KPIX-TV

$46.54M 2025-2026 cycle

KPIX-TV is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KPIX-TV was paid $46.54M across 178 client committees.

Media CBS affiliate San Francisco, CA ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)
Call sign: KPIX · Network: CBS · Market: San Francisco, 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.

Activity span ALL TIME
Jan 21, 2000 → Apr 15, 2026
spans 26.2 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
460
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
178
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Nov 2024 Oct 2025
$600K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

STEYER, THOMAS F. $539K Media · 2 txns HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE $170K Media · 3 txns NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POW… $85K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn KT KPIX-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER, THOMAS F.
1252916
$538,858 2
HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE
1381029
$169,601 3
NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB
1483178
$85,000 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 4

STEYER, THOMAS F. $539K Media · 2 txns HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE $170K Media · 3 txns NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POW… $85K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn PROTECT PATIENTS NOW, SPONSORED BY CA… $-8160 Contributions & Transfers · 1 txn KT KPIX-TV
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
STEYER, THOMAS F.
1252916
$538,858 2
HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE
1381029
$169,601 3
NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB
1483178
$85,000 1
PROTECT PATIENTS NOW, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
1462796
-$8,160 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 8

STEYER, THOMAS F. $539K Media · 2 txns CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING,… $418K Other / Unclassified · 4 txns YES ON PROP 4, CAMPAIGN FOR SAFE DRIN… $366K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE $170K Media · 3 txns PROTECT PATIENTS NOW, SPONSORED BY CA… $143K Other / Unclassified · 7 txns COMMITTEE TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY, S… $109K Digital · 1 txn SAN FRANCISCO FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 798… $90K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POW… $85K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn KT KPIX-TV

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $46,536,331 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2018201920202021202220242025 Q2 2018 (2018 cycle): $609KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $725KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $3.91MQ4 2019 (2018 cycle): $50KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $215KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $2.63MQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $1.9MQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $21KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $444KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $1.27MQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $1.82MQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $221KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $487KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $831KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $170KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $624K Q2Q4Q1Q4Q2Q4Q3Q3Q4 $3.91M

