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What has the City paid Carl Zeiss Ag?
$200K in City payments across 30 checks, from July 20, 2017 to January 6, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.
Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026
As published: CARL ZEISS AG
$200KTotal paid
30Payments
$6,652Average payment
FY2022-23Peak full year · $66K
By fiscal year
FY2017-18
$25K
FY2021-22
$23K
FY2022-23
$66K
FY2023-24
$29K
FY2024-25
$28K
FY2025-26
$28K
Who pays them
Recreation and Parks$200K
What for
Most recent payments
The 25 latest to post. Purpose strings are the Controller's own reference codes — the budget line in the second column is usually the more informative field.
| Date | Budget line | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2026 | Contractual ServicesRecreation and Parks | GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY - PLANETARIUM ANNUAL MAINTENANCE (10/21-10/24/25) | $29,395 |
| January 6, 2026 | Contractual ServicesRecreation and Parks | GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY - PLANETARIUM ANNUAL MAINTENANCE ADJ (10/21-10/24/25) | $605 |
| January 6, 2026 | Nonresident Withholding TX PayRecreation and Parks | 7% STATE WH - GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY - PLANETARIUM ANNUAL MAINTENANCE (10/21-10/24/25) | -$2,100 |
| January 15, 2025 | Contractual ServicesRecreation and Parks | GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY - PLANETARIUM ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FOR NOV-24 | $30,605 |
| January 15, 2025 | Nonresident Withholding TX PayRecreation and Parks | 7% STATE WH- GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY - PLANETARIUM ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FOR NOV-24 | -$2,142 |
| November 7, 2024 | Contractual ServicesRecreation and Parks | GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY- MAINTENANCE ESSENTIAL PARTS FOR ZEISS UNIVERSARIUM SKY PROJECTOR | $827 |
| November 7, 2024 | Nonresident Withholding TX PayRecreation and Parks | 7% STATE WH- GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY- MAINTENANCE PARTS FOR ZEISS UNIVERSARIUM SKY PROJECTOR | -$58 |
| September 12, 2024 | Not EnteredRecreation and Parks | 7% STATE WH- GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY -MAINTENANCE PARTS FOR ZEISS UNIVERSARIUM SKY PROJECTOR | $58 |
| September 12, 2024 | Contractual ServicesRecreation and Parks | GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY - MAINTENANCE ESSENTIAL PARTS FOR ZEISS UNIVERSARIUM SKY PROJECTOR | -$827 |
| April 30, 2024 | Contractual ServicesRecreation and Parks | GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY - MAINTENANCE ESSENTIAL PARTS FOR ZEISS UNIVERSARIUM SKY PROJECTOR | $827 |
| April 30, 2024 | Nonresident Withholding TX PayRecreation and Parks | 7% STATE WH- GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY -MAINTENANCE PARTS FOR ZEISS UNIVERSARIUM SKY PROJECTOR | -$58 |
| January 4, 2024 | Contractual ServicesRecreation and Parks | GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY - PLANETARIUM ANNUAL MAINTENANCE PER CONTRACT NOV-23 | $30,000 |
| January 4, 2024 | Contractual ServicesRecreation and Parks | GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY - MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATED PARTS - MOTORCONTROLLER | $793 |
| January 4, 2024 | Nonresident Withholding TX PayRecreation and Parks | 7% STATE WH -GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY - MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATED PARTS - MOTORCONTROLLER | -$55 |
| January 4, 2024 | Nonresident Withholding TX PayRecreation and Parks | 7% STATE WH- GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY - PLANETARIUM ANNUAL MAINTENANCE PER CONTRACT | -$2,100 |
| June 7, 2023 | Contractual ServicesRecreation and Parks | PART REPAIR OF EARTH PROJECTOR ON THE ZEISS STAR PROJECTOR APR-23 | $169 |
| June 7, 2023 | Nonresident Withholding TX PayRecreation and Parks | 7% STATE WH - PART REPAIR OF EARTH PROJECTOR ON THE ZEISS STAR PROJECTOR APR-23 | -$12 |
| March 2, 2023 | Contractual ServicesRecreation and Parks | GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY 2042551438 - EMERGENCY REPAIR NOV-22 | $20,900 |
| March 2, 2023 | Contractual ServicesRecreation and Parks | GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY 2042555785 - FOLLOWUP EMERGENCY REPAIR JAN-23 | $19,375 |
| March 2, 2023 | Contractual ServicesRecreation and Parks | GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY - PARTS#1440 - EMERGENCY REPAIR NOV-22 | $4,306 |
| March 2, 2023 | Contractual ServicesRecreation and Parks | GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY - PARTS#6705 - FOLLOWUP EMERGENCY REPAIR JAN-23 | $730 |
| March 2, 2023 | Nonresident Withholding TX PayRecreation and Parks | 7% STATE WH - GO FOLLOWUP EMERGENCY REPAIR PARTS#6705 JAN-23 | -$51 |
| March 2, 2023 | Nonresident Withholding TX PayRecreation and Parks | 7% STATE WH - GO EMERGENCY REPAIR PARTS#1440 NOV-22 | -$301 |
| March 2, 2023 | Nonresident Withholding TX PayRecreation and Parks | 7% STATE WH - GO FOLLOWUP EMERGENCY REPAIR JAN-23 | -$1,356 |
| March 2, 2023 | Nonresident Withholding TX PayRecreation and Parks | 7% STATE WH - GO EMERGENCY REPAIR NOV-22 | -$1,463 |
Sources
LA Controller, Checkbook LA (dataset pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Figures are every payment on record within the outside-vendor scope, not a single fiscal year. Back to the checkbook.