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What has the City paid Daily Journal Corp?

$290K in City payments across 203 checks, from August 1, 2017 to August 21, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.

Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026

As published: DAILY JOURNAL CORP

$290KTotal paid
203Payments
$1,426Average payment
FY2017-18Peak full year · $59K

By fiscal year

FY2017-18
$59K
FY2018-19
$57K
FY2019-20
$51K
FY2020-21
$41K
FY2021-22
$36K
FY2022-23
$12K
FY2023-24
$9K
FY2024-25
$11K
FY2025-26
$8K
FY2026-27 *
$7K

Who pays them

City Attorney$224K
Police$21K
Personnel$9K
Public Accountability$7K
City Council$7K
Building and Safety$6K
Transportation$5K
Housing$3K
Cannabis Regulation$2K
Information Technology Agency$2K

What for

Office and Administrative$277K

166 payments

Contractual Services$5K

17 payments

LADBS Expense & Equipment$3K

7 payments

Building and Safety Expense and Equipment$2K

7 payments

Operating Supplies$1K

3 payments

Litigation$841

3 payments

* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $7K so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $6K.

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 21, 2026Contractual ServicesPersonnelDEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDING I - WEB INTERNET POSTING$269
August 21, 2026Contractual ServicesPersonnelDEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDING I - WEB INTERNET POSTING$218
August 21, 2026Contractual ServicesPersonnelDEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDING I - WEB INTERNET POSTING$206
August 17, 2026Office and AdministrativeCity AttorneyACCT# 0014386 (6 COPIES - 1 YR SUB) - LA CITY ATTY-LIBRARY FY26-27$5,841
April 30, 2026Contractual ServicesPersonnelGENERAL MANAGER ANIMAL SERVICES WEB INTERNET POSTING$412
April 30, 2026Contractual ServicesPersonnelGENERAL MANAGER ANIMAL SERVICES WEB INTERNET POSTING$294
April 30, 2026Contractual ServicesPersonnelGENERAL MANAGER ANIMAL SERVICES WEB INTERNET POSTING$176
April 30, 2026Contractual ServicesPersonnelGENERAL MANAGER ANIMAL SERVICES WEB INTERNET POSTING$118
April 24, 2026Office and AdministrativeCity AttorneyACCT# 1124120135/SUMMONS PUB./24STCV14540/DE LA TORRE$139
April 24, 2026Office and AdministrativeCity AttorneyACCT# 1124120135/SUMMONS PUB./24STCV14512/HICKS VS COLA$137
February 25, 2026Office and AdministrativeCity AttorneyACCT# 31000501 CAMPAIGN# 898 LA CITY ATTY - JOB LISTING 2/25/26 -3/3/26 LINE# 13911$1,100
August 7, 2025Office and AdministrativeCity AttorneyACCT# 0014386 (6 COPIES - 1 YR SUB) - LA CITY ATTY-LIBRARY FY25-26$5,841
May 21, 2025Contractual ServicesPersonnelCITY CLERK - WEB INTERNET POSTING 132505 CALIFORNIACITYCLERKS.ORG (CA MUNI CLERKS 04/28/2025$353
May 21, 2025Contractual ServicesPersonnelCITY CLERK - WEB INTERNET POSTING 132504 IMC.COM (INTL INSTITUTE OF MUNICIPAL CLE 04/28/2025$294
December 27, 2024Office and AdministrativePoliceBOPC/OIG WEB INTERNET POSTING$353
December 27, 2024Office and AdministrativePoliceBOPC/OIG WEB INTERNET POSTING$353
December 10, 2024Contractual ServicesPersonnelPERSONNEL DEPARTMENT GENERAL MANAGER WEB INTERNET POSTING 09/16/24 INV# B3854658-IN CUST# 1124120154$469
December 9, 2024LADBS Expense & EquipmentBuilding and SafetyPAY FOR VARIOUS INVOICES BY DAILY JOURNAL TO PLACE ADS FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER POSITION$706
December 9, 2024LADBS Expense & EquipmentBuilding and SafetyPAY FOR VARIOUS INVOICES BY DAILY JOURNAL TO PLACE ADS FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER POSITION$688
December 9, 2024LADBS Expense & EquipmentBuilding and SafetyPAY FOR VARIOUS INVOICES BY DAILY JOURNAL TO PLACE ADS FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER POSITION$646
December 9, 2024LADBS Expense & EquipmentBuilding and SafetyPAY FOR VARIOUS INVOICES BY DAILY JOURNAL TO PLACE ADS FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER POSITION$353
December 9, 2024LADBS Expense & EquipmentBuilding and SafetyPAY FOR VARIOUS INVOICES BY DAILY JOURNAL TO PLACE ADS FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER POSITION$352
December 9, 2024LADBS Expense & EquipmentBuilding and SafetyPAY FOR VARIOUS INVOICES BY DAILY JOURNAL TO PLACE ADS FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER POSITION$352
December 9, 2024LADBS Expense & EquipmentBuilding and SafetyPAY FOR VARIOUS INVOICES BY DAILY JOURNAL TO PLACE ADS FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER POSITION$299
July 22, 2024Office and AdministrativeCity AttorneyACCT# 0014386 (6 COPIES - 1 YR SUB) - LA CITY ATTY-LIBRARY FY24-25$5,828

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.