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 $609K 12 KOUNALAKIS FOR LIEUTENANT G… 34% Other / Unclassified 100% $609K
2018 Q3 2018 $725K 5 CALIFORNIANS FOR KIDNEY DIA… 65% Other / Unclassified 100% $1.33M
2018 Q4 2018 $3.91M 38 COALITION TO PROTECT LOCAL … 29% Other / Unclassified 95% $5.24M
2019 Q4 2018 $50K 1 SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICE… 100% Media 100% $5.29M
2020 Q1 2020 $215K 5 NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $215K
2020 Q3 2020 $2.63M 13 PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 37% Other / Unclassified 84% $2.85M +263%
2020 Q4 2020 $1.9M 12 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 55% Other / Unclassified 80% $4.75M -51%
2021 Q3 2020 $21K 2 ELDER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 80% Other / Unclassified 80% $4.77M
2022 Q2 2022 $444K 10 CALIFORNIA INDIAN TRIBES TO… 46% Other / Unclassified 100% $444K
2022 Q3 2022 $1.27M 5 CALIFORNIA INDIAN TRIBES TO… 32% Other / Unclassified 100% $1.71M -52%
2022 Q4 2022 $1.82M 9 STOP YET ANOTHER DANGEROUS … 46% Other / Unclassified 100% $3.53M -5%
2024 Q1 2024 $221K 4 NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 60% Other / Unclassified 100% $221K
2024 Q3 2024 $487K 6 PROTECT PATIENTS NOW, SPONS… 52% Other / Unclassified 100% $708K -62%
2024 Q4 2024 $831K 8 YES ON PROP 4, CAMPAIGN FOR… 44% Other / Unclassified 87% $1.54M -54%
2025 Q3 2024 $170K 3 HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 100% Media 100% $1.71M
2025 Q4 2024 $624K 3 STEYER, THOMAS F. 86% Media 86% $2.33M
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $2.76M across 29 disbursements (avg $95K/check) Top buyer: BROWN FOR GOVERNOR 2014 (21% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $708K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $2.76M across 29 disbursements (avg $95K/check) Top buyer: BROWN FOR GOVERNOR 2014 (21% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $708K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $2.76M across 29 disbursements (avg $95K/check) Top buyer: BROWN FOR GOVERNOR 2014 (21% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $708K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $149K across 2 disbursements (avg $74K/check) Top buyer: COMMITTEE TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY, SPONSORED BY ACTION FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE, NO ON PROP. 36 (74% of category) Last paid: 19mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $109K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $42,776,603 421 $102K 92.6% COALITION TO PROTECT CALIFO… 4% 7mo ago
Media $2,761,322 29 $95K 6.0% BROWN FOR GOVERNOR 2014 21% 8mo ago
Admin & Office $486,668 5 $97K 1.1% CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 100% 5y ago
Digital $148,750 2 $74K 0.3% COMMITTEE TO PROTECT PUBLIC… 74% 19mo ago
Field & Voter Contact $29,793 1 $30K 0.1% TRUEPAC - CONCERNED CITIZEN… 100% 14y ago
Contributions & Transfers -$9,223 2 $-5K -0.0% CALIFORNIANS FOR CLEAN WATE… 0% 17mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$557,544 · 1% of revenue
15
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$9,214,815 · 20% of revenue
161
One-time clients 1 cycle
$36,635,214 · 79% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY CALIFORNIA 3 $557,544 7 2014-10-27 2018-10-30
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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
$46,407,573 100.0% 177
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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 2008-01-19 COALITION TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S BUDGET & ECONOMY, SPONSORED BY A GROUP OF INDIAN GAMING TRIBES Other / Unclassified $1,054,350
Largest all-time 2020-09-19 PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS AND SERVICES, A COALITION OF ON-DEMAND DRIVERS AND NETWORK COMPANIES, SMALL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND PUBLIC SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS Other / Unclassified $970,105
Largest all-time 2018-10-19 COALITION TO PROTECT LOCAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS, SPONSORED BY BUSINESS, LABOR, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, TRANSPORTATION ADVOCATES AND TAXPAYERS Other / Unclassified $849,065
Largest all-time 2014-08-06 PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS TO PROTECT ACCESS AND CONTAIN HEALTH COSTS Other / Unclassified $812,919
Largest all-time 2020-10-23 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, A COALITION OF VETERANS, SENIORS, HOUSING PROVIDERS, SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUPS, TAXPAYER ASSOCIATIONS, AND LABOR; SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION Other / Unclassified $797,872
Largest this cycle 2025-10-08 STEYER, THOMAS F. Media Media Buy $527,829
Largest this cycle 2024-10-02 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, A COALITION OF VETERANS, SENIORS, HOUSING PROVIDERS, SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUPS, TAXPAYER ASSOCIATIONS, AND LABOR; SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION Other / Unclassified $154,666
Largest this cycle 2024-09-11 CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, A COALITION OF VETERANS, SENIORS, HOUSING PROVIDERS, SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUPS, TAXPAYER ASSOCIATIONS, AND LABOR; SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION Other / Unclassified $138,125
Largest this cycle 2024-10-08 YES ON PROP 4, CAMPAIGN FOR SAFE DRINKING WATER AND WILDFIRE Other / Unclassified $131,470
Largest this cycle 2024-10-14 YES ON PROP 4, CAMPAIGN FOR SAFE DRINKING WATER AND WILDFIRE Other / Unclassified $121,525
Recent 2025-10-18 NO ON PROP 50 - STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB Other / Unclassified $85,000
Recent 2025-09-08 HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE Media MEDIA BUY $60,682
Recent 2025-09-23 HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE Media MEDIA BUY $48,238
Recent 2025-10-08 STEYER, THOMAS F. Media Media Buy $11,029
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