THE OBSERVER NEWSPAPER
THE OBSERVER NEWSPAPER is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE OBSERVER NEWSPAPER was paid $64K across 12 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
- Jan 28, 2000 → Oct 10, 2024
- spans 24.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 17
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 12
- 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 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| YES ON PROP 2, CALIFORNIANS FOR QUALITY SCHOOLS, SPONSORED BY NONPROFIT EDUCATION, LABOR AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS 1473035 |
$22,878 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $7,056 | 11.07% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $56,659 | 88.93% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
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| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $7K | 1 | LEE, BARBARA 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $7K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $23K | 1 | YES ON PROP 2, CALIFORNIANS… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $30K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $37,096 | 11 | $3K | 58.2% | YES ON PROP 2, CALIFORNIANS… 62% | 20mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $26,619 | 6 | $4K | 41.8% | 880354 73% | 2y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 880354 | 3 | $19,563 | 5 | 2003-09-16 | 2006-05-23 |
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 | $61,967 | 97.3% | 11 | |
| TX | $1,748 | 2.7% | 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 | 2024-10-10 | YES ON PROP 2, CALIFORNIANS FOR QUALITY SCHOOLS, SPONSORED BY NONPROFIT EDUCATION, LABOR AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS | Other / Unclassified | — | $22,878 |
| Largest all-time | 2003-09-25 | 880354 | Print & Mail | Newsletter | $9,200 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-28 | LEE, BARBARA | Print & Mail | PRINT ADVERTISING | $7,056 |
| Largest all-time | 2003-09-16 | 880354 | Print & Mail | Newsletter | $6,894 |
| Largest all-time | 2015-11-19 | PAN. VOTE NO ON THE RECALL.; KEEP CALIFORNIA HEALTHY. KEEP DR. | Other / Unclassified | — | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2012-05-14 | PAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2012, DR. RICHARD | Other / Unclassified | — | $1,980 |
| Recent | 2014-06-09 | COOPER FOR ASSEMBLY 2014, JIM | Other / Unclassified | — | $500 |