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What has the City paid Oracle America Inc?
$19.2M in City payments across 5,323 checks, from July 12, 2017 to June 8, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.
Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026
As published: ORACLE AMERICA INC
$19.2MTotal paid
5,323Payments
$3,598Average payment
FY2017-18Peak full year · $2.7M
By fiscal year
FY2017-18
$2.7M
FY2018-19
$2.0M
FY2019-20
$2.1M
FY2020-21
$2.4M
FY2021-22
$2.5M
FY2022-23
$2.3M
FY2023-24
$2.5M
FY2024-25
$2.1M
FY2025-26
$613K
Who pays them
Building and Safety$4.6M
Police$3.9M
Non-departmental: Appropriations to Special Purpose Fund$2.8M
Finance$1.6M
Non-departmental$1.0M
City Planning$536K
Fire$356K
What for
Contractual Services$8.0M
2,342 payments
553 payments
Office and Administrative$2.6M
708 payments
PW-Sanitation Expense and Equipment$2.2M
751 payments
363 payments
25 payments
339 payments
PW-Sanitation Expense & Equipment$256K
74 payments
55 payments
Operating Supplies$170K
105 payments
Maintenance Materials, Supplies & Services$7K
4 payments
4 payments
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 8, 2026 | Contractual ServicesPublic Works – Board | ORACLE DATABASE ENTERPRISE EDITION- PROCESSOR PERPETUAL | $4,162 |
| June 8, 2026 | Contractual ServicesPublic Works – Board | ORACLE INTERNET APPLICATION SERVER ENTERPRISE EDITION- PROC | $1,533 |
| May 11, 2026 | Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Sanitation | ORACLE SOFTWARE LICENSES AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT | $309 |
| March 20, 2026 | Contractual ServicesPublic Works – Board | ORACLE DATABASE ENTERPRISE EDITION- PROCESSOR PERPETUAL | $4,162 |
| March 20, 2026 | Contractual ServicesPublic Works – Board | ORACLE INTERNET APPLICATION SERVER ENTERPRISE EDITION- PROC | $1,533 |
| March 10, 2026 | Contractual ServicesPublic Works – Board | ORACLE SOFTWARE LICENSES AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT | $1,764 |
| February 11, 2026 | Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Sanitation | ORACLE SOFTWARE LICENSES AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT | $309 |
| January 2, 2026 | Engineering Equipment & TrainingNon-departmental: Appropriations to Special Purpose Fund | SOFTWARE UPDATE LICENSE & SUPPORT | $8,360 |
| January 2, 2026 | Engineering Equipment & TrainingNon-departmental: Appropriations to Special Purpose Fund | SOFTWARE LICENSE & SUPPORT | $1,320 |
| January 2, 2026 | Engineering Equipment & TrainingNon-departmental: Appropriations to Special Purpose Fund | SUPPORT UPDATE LICENSE & SUPPORT | $880 |
| December 26, 2025 | Contractual ServicesPublic Works – Board | ORACLE DATABASE ENTERPRISE EDITION- PROCESSOR PERPETUAL | $4,162 |
| December 26, 2025 | Contractual ServicesPublic Works – Board | ORACLE SOFTWARE LICENSES AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT | $1,764 |
| December 26, 2025 | Contractual ServicesPublic Works – Board | ORACLE INTERNET APPLICATION SERVER ENTERPRISE EDITION- PROC | $1,533 |
| December 15, 2025 | Contractual ServicesPublic Works – Engineering | PRIMAVERA P6 PROFESSIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT-APPLICATION USE | $167 |
| December 15, 2025 | Contractual ServicesPublic Works – Engineering | PRIMAVERA P3E/C PROJECT PLANNER PROFESSIONAL-CONCURRENT USER | $73 |
| December 15, 2025 | Contractual ServicesPublic Works – Engineering | PRIMAVERA P3E/C PROJECT PLANNER PROFESSIONAL-CONCURRENT USER | $73 |
| December 15, 2025 | Contractual ServicesPublic Works – Engineering | PRIMAVERA P3E/C PROJECT PLANNER PROFESSIONAL-CONCURRENT USER | $73 |
| November 18, 2025 | Contractual ServicesInformation Technology Agency | ORACLE DATABASE ENTERPRISE EDITION - PROCESSOR PERPETUAL | $28,669 |
| November 6, 2025 | Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Sanitation | ORACLE SOFTWARE LICENSES AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT | $309 |
| October 31, 2025 | Contractual ServicesPublic Works – Board | ORACLE DATABASE ENTERPRISE EDITION- PROCESSOR PERPETUAL | $4,162 |
| October 31, 2025 | Contractual ServicesPublic Works – Board | ORACLE INTERNET APPLICATION SERVER ENTERPRISE EDITION- PROC | $1,533 |
| October 27, 2025 | Contractual ServicesPolice | ORACLE DATABASE ENTERPRISE EDITION - PROCESSOR PERPETUAL | $29,742 |
| October 27, 2025 | Contractual ServicesPolice | ORACLE DATABASE ENTERPRISE EDITION | $15,894 |
| October 27, 2025 | Contractual ServicesPolice | ORACLE DATABASE IN-MEMORY | $5,274 |
| October 27, 2025 | Contractual ServicesPolice | ORACLE DATABASE ENTERPRISE EDITION | $4,647 |
Also in City Ethics records
Oracle also appears in City Ethics Commission filings as a lobbying client or as the payor of behested payments. Oracle America, Inc. is the vendor; Oracle Corporation is its parent. The records show both; they do not show that one led to the other.
Lobbying, as a client
$1.7M reported paid to 12 lobbying firms, 2005–2026; 2 quarters listed with no amount reported. Filed under: Oracle; ORACLE AMERICA, INC.; Oracle America, Inc.; Oracle America, Inc. (ln behalf of arnie berghoff & associates); Oracle Corp; Oracle Corporation (fka PeopleSoft USA).
| Year | Reported paid to firms |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $45K |
| 2025 | $168K |
| 2024 | $56K |
| 2023 | $53K |
| 2022 | $80K |
| 2021 | $83K |
| 2020 | $90K |
| 2019 | $125K |
| 2018 | $143K |
| 2017 | $98K |
| 2016 | $93K |
| 2015 | $110K |
| 2014 | $105K |
| 2013 | $96K |
| 2012 | $58K |
| 2011 | $88K |
| 2010 | $60K |
| 2009 | $15K |
| 2007 | $21K |
| 2006 | $11K |
| 2005 | $61K |
| Firm | Years | Reported paid |
|---|---|---|
| Arnie Berghoff & Associates | 2013–2023 | $868K |
| Arnie Berghoff & Assoc | 2009–2012 | $193K |
| colLAborate | 2023–2025 | $180K |
| Kindel Gagan | 2015–2019 | $170K |
| Veritas Public Affairs Inc. | 2025–2026 | $89K |
| Cerrell Assoