Who spends to be heard

The other side of the money trail: disclosed lobbying payments and campaign contributions — money organizations report spending to influence the decisions that steer public dollars. This is self-reported, city-by-city, and shown next to the contract data as two facts side by side. Read the note first — it matters here more than anywhere.

Read this first. Two public facts, side by side — not an accusation.

Everything here is SELF-REPORTED by filers to a city campaign-finance / ethics agency (LA City Ethics; San Francisco Ethics Commission), and is scoped to that ONE jurisdiction. It is disclosed influence activity — money reported spent to be heard, which is legal and public.
When an organization appears BOTH here AND in the contract or grant data elsewhere on this site, that overlap is INFORMATIONAL. It means the same organization reported influence spending and, separately, received government payments. It does NOT mean — and nothing here implies — that any contract was awarded because of it, that any vote was influenced, or that anyone did anything improper. Correlation is not causation.
We show the two figures next to each other and let you draw your own conclusions. Influence dollars are kept completely separate from the government-payment totals — the two are never added together.
Only ORGANIZATIONS are listed. Individual donors are not shown. Names appear exactly as the filer reported them.

Los Angeles City

Source: Los Angeles City Ethics Commission ↗ · CC0 (Public Domain) — LA City Ethics Commission, via data.lacity.org. · self-reported disclosure data.

Lobbying — top spenders (by client)

$1.16B

Reported lobbying payments

self-reported · Los Angeles City over 2005–2026

Payments clients reported making to registered Los Angeles City lobbying firms over 2005–2026. Showing the top 6,000 of 12,311 clients by reported amount. These are the registered clients that reported paying to lobby — shown as reported, not as an allegation.

#	Client (lobbying)	Reported amount	Filings
1	AEG	$11.0M	134
2	Champion Real Estate Company	$8.2M	83
3	Atlas Capital Group, LLC	$7.4M	41
4	Chick-Fil-A	$6.4M	58
5	CIM Group	$6.4M	157
6	CRE-HAR Crossroads SPV, LLC	$5.9M	30
7	BARDAS Investment Group	$5.7M	45
8	Harridge Development Group, LLC	$4.7M	85
9	La Terra Development LLC	$4.7M	45
10	Clear Channel Outdoor, LLC on this site	$4.6M	143
11	Westfield, LLC	$4.4M	139
12	NBCUniversal Media, LLC	$4.3M	156
13	Millennium Partners LA	$3.7M	20
14	Official Police Garage Assn of LA	$3.6M	87
15	Englander Knabe & Allen on behalf of LaTerra Properties	$3.5M	39
16	Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. on this site	$3.5M	82
17	Hollywood International Regional Center	$3.4M	43
18	Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences	$3.1M	54
19	CREED LA	$3.0M	77
20	Lightstone DTLA, LLC on this site	$2.8M	34
21	Holland Partner Group	$2.8M	107
22	Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway	$2.8M	58
23	Home Depot on this site	$2.8M	45
24	The Clarett Group	$2.6M	62
25	SOCAL San Pedro SPV1, LLC	$2.6M	12
26	Millennium Partners	$2.6M	68
27	Watermark Westwood Village LLC	$2.6M	18
28	JMB Realty Corporation	$2.6M	95
29	Next Century Associates, LLC	$2.6M	92
30	Rancho LPG Holdings Inc.	$2.5M	43
31	Fox Studio Lot LLC	$2.4M	38
32	Athens Services on this site	$2.4M	112
33	Angels Landing Partners, LLC (formerly Peebles Corporation, The)	$2.4M	14
34	Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. on this site	$2.4M	40
35	Holland Partners	$2.3M	103
36	HMS Host	$2.3M	62
37	American Airlines on this site	$2.2M	107
38	ASUR Airports (fka URW Airports, LLC and Westfield Airports, LLC)	$2.1M	80
39	City of Ontario on this site	$2.1M	57
40	Clear Channel Outdoor on this site	$2.1M	88

A name badged “on this site” links to that organization's cross-source profile, where its reported influence spending appears next to the government payments it received — two facts side by side, not a claim that one caused the other.

Campaign contributions — top organization contributors

$446.9M

Reported itemized contributions

self-reported · Los Angeles City over 2001–2026

Itemized monetary campaign contributions reported to Los Angeles City committees over 2001–2026. Showing the top 1,034 organization contributors — individual donors are not listed. The total is all itemized contributions reported (which includes individuals we don't itemize here).

