CheckbookVendor
What has the City paid City News Service Inc?
$426K in City payments across 597 checks, from July 6, 2017 to September 2, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.
As published: CITY NEWS SERVICE INC
The Controller records vendor names as free text, so this firm appears under 2 different spellings. They are added together here, and listed in full so the arithmetic is checkable:
- CITY NEWS SERVICE INC
- CITY NEWS SERVICE
By fiscal year
Who pays them
What for
114 payments
193 payments
76 payments
102 payments
112 payments
* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $6K so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $8K.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2, 2026 | L.A. Cityview 35 OperationsInformation Technology Agency | MONTHLY SVCS | $375 |
| August 20, 2026 | Legislative, Economic or Govt. PurposesCity Council | DEFRAY COST FOR SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES | $1,513 |
| August 18, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeRecreation and Parks | CNS MONTHLY SERVICE (ELECTRONIC MEDIA REPORTS, ETC), FOR AUG 2026 | $360 |
| August 4, 2026 | L.A. Cityview 35 OperationsInformation Technology Agency | MONTHLY SVCS | $375 |
| July 24, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeRecreation and Parks | CNS MONTHLY SERVICE (ELECTRONIC MEDIA REPORTS, ETC), FOR JULY 2026 | $360 |
| July 7, 2026 | Legislative, Economic or Govt. PurposesCity Council | DEFRAY COST FOR SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES | $1,513 |
| July 7, 2026 | Legislative, Economic or Govt. PurposesCity Council | DEFRAY COST FOR SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES | $1,513 |
| July 6, 2026 | L.A. Cityview 35 OperationsInformation Technology Agency | MONTHLY SVCS | $375 |
| June 17, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeLibrary | TO PROVIDE NEWS SERVICE LAPL | $533 |
| June 15, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeRecreation and Parks | CNS MONTHLY SERVICE FOR JUNE 2026 | $360 |
| June 1, 2026 | L.A. Cityview 35 OperationsInformation Technology Agency | MONTHLY SVCS | $375 |
| May 27, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeLibrary | ACCT 20043 TO PROVIDE NEWS SERVICE LAPL | $533 |
| May 21, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeRecreation and Parks | CNS MONTHLY SERVICE FOR MAY 2026 | $360 |
| May 13, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeMayor | AV, INVOICE #26-16412, ANNUAL WIRE SERVICE FOR LOS ANGELES | $7,762 |
| May 6, 2026 | Legislative, Economic or Govt. PurposesCity Council | DEFRAY COST FOR SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES | $1,513 |
| May 6, 2026 | Legislative, Economic or Govt. PurposesCity Council | DEFRAY COST FOR SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES | $1,513 |
| May 5, 2026 | L.A. Cityview 35 OperationsInformation Technology Agency | MONTHLY SVCS | $375 |
| April 17, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeRecreation and Parks | CNS MONTHLY SERVICE FOR APR 2026 | $360 |
| April 14, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeLibrary | ACCT 20043 TO PROVIDE NEWS SERVICE LAPL APRIL | $533 |
| April 2, 2026 | L.A. Cityview 35 OperationsInformation Technology Agency | MONTHLY SVCS | $375 |
| March 26, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeLibrary | TO PROVIDE NEWS SERVICE LAPL MARCH | $533 |
| March 24, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeRecreation and Parks | CNS MONTHLY SERVICE FOR MARCH 2026 | $360 |
| March 6, 2026 | Legislative, Economic or Govt. PurposesCity Council | DEFRAY COST FOR SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES | $1,513 |
| March 6, 2026 | L.A. Cityview 35 OperationsInformation Technology Agency | MONTHLY SVCS | $375 |
| February 17, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeRecreation and Parks | CNS MONTHLY SERVICE FOR FEBRUARY 2026 | $360 |
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.