CALIFORNIA'S BEST

California · CA-SOS · 1442900

$1.28M
Direct disbursements
83
Distinct vendors
391
Disbursement rows
$126K
Independent expenditures
Dec 2021 – May 2026
Activity window
$88Kacross 12 months

Top vendors paid last 12 months · top 10

California's Best $62K Other / Unclassified · 5 txns Capstone Strategies $10K Other / Unclassified · 4 txns GOULD & ORELLANA, LLC $6K Admin & Office · 13 txns California?s Best $3K Contributions & Transfers · 1 txn StubHub $2K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn Champions In Service $1K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn Mastro's LA Downtown $854 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn Aioli $775 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn Javier's Restaurant $733 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn NetFile $700 Fundraising · 4 txns CS CALIFORNIA'S BEST

People paid by CALIFORNIA'S BEST top 20 · $352,592 · 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
Capstone Strategies · 20 $85,056 Oct 2022 → Apr 2026
Efren Martinez · SLATE MAILER 27 $48,249 Aug 2023 → Sep 2024
Valencia Marketing · 12 $37,200 Sep 2022 → Oct 2024
Gabriel Reyes · MAILER 13 $34,914 Sep 2022 → Nov 2022
Tara Perry · MAILER 3 $26,257 Feb 2024 → Feb 2024
Sean Rivas · MAILER 10 $13,840 Feb 2024 → Sep 2024
Eduardo Martinez · MAILER 12 $11,749 Jan 2024 → Feb 2024
Jonathan Sanabria · MAILER 12 $11,749 Jan 2024 → Feb 2024
Esmeralda Castillo · MAILER 12 $11,749 Jan 2024 → Feb 2024
City Club · 8 $11,719 Apr 2022 → Feb 2025
Celeste Rodriguez · MAILER 1 $9,790 Feb 2024
Joy Jeannette · MAILER & POSTAGE 5 $9,300 Oct 2024 → Oct 2024
Daniel Ramos · MAILER & POSTAGE 4 $7,025 Oct 2024 → Oct 2024
Mary Solorio · MAILER 3 $6,980 Oct 2022 → Oct 2022
Stevevonna Evans · MAILER 2 $5,564 Oct 2022
Kevin De Leon · SLATE MAILER 2 $5,034 Sep 2024
Ideate Labs · 1 $5,000 Sep 2024
Victoria Garcia · PHONE CALLS 1 $4,000 Mar 2024
Amanda Uptergrove · MAILER 4 $3,709 Oct 2022 → Oct 2022
Angelo Meza · MAILER 4 $3,709 Oct 2022 → Oct 2022

Spend by category

all-cycle
Print & Mail $243K Strategy & Research $26K Digital $19K Admin & Office $19K Field & Voter Contact $12K Contributions & Transfers $3K Fundraising $3K Travel & Events $1K Wages & Payroll $319

Spend by service category

Category Total spend Disbursements
Other / Unclassified $945,555 190
Print & Mail $243,237 141
Strategy & Research $26,500 3
Digital $19,300 5
Admin & Office $19,219 27
Field & Voter Contact $12,462 2
Contributions & Transfers $3,000 1
Fundraising $2,614 13
Travel & Events $1,096 2
Wages & Payroll $319 1

Recent activity showing 20 of 391

Date Vendor Purpose Amount
May 16, 2026 EFUNDRAISING CONNECTIONS Credit Card Processing Fee $361
May 1, 2026 GOULD & ORELLANA, LLC $500
May 1, 2026 GOULD & ORELLANA, LLC $175
May 1, 2026 NetFile Computer Licensing Fee $100
Apr 27, 2026 Capstone Strategies $1,708
Apr 23, 2026 California?s Best Contribution to committee $3,000
Apr 22, 2026 EFUNDRAISING CONNECTIONS Credit Card Processing Fee $225
Apr 8, 2026 California's Best $5,000
Apr 1, 2026 GOULD & ORELLANA, LLC $500
Apr 1, 2026 NetFile Computer Licensing Fee $100
Mar 26, 2026 StubHub $1,708
Mar 23, 2026 Capstone Strategies $775
Mar 23, 2026 Champions In Service $1,000
Mar 18, 2026 Aioli $775
Mar 3, 2026 NetFile Computer Licensing Fee $300
Feb 20, 2026 California's Best $2,500
Jan 31, 2026 California's Best $5,000
Jan 26, 2026 GOULD & ORELLANA, LLC $500
Dec 15, 2025 GOULD & ORELLANA, LLC $314
Dec 11, 2025 Capstone Strategies $4,000