · $149K earmarked passthrough routed to recipients (10 rows where this committee acted as a conduit, with the recipient committee/candidate identified in row metadata)

$57Kacross 12 months

Top vendors paid last 12 months · top 10

Vibrant LA $10K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn Little Italy of Los Angeles Associati… $5K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns Harbor City Food Pantry $5K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn Italian Language Project Inc $5K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn Mission Community Police Council $4K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn East American Steak House $3K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn Catalina Island Healht Foundation $3K Contributions & Transfers · 1 txn Cabrillo Beach Boosters, Inc. $3K Contributions & Transfers · 1 txn Los Angeles County Office of Protocol $3K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn San Pedro Education Foundation $3K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn JB JOE BUSCAINO FOR A BETTER LA STATE B…

People paid by JOE BUSCAINO FOR A BETTER LA STATE BALLOT MEASURE COMMITEE top 20 · $70,280 · 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
Bryson Gillette · DIGITAL COMMUNICA… 2 $38,000 Apr 2022
The Money Wheel · COMPLIANCE AND AC… 5 $8,783 Apr 2022 → Jan 2026
Mike Trujillo · FACILITY AND AV E… 1 $4,133 Jan 2022
Terranea Resort · MEETINGS WITH DON… 1 $3,230 Sep 2022
Gabriela Medina · CAMPAIGN MANAGER … 1 $2,755 Apr 2022
Harbor Connects Gala · EVENT SPONSOR 1 $2,000 Jul 2025
Paramount Global · TRS 1 $2,000 Jul 2024
Avance Democratic Club · 1 $1,500 Jan 2026
Joe Buscaino · REIMBURSABLE EXPE… 1 $1,100 Jul 2024
La Bocca Felice · FUNDRAISING EVENT 2 $1,052 Jan 2023
Jenny Chavez · 5 1 $961 Aug 2022
Camby Hotel Phoenix · TRS 2 $908 Jul 2024
El Paseo Inn · END OF YEAR FUNDR… 1 $761 Jan 2023
Compagnon Wine Bistro · MEETING EXPENSE 1 $717 Jul 2025
Ruth Chris Steakhouse · 1 $668 Jan 2026
Southwest Airlines · TRS 1 $513 Jul 2024
Democratic Municipal Officials · 1 $500 Jan 2025
Raffaello Ristorante · 5 1 $268 Aug 2022
Pizzeria Due · FUNDRAISING EVENT 1 $247 Sep 2022
Fantastic Cafe · 1 $182 Jan 2026

Spend by category

all-cycle
Fundraising $92K Media $48K Strategy & Research $41K Legal & Compliance $37K Contributions & Transfers $10K Travel & Events $6K Admin & Office $5K Wages & Payroll $3K Software & Tech $1K

Spend by service category

Category Total spend Disbursements
Other / Unclassified $1,023,707 70
Fundraising $91,915 47
Media $48,000 3
Strategy & Research $40,720 1
Legal & Compliance $36,580 48
Contributions & Transfers $10,300 4
Travel & Events $5,828 14
Admin & Office $5,297 3
Wages & Payroll $2,755 1
Software & Tech $1,300 2

Recent activity showing 20 of 193

Date Vendor Purpose Amount
Jan 31, 2026 Avance Democratic Club $1,500
Jan 31, 2026 Uber Technologies, Inc. $105
Jan 31, 2026 Los Angeles County Office of Protocol $2,500
Jan 31, 2026 Vibrant LA $10,000
Jan 31, 2026 Califronia Secretary of State $150
Jan 31, 2026 J Trani's Ristorante $748
Jan 31, 2026 Leaders of Tomorrow $1,500
Jan 31, 2026 Nossaman LLP $250
Jan 31, 2026 San Pedro Education Foundation $2,500
Jan 31, 2026 Harbor City Food Pantry $5,000
Jan 31, 2026 Italian Language Project Inc $5,000
Jan 31, 2026 Little Italy of Los Angeles Association $200
Jan 31, 2026 Futurelink Experiential Learning Inc. $1,418
Jan 31, 2026 Uber Technologies, Inc. $111
Jan 31, 2026 Catalina Island Healht Foundation Contribution $2,500
Jan 31, 2026 Trani's Dockside Station $350
Jan 31, 2026 THE MONEY WHEEL, LLC Compliance Consulting $750
Jan 31, 2026 Ruth Chris Steakhouse $668
Jan 31, 2026 Uber Technologies, Inc. $190
Jan 31, 2026 Mission Community Police Council $4,000