KCBS
$39.32M
2025-2026 cycle
KCBS is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KCBS was paid $39.32M across 75 client committees, of which $444K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Call sign: KCBS · Network: CBS · Market: Los Angeles, CA · Owner: Paramount Global
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$39.32M
=
$38.87M
(Schedule B)
+
$444K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$38,871,614 | 265 rows | 98.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$443,954 | 18 rows | 1.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 14, 2000 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 26.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 265
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 75
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Aug 2025
Jul 2026
$14.59M
across 12 months
Top buyers
Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$1,005,890 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$3,890,748 | 7 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$135,660 | 4 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$99,195 | 4 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$5,185 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$10,373,868 | 28 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR THE PEOPLE, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS 1489677 |
$804,400 | 15 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$475,320 | 15 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$433,755 | 14 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR A FIGHTER IN SUPPORT OF ERIC 1488732 |
$61,285 | 4 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$5,185 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$11,744,323 | 33 |
| NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; SAFETY FOR ALL, 1380675 |
$1,062,458 | 8 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR THE PEOPLE, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS 1489677 |
$804,400 | 15 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$475,320 | 15 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$433,755 | 14 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR A FIGHTER IN SUPPORT OF ERIC 1488732 |
$61,285 | 4 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$5,185 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$11,744,323 | 33 |
| NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; SAFETY FOR ALL, 1380675 |
$1,062,458 | 8 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR THE PEOPLE, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS 1489677 |
$804,400 | 15 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$475,320 | 15 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$433,755 | 14 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR A FIGHTER IN SUPPORT OF ERIC 1488732 |
$61,285 | 4 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$5,185 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$11,744,323 | 33 |
| JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 1458912 |
$1,564,875 | 4 |
| VOTE NO ON LANDLORD GREED SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 1469081 |
$1,352,450 | 3 |
| NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; SAFETY FOR ALL, 1380675 |
$1,062,458 | 8 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR THE PEOPLE, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS 1489677 |
$804,400 | 15 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$475,320 | 15 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$433,755 | 14 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR A FIGHTER IN SUPPORT OF ERIC 1488732 |
$61,285 | 4 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$5,185 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $39,315,568 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 6 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $806K | 12 | CHIANG FOR GOVERNOR 2018; J… 77% | Other / Unclassified 79% | $806K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $134K | 1 | YES ON PROP 12: PREVENT CRU… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $940K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $304K | 3 | YES ON PROP 12: PREVENT CRU… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.24M | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $20 | 1 | RIDLEY HAL R HONORABLE 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $20 | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $72K | 1 | PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $72K | -91% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $423K | 4 | YES ON 20 - KEEP CALIFORNIA… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $495K | +39% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $301K | 4 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021; JOHN 82% | Other / Unclassified 82% | $795K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $913K | 3 | JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSOR… 62% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $913K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $2M | 4 | JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSOR… 50% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2.92M | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $420K | 4 | NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMI… 100% | Media 100% | $3.34M | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $643K | 4 | NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 56% | $3.98M | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $1.84M | 17 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 74% | Media 78% | $1.84M | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $11M | 63 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 88% | Media 88% | $13M | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $1.01M | 2 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Media 100% | $14M | +10% |
Revenue by service category
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $24,232,324 | 159 | $152K | 64.1% | PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND… 12% | 4mo ago |
| Media | $12,761,235 | 62 | $206K | 33.8% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 92% | 2w ago |
| Digital | $804,400 | 15 | $54K | 2.1% | CALIFORNIANS FOR THE PEOPLE… 100% | 3mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $20 | 1 | $20 | 0.0% | RIDLEY HAL R HONORABLE 100% | 6y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$90,404 · 0% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$939,038 · 2% of revenue
72
One-time clients 1 cycle
$37,842,173 · 97% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 743579 | 3 | $90,404 | 7 | 2009-04-23 | 2013-02-20 |
Geographic concentration
Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.
| State | Total spend | % of revenue | Clients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $38,871,594 | 100.0% | 74 | |
| TX | $20 | 0.0% | 1 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.
| Reason | Date | Filer | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest all-time | 2005-09-24 | PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE FUND | Other / Unclassified | — | $1,367,395 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-03-31 | CALIFORNIANS UNITED FOR MEDI-CAL FUNDING AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS | Other / Unclassified | — | $1,266,962 |
| Largest all-time | 2005-10-14 | PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE FUND | Other / Unclassified | — | $993,268 |
| Largest all-time | 2012-10-24 | COMMITTEE TO DEFEND PROP. 38, SPONSORED BY THE ADVANCEMENT PROJECT AND EDUCATION ADVOCATES, WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM MOLLY MUNGER AND STEPHEN ENGLISH | Other / Unclassified | — | $884,085 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Buy | $875,691 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Ad Buy | $802,825 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-07-31 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $725,794 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $721,416 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $702,334 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | TV Ad Buy | $280,096 |
| Recent | 2026-06-10 | A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER | — | — | $44,370 |
| Recent | 2026-06-04 | A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER | — | — | $30,430 |
| Recent | 2026-06-02 | GROW CALIFORNIA | — | — | $7,140 |