#	Organization contributor	Reported amount	Filings
1	Los Angeles Police Protective League	$14.1M	35
2	Political Action Council of Educators, sponsored by teachers unions, including United Teachers Los Angeles	$7.4M	35
3	COMMITTEE TO EXPAND THE MIDDLE CLASS CANDIDATE COMMITTEE SPONSORED BY AIRBNB, INC.	$6.2M	6
4	California Business Roundtable Issues PAC	$3.7M	8
5	Building a Stronger West sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters	$3.2M	2
6	CENTRAL CITY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, ON BEHALF OF REGIONAL BUSINESSES WITH MAJOR FUNDING BY AIRBNB	$2.7M	4
7	Contributions Listed on PAC's FEC Report	$2.7M	1
8	Community Partners (Nonprofit 501(c)(3))	$2.5M	6
9	California Apartment Association Independent Expenditure Committee	$2.1M	6
10	Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	$1.7M	3
11	CENTRAL CITY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	$1.6M	11
12	California Teachers Assn. Assn. For Better Citizenship	$1.6M	7
13	Service Employees International Union Local 99 (Non Profit 501 (c)(5))	$1.6M	9
14	Smart Justice California Action Fund	$1.6M	21
15	Building a Stronger California, Sponsored by Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters	$1.5M	4
16	Los Angeles Police Protective League PAC	$1.4M	82
17	Los Angeles Police Protective League Independent Expenditure Committee	$1.3M	6
18	Service Employees International Union United Service Workers West (SEIU USWW)	$1.3M	12
19	Working Californians, Sponsored by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 18	$1.2M	6
20	Charter Public Schools PAC	$1.2M	8
21	Service Employees International Union Local 99 Independent Expenditure PAC	$1.1M	19
22	Los Angeles County Federation of Labor AFL-CIO Council on Political Education	$978K	18
23	National Education Association Advocacy Fund	$950K	4
24	American Federation of Teachers COPE	$900K	6
25	Service Employees International Union Local 721 CTW, CLC Workers' Strength Committee	$800K	6
26	UNITE HERE Local 11 PAC	$778K	11
27	California Business Properties Association Issues PAC	$625K	7
28	Local 18 Water and Power Defense League (IBEW)	$606K	9
29	Members' Voice of the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California	$550K	4
30	Unite Here Local 11 PAC	$528K	10
31	Douglas Emmett Properties, LP and affiliated entities	$525K	3
32	California Association of Realtors Issues Mobilization PAC	$510K	8
33	Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters	$505K	9
34	Southern California Partnership for Jobs (Nonprofit 501(c)(6))	$500K	2
35	National Association of Realtors	$500K	1
36	Dignity California Service Employees International Union SEIU Local 2015	$500K	2
37	Consumer Attorneys PAC	$500K	3
38	SEIU Local 2015 Issues PAC	$500K	1
39	Westfield Property Management, LLC(Abby Jagoda)	$500K	1
40	Douglas Emmett Properties, LP and Affiliated Entities	$500K	1

San Francisco

Source: San Francisco Ethics Commission ↗ · PDDL/CC0 — San Francisco Ethics Commission, via DataSF. · self-reported disclosure data.

Campaign contributions — top organization contributors

$303.5M

Reported itemized contributions

self-reported · San Francisco over 2000–2026

Itemized monetary campaign contributions reported to San Francisco committees over 2000–2026. Showing the top 5,998 organization contributors — individual donors are not listed. The total is all itemized contributions reported (which includes individuals we don't itemize here).

#	Organization contributor	Reported amount	Filings
1	AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION CALIFORNIA PAC (NON-PROFIT 501 (C)(6))	$22.6M	17
2	JUUL LABS	$15.5M	4
3	PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY on this site	$13.8M	32
4	AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION CALIFORNIA PAC	$9.3M	5
5	A MORE AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY UBER	$9.2M	1
6	R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES, BY ITS SERVICE COMPANY RAI SERVICES COMPANY	$9.1M	6
7	Airbnb, Inc.	$8.5M	10
8	NEIGHBORS FOR A BETTER SAN FRANCISCO ADVOCACY	$7.2M	51
9	Salesforce.com Inc. on this site	$5.0M	6
10	San Francisco Giants on this site	$3.7M	31
11	FIVE POINT HOLDINGS LLC AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES	$3.7M	7
12	FC PIER 70, LLC/FOREST CITY RESIDENTIAL GROUP, INC. AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES	$2.9M	6
13	Progress San Francisco	$2.6M	51
14	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS	$2.2M	6
15	ACTION NOW INITIATIVE	$2.2M	5
16	R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY	$2.1M	2
17	PACIFIC WATERFRONT PARTNERS, LLC	$2.1M	23
18	Committee on Jobs Government Reform Fund	$2.1M	58
19	Service Employees International Union Local 1021 Candidate PAC	$2.1M	40
20	SAN FRANCISCO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS	$2.0M	55
21	UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. on this site	$2.0M	5
22	Service Employees International Union Local 1021 Issues PAC	$2.0M	53
23	Recology on this site	$1.7M	10
24	SAN FRANCISCO FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 798	$1.6M	4
25	San Francisco Police Officers Association	$1.6M	95
26	COMMITTEE ON JOBS GOVERNMENT REFORM FUND	$1.5M	55
27	KILROY REALTY, L.P.	$1.5M	14
28	Service Employees International Union Local 1021	$1.3M	34
29	CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ISSUES MOBILIZATION PAC	$1.3M	11
30	Dignity CA SEIU Local 2015	$1.3M	33
31	International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers Local 21 TJ Anthony PAC Fund	$1.0M	15
32	PROGRESS SAN FRANCISCO	$1.0M	13
33	AIRBNB, INC.	$945K	3
34	Yerba Buena Consortium LLC	$893K	26
35	Uber Innovation Ballot Measure Committee, a committee for Prop 1	$790K	3
36	PG&E Corporation	$786K	56
37	UNITE HERE Local 2 members (less than $100 per member per year)	$740K	76
38	SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION ISSUES PAC	$736K	32
39	Charles Schwab & Co.	$726K	10
40	CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES on this site	$726K	12

All figures on this page are self-reported by filers to a city campaign-finance / ethics agency and are scoped to that single jurisdiction. They are disclosed influence activity, kept entirely separate from the government-payment figures on Spending and Money Trail — the two are never added together.