THE CALIFORNIA ADVOCATE NEWSPAPER
THE CALIFORNIA ADVOCATE NEWSPAPER is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE CALIFORNIA ADVOCATE NEWSPAPER was paid $28K across 3 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
- Oct 29, 2008 → Jun 7, 2023
- spans 14.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 13
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 3
- 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
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By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $17,835 | 64.60% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $9,775 | 35.40% |
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 · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $4K | 2 | COSTA, JIM 50% | Media 50% | $4K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $4K | 1 | COSTA, JIM 100% | Media 100% | $8K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | C00638510 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $9K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $5K | 1 | COSTA, JIM 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $5K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $2K | 3 | COSTA, JIM 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $7K | -60% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | COSTA, JIM 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $8K | -47% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | COSTA, JIM 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | COSTA, JIM 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $4K | +60% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $1K | 1 | COSTA, JIM 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $15,940 | 10 | $2K | 57.7% | COSTA, JIM 76% | 3y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $5,985 | 1 | $6K | 21.7% | NO ON 8, EQUALITY FOR ALL 100% | 17y ago |
| Media | $5,685 | 2 | $3K | 20.6% | COSTA, JIM 100% | 7y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSTA, JIM | 4 | $17,835 | 10 | 2018-04-09 | 2023-06-07 |
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 | $23,820 | 86.3% | 2 | |
| Unknown | $3,790 | 13.7% | 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 | 2008-10-29 | NO ON 8, EQUALITY FOR ALL | Other / Unclassified | — | $5,985 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-01-23 | COSTA, JIM | Print & Mail | PRINT ADVERTISING | $5,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-08-09 | COSTA, JIM | Media | NEWSPAPER ADS | $3,790 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-29 | COSTA, JIM | Print & Mail | PRINT ADVERTISING | $2,400 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-05-21 | C00638510 | Print & Mail | PRINT ADVERTISING | $1,895 |
| Largest this cycle | 2023-06-07 | COSTA, JIM | Print & Mail | PRINT ADVERTISING | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2022-06-02 | COSTA, JIM | Print & Mail | PRINT ADVERTISING | $1,250 |
| Recent | 2020-10-19 | COSTA, JIM | Print & Mail | PRINT ADVERTISING | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2020-07-31 | COSTA, JIM | Print & Mail | PRINT ADVERTISING | $500 |