KTSF
$274K
2025-2026 cycle
KTSF is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle KTSF was paid $274K across 17 client committees, of which $30K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Call sign: KTSF · Network: PBS · Market: San Francisco, CA
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$274K
=
$244K
(Schedule B)
+
$30K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$244,096 | 27 rows | 89.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$30,090 | 1 rows | 11.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 20, 2004 → Jul 30, 2026
- spans 22.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 27
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 17
- 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
$80K
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GARY'S LIST ACTION 1490064 |
$51,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GARY'S LIST ACTION 1490064 |
$51,000 | 1 |
| WORKING FAMILIES FOR SAN FRANCISCO PAC C00945303 |
$30,090 IE $30,090 |
1 |
| MA FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FIONA 1457360 |
$16,184 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GARY'S LIST ACTION 1490064 |
$51,000 | 1 |
| WORKING FAMILIES FOR SAN FRANCISCO PAC C00945303 |
$30,090 IE $30,090 |
1 |
| MA FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FIONA 1457360 |
$19,814 | 3 |
| BARRERA FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026 1478161 |
$624 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GARY'S LIST ACTION 1490064 |
$51,000 | 1 |
| WORKING FAMILIES FOR SAN FRANCISCO PAC C00945303 |
$30,090 IE $30,090 |
1 |
| MA FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FIONA 1457360 |
$19,814 | 3 |
| YES ON PROP 50 SPONSORED BY OC ACTION 1483721 |
$6,700 | 2 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$2,350 | 1 |
| BARRERA FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026 1478161 |
$624 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GARY'S LIST ACTION 1490064 |
$51,000 | 1 |
| WORKING FAMILIES FOR SAN FRANCISCO PAC C00945303 |
$30,090 IE $30,090 |
1 |
| MA FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FIONA 1457360 |
$19,814 | 3 |
| YES ON PROP 50 SPONSORED BY OC ACTION 1483721 |
$6,700 | 2 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$2,350 | 1 |
| BARRERA FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026 1478161 |
$624 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GARY'S LIST ACTION 1490064 |
$51,000 | 1 |
| CHIU FOR CITY ATTORNEY 2024; DAVID 1466331 |
$37,800 | 1 |
| WORKING FAMILIES FOR SAN FRANCISCO PAC C00945303 |
$30,090 IE $30,090 |
1 |
| MA FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FIONA 1457360 |
$19,814 | 3 |
| LOW FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; EVAN 1456424 |
$12,110 | 1 |
| YES ON H FOR FIREFIGHTER HEALTHY & SAFETY, SF FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 798 1462942 |
$11,309 | 1 |
| YES ON PROP 50 SPONSORED BY OC ACTION 1483721 |
$6,700 | 2 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$2,350 | 1 |
| BARRERA FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026 1478161 |
$624 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $3,385 | 1.23% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $270,802 | 98.77% |
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 · 5 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $7K | 1 | KIM FOR MAYOR 2018; JANE 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $7K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $14K | 2 | KIM FOR MAYOR 2018; JANE 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $21K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $3K | 1 | GREG TANAKA FOR CONGRESS 100% | Media 100% | $3K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $11K | 3 | ROLAND FOR SUPERIOR COURT J… 100% | Digital 100% | $11K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $61K | 3 | CHIU FOR CITY ATTORNEY 2024… 62% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $72K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $5K | 2 | YES ON PROP 50 SPONSORED BY… 53% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $77K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $4K | 1 | YES ON PROP 50 SPONSORED BY… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $4K | -62% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $20K | 4 | MA FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR … 97% | Media 97% | $24K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $51K | 1 | GARY'S LIST ACTION 100% | Media 100% | $75K | — |
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 | $159,144 | 18 | $9K | 65.4% | CHIU FOR CITY ATTORNEY 2024… 24% | 6mo ago |
| Media | $73,827 | 5 | $15K | 30.3% | GARY'S LIST ACTION 69% | 1w ago |
| Digital | $10,500 | 3 | $4K | 4.3% | ROLAND FOR SUPERIOR COURT J… 100% | 2y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$6,700 · 3% of revenue
16
One-time clients 1 cycle
$237,396 · 97% of revenue
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 | $244,096 | 100.0% | 17 |
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 | 2026-07-30 | GARY'S LIST ACTION | Media | TV Ad Buy, Yes on C, No on D to Protect San Francisco's Small Businesses and Economic Recovery, Sponsored by San Francisco Civic Organizations 1485633 | $51,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-08 | CHIU FOR CITY ATTORNEY 2024; DAVID | Other / Unclassified | — | $37,800 |
| Largest all-time | 2016-09-15 | WIENER FOR STATE SENATE 2016, SCOTT | Other / Unclassified | — | $21,378 |
| Largest all-time | 2004-02-20 | EDVOICE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | — | $21,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2014-10-23 | CHIU FOR ASSEMBLY 2014, DAVID | Other / Unclassified | — | $13,218 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-12 | MA FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FIONA | Media | Media Payments; (P) | $8,092 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-22 | MA FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FIONA | Media | Media Payments; (P) | $8,092 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-24 | YES ON PROP 50 SPONSORED BY OC ACTION | Other / Unclassified | — | $4,025 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-07 | MA FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FIONA | Media | Media Payments; (P) | $3,630 |
| Recent | 2026-05-07 | BARRERA FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2026 | — | — | $624 |