CheckbookBudget line

What has the City spent on Public Relations?

$98K across 148 payments, October 13, 2017 to August 26, 2026 — 38 purchase orders and 15 vendors, run by Recreation and Parks.

Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026

As published: PUBLIC RELATIONS

Spans more than one contract

This budget line has run for 9 fiscal years across 38 separate purchase orders. A single payment in the register shows none of that — the commitment outlives any one order, and the orders are how it gets renewed.

$98KTotal spent
38Purchase orders
15Vendors
28%Largest vendor's share

Spending by fiscal year

FY2017-18
$826
FY2018-19
$668
FY2019-20
$2K
FY2020-21
$7K
FY2021-22
$87
FY2023-24
$7K
FY2024-25
$23K
FY2025-26
$29K
FY2026-27 *
$29K

* FY2026-27 is still in progress — not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $5K.

Who was paid

Under which orders

1 payment · July 8, 2026 to July 8, 2026

1 payment · February 11, 2025 to February 11, 2025

10 payments · July 15, 2025 to March 13, 2026

27 payments · January 7, 2021 to January 25, 2021

6 payments · November 15, 2023 to May 13, 2024

12 payments · July 15, 2024 to June 13, 2025

1 payment · March 12, 2026 to March 12, 2026

4 payments · April 13, 2026 to June 15, 2026

3 payments · January 14, 2026 to January 14, 2026

2 payments · July 27, 2026 to July 27, 2026

7 payments · August 20, 2026 to August 20, 2026

1 payment · August 26, 2026 to August 26, 2026

1 payment · August 27, 2025 to August 27, 2025

1 payment · August 22, 2024 to August 22, 2024

3 payments · July 13, 2026 to August 13, 2026

1 payment · February 2, 2026 to February 2, 2026

2 payments · June 16, 2020 to June 16, 2020

1 payment · December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2025

12 payments · January 22, 2026 to January 22, 2026

5 payments · October 13, 2017 to June 13, 2018

3 payments · July 9, 2026 to July 9, 2026

3 payments · September 23, 2024 to September 23, 2024

3 payments · June 16, 2020 to June 16, 2020

2 payments · January 15, 2019 to February 13, 2019

1 payment · March 4, 2026 to March 4, 2026

1 payment · September 23, 2024 to September 23, 2024

1 payment · September 23, 2024 to September 23, 2024

1 payment · September 23, 2024 to September 23, 2024

1 payment · September 23, 2024 to September 23, 2024

1 payment · September 23, 2024 to September 23, 2024

1 payment · September 23, 2024 to September 23, 2024

1 payment · September 23, 2024 to September 23, 2024

1 payment · July 30, 2025 to July 30, 2025

1 payment · July 30, 2025 to July 30, 2025

1 payment · July 30, 2025 to July 30, 2025

1 payment · July 30, 2025 to July 30, 2025

1 payment · July 23, 2025 to July 23, 2025

1 payment · July 31, 2025 to July 31, 2025

Sources

LA Controller, Checkbook LA (pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Grouped by account_name, the budget line a payment is booked against — populated on every row, and the most useful field for understanding what a payment actually bought. Back to the checkbook.