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What has the City paid Coalition for Responsible?

$37.8M in City payments across 636 checks, from October 12, 2017 to August 19, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.

Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026

As published: COALITION FOR RESPONSIBLE

$37.8MTotal paid
636Payments
$59,417Average payment
FY2022-23Peak full year · $7.1M

By fiscal year

FY2017-18
$1.3M
FY2018-19
$1.1M
FY2019-20
$1.8M
FY2020-21
$2.5M
FY2021-22
$5.2M
FY2022-23
$7.1M
FY2023-24
$5.9M
FY2024-25
$5.7M
FY2025-26
$5.5M
FY2026-27 *
$1.5M

Who pays them

Public Works – Board$33.4M
City Administrative Officer$3.1M
City Council$690K
City Clerk$325K
Cultural Affairs$131K
Non-departmental$64K
Economic and Workforce Development$7K

What for

Contractual Services$33.4M

596 payments

Ruth's Place$3.1M

19 payments

CD 9 Redevelopment Fund$690K

10 payments

Historic Preservation of Lincoln Theater (CD9)$300K

2 payments

Central Avenue Jazz Festival$131K

4 payments

Graffiti Removal$50K

1 payment

CD 9 Public Arts Funding$25K

1 payment

CD9 CDBG Sidewalk Repair$14K

1 payment

Office and Administrative$7K

2 payments

* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $1.5M so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $2.0M.

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.

DateBudget linePurposeAmount
August 19, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCLEAN LA ADULT PROGRAM, FY 2025-2026 ADOPTED BUDGET$125,715
August 19, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCLEAN LA ADULT PROGRAM FY25-26$110,424
August 19, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCLEAN LA YOUTH PROGRAM - YOUTH SERVICE CORPS GRANT, CYCLE 3$56,852
August 19, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCLEAN LA ADULT PROGRAM, FSR 25-0600-S138$42,331
August 19, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCLEAN LA YOUTH PROGRAM - YOUTH SERVICE CORPS GRANT, CYCLE 3$7,561
August 10, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardGREFFITI REMOVAL FY25-26$95,116
August 10, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCD 8 CLEANUP AND BEAUTIFICATION SERVICES$12,500
August 5, 2026Ruth's PlaceCity Administrative OfficerHHH E1908554 RUTH'S PLACE$445,386
July 29, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCOUNCIL DISTRICT 11 CLEANUP AND BEAUTIFICATION AND RESTROOM AMBASSADOR PROJECT$39,418
July 29, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCOUNCIL DISTRICT 11 CLEANUP AND BEAUTIFICATION AND RESTROOM AMBASSADOR PROJECT$31,250
July 29, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCOUNCIL DISTRICT 9 CLEANUP AND BEAUTIFICATION$29,167
July 28, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCLEAN LA ADULT PROGRAM, FY 2025-2026 ADOPTED BUDGET$174,285
July 20, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCLEAN LA ADULT PROGRAM FY25-26$96,691
July 20, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardGREFFITI REMOVAL FY25-26$95,115
July 20, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCOUNCIL DISTRICT 11 CLEANUP AND BEAUTIFICATION AND RESTROOM AMBASSADOR PROJECT$39,418
July 20, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCOUNCIL DISTRICT 11 CLEANUP AND BEAUTIFICATION AND RESTROOM AMBASSADOR PROJECT$31,250
July 20, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCOUNCIL DISTRICT 9 CLEANUP AND BEAUTIFICATION$29,167
July 20, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardGREFFITI REMOVAL FY25-26$14,285
July 20, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCLEAN LA YOUTH PROGRAM - YOUTH SERVICE CORPS GRANT, CYCLE 3$13,204
July 20, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCD 8 CLEANUP AND BEAUTIFICATION SERVICES$12,500
July 16, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCLEAN LA YOUTH PROGRAM - YOUTH SERVICE CORPS GRANT, CYCLE 3$13,801
July 14, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCLEAN LA YOUTH PROGRAM - YOUTH SERVICE CORPS GRANT, CYCLE 3$10,133
July 14, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCLEAN LA YOUTH PROGRAM - YOUTH SERVICE CORPS GRANT, CYCLE 3$7,310
June 11, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardCLEAN LA ADULT HIRING$66,179
June 1, 2026Contractual ServicesPublic Works – BoardGREFFITI REMOVAL FY25-26$95,115

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.