KNBC
$45.24M
2025-2026 cycle
KNBC is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KNBC was paid $45.24M across 69 client committees, of which $175K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Call sign: KNBC · Network: NBC · Market: Los Angeles, CA
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$45.24M
=
$45.06M
(Schedule B)
+
$175K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$45,063,533 | 272 rows | 99.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$174,675 | 3 rows | 0.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 14, 2000 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 26.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 272
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 69
- 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
$14.90M
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 |
$872,440 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$872,440 | 3 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$114,325 | 5 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$87,125 | 2 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$10,115 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 8
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$8,225,854 | 32 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$954,125 | 13 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$724,965 | 6 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$500,098 | 15 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$445,910 | 18 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT 1488176 |
$55,675 | 1 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR A FIGHTER IN SUPPORT OF ERIC 1488732 |
$45,135 | 4 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$35,615 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$9,071,689 | 36 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$2,254,965 | 8 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$1,229,206 | 8 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$954,125 | 13 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$806,098 | 17 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$445,910 | 18 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT 1488176 |
$55,675 | 1 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR A FIGHTER IN SUPPORT OF ERIC 1488732 |
$45,135 | 4 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$35,615 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$9,071,689 | 36 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$2,254,965 | 8 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$1,229,206 | 8 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$954,125 | 13 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$806,098 | 17 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$445,910 | 18 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT 1488176 |
$55,675 | 1 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR A FIGHTER IN SUPPORT OF ERIC 1488732 |
$45,135 | 4 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$35,615 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$9,071,689 | 36 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$2,254,965 | 8 |
| JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 1458912 |
$1,817,751 | 5 |
| VOTE NO ON LANDLORD GREED SPONSORED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 1469081 |
$1,254,626 | 3 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$1,229,206 | 8 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A COALITION OF HOUSING ADVOCATES, LABOR AND SMALL BUSINESS; CALIFORNIA IS NOT FOR SALE, NO ON 1489677 |
$954,125 | 13 |
| A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER 1484835 |
$806,098 | 17 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$445,910 | 18 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; DELIVER FOR CALIFORNIA - MATT 1488176 |
$55,675 | 1 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIANS FOR A FIGHTER IN SUPPORT OF ERIC 1488732 |
$45,135 | 4 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $883 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $45,237,325 | 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 · 7 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $1.35M | 19 | CHIANG FOR GOVERNOR 2018; J… 48% | Other / Unclassified 73% | $1.35M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $292K | 2 | PREVENT CRUELTY CALIFORNIA,… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.64M | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $42K | 1 | PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $42K | -97% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $97K | 1 | SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES FIR… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $139K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $1.19M | 9 | SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES FIR… 65% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.33M | +307% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $722K | 5 | SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES FIR… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2.05M | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $202K | 1 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021, INC.… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2.25M | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $204K | 3 | COX FOR GOVERNOR 2021, INC.… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2.45M | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $586K | 2 | CALIFORNIANS FOR TRIBAL SOV… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $586K | +1299% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $149K | 1 | CALIFORNIANS FOR TRIBAL SOV… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $735K | +53% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $525K | 3 | CALIFORNIANS FOR TRIBAL SOV… 77% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.26M | -56% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $1.31M | 4 | JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSOR… 71% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.31M | +781% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $1.76M | 4 | JUSTICE FOR RENTERS SPONSOR… 50% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $3.07M | +235% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $537K | 4 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% | Media 100% | $3.61M | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $692K | 4 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% | Other / Unclassified 43% | $4.3M | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $3.31M | 22 | MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CA… 51% | Other / Unclassified 40% | $3.31M | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $9.49M | 74 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 78% | Media 78% | $13M | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $872K | 3 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Media 100% | $14M | -34% |
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 | $31,359,501 | 170 | $184K | 73.7% | NO ON 75, EDUCATORS, FIREFI… 7% | 4mo ago |
| Media | $10,226,606 | 51 | $201K | 24.0% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 89% | 4w ago |
| Digital | $964,125 | 14 | $69K | 2.3% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026, A… 99% | 3mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$1,260,032 · 3% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$2,074,126 · 5% of revenue
66
One-time clients 1 cycle
$41,729,375 · 93% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
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 | $45,063,533 | 100.0% | 69 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.