L.A. FOCUS NEWSPAPER
L.A. FOCUS NEWSPAPER is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle L.A. FOCUS NEWSPAPER was paid $77K across 28 client committees.
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
- Apr 26, 2012 → Apr 1, 2025
- spans 12.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 32
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 28
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 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.
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Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR 2010 1328666 |
$15,900 | 1 |
| HAYMON FOR JUDGE 2024 1463944 |
$1,300 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR 2010 1328666 |
$15,900 | 1 |
| HAYMON FOR JUDGE 2024 1463944 |
$1,300 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR 2010 1328666 |
$15,900 | 1 |
| HAYMON FOR JUDGE 2024 1463944 |
$1,300 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR 2010 1328666 |
$15,900 | 1 |
| MC KINNOR FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; TINA 1476547 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| SMALLWOOD-CUEVAS FOR SENATE 2026; LOLA 1456867 |
$1,664 | 2 |
| HAYMON FOR JUDGE 2024 1463944 |
$1,300 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 9
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| YES ON PROP 2, CALIFORNIANS FOR QUALITY SCHOOLS, SPONSORED BY NONPROFIT EDUCATION, LABOR AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS 1473035 |
$23,250 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR 2010 1328666 |
$15,900 | 1 |
| 980020 980020 |
$13,334 | 1 |
| YES ON PROPOSITION 6, ENDING MODERN DAY SLAVERY, SPONSORED BY A COALITION OF CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS 1471998 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| MC KINNOR FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; TINA 1476547 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| SMALLWOOD-CUEVAS FOR SENATE 2026; LOLA 1456867 |
$1,664 | 2 |
| HENDERSON FOR LA COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD 2020 1417140 |
$1,500 | 1 |
| HAYMON FOR JUDGE 2024 1463944 |
$1,300 | 1 |
| HOLDEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; CHRIS 1435690 |
$500 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $3,136 | 4.05% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $74,307 | 95.95% |
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 · 8 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $340 | 1 | MITCHELL FOR SENATE 2018; H… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $340 | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $900 | 1 | MITCHELL OFFICEHOLDER ACCOU… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $900 | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $7K | 3 | CALIFORNIANS FOR STEM CELL … 49% | Other / Unclassified 49% | $8K | +1900% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $4K | 1 | WATERS, MAXINE MS 100% | Media 100% | $12K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $11K | 2 | ALLIANCE FOR CALIFORNIA'S T… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $12K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $5K | 1 | NO ON 29: STOP YET ANOTHER … 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $17K | -26% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $1K | 1 | KAMLAGER-DOVE, SYDNEY 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $500 | 1 | HOLDEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; C… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2K | -90% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $43K | 4 | YES ON PROP 2, CALIFORNIANS… 54% | Other / Unclassified 69% | $45K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $6K | 2 | MC KINNOR FOR ASSEMBLY 2026… 81% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $51K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $464 | 1 | SMALLWOOD-CUEVAS FOR SENATE… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $51K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $17K | 2 | CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIA… 92% | Media 92% | $17K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $79,722 | 24 | $3K | 65.3% | YES ON PROP 2, CALIFORNIANS… 29% | 14mo ago |
| Media | $33,934 | 4 | $8K | 27.8% | CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIA… 47% | 4w ago |
| Print & Mail | $6,000 | 2 | $3K | 4.9% | NO ON 29: STOP YET ANOTHER … 83% | 3y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $2,500 | 1 | $3K | 2.0% | 742204 100% | 5y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $122,456 | 99.2% | 27 | |
| DC | $1,000 | 0.8% | 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 | 2024-10-10 | YES ON PROP 2, CALIFORNIANS FOR QUALITY SCHOOLS, SPONSORED BY NONPROFIT EDUCATION, LABOR AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS | Other / Unclassified | — | $23,250 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-08 | CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE FOR 2010 | Media | Newspaper Ads | $15,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-16 | 980020 | Media | Newspaper Ads/ Support Sade Elhawary | $13,334 |
| Largest all-time | 2004-02-26 | YES ON 47 FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND BETTER SCHOOLS: A COALITION OF TAXPAYERS, PARENTS, SENIORS, EDUCATORS, BUILDERS, LABOR, BUSINESS | Other / Unclassified | — | $10,057 |
| Largest all-time | 2003-08-21 | UEBERROTH FOR GOVERNOR, PETER | Other / Unclassified | — | $6,910 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-28 | HAYMON FOR JUDGE 2024 | — | — | $1,300 |
| Recent | 2025-03-06 | MC KINNOR FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; TINA | Other / Unclassified | — | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2025-03-13 | SMALLWOOD-CUEVAS FOR SENATE 2026; LOLA | Other / Unclassified | — | $1,200 |
| Recent | 2025-04-01 | SMALLWOOD-CUEVAS FOR SENATE 2026; LOLA | Other / Unclassified | 27th Annual First Ladies High Tea | $464 |