THE OBSERVER NEWSPAPERS
THE OBSERVER NEWSPAPERS is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE OBSERVER NEWSPAPERS was paid $99K across 13 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 21, 2003 → Oct 8, 2025
- spans 22.5 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 18
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 13
- 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.
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 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$7,028 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$7,028 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$7,028 | 1 |
| MATSUI, DORIS CA · House DEM |
$3,528 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $11,570 | 11.63% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $87,873 | 88.37% |
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
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $6K | 2 | THURMOND FOR SUPERINTENDENT… 60% | Media 100% | $6K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $607 | 1 | MATSUI, DORIS 100% | Media 100% | $607 | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $2K | 1 | MATSUI, DORIS 100% | Media 100% | $2K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $10K | 1 | VOTE NO ON PROPOSITION 25 -… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $12K | +72% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $18K | 2 | NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMI… 80% | Other / Unclassified 80% | $18K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $4K | 1 | MATSUI, DORIS 100% | Media 100% | $21K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $7K | 1 | HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $28K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $84,373 | 12 | $7K | 84.8% | EQUALITY FOR CALIFORNIA FAM… 39% | 8mo ago |
| Media | $15,070 | 6 | $3K | 15.2% | MATSUI, DORIS 77% | 20mo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATSUI, DORIS | 3 | $11,570 | 5 | 2018-10-24 | 2024-10-14 |
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 | $99,443 | 100.0% | 13 |
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 | 2008-10-08 | EQUALITY FOR CALIFORNIA FAMILIES | Other / Unclassified | — | $33,010 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-15 | NEWSOM BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; SAFETY FOR ALL, YES ON PROP. 63, | Other / Unclassified | — | $14,112 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-23 | VOTE NO ON PROPOSITION 25 - CITIZENS FOR EQUAL JUSTICE FOR ALL - SPONSORED BY DMCG, INC. AND FC&S INSURANCE AGNECY | Other / Unclassified | — | $10,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2012-10-22 | OUR CHILDREN, OUR FUTURE CA | Other / Unclassified | — | $7,126 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-10-08 | HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE | Other / Unclassified | — | $7,028 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-02-16 | MATSUI, DORIS | Media | ADVERTISING | $3,528 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-10-14 | MATSUI, DORIS | Media | ADVERTISING | $3,528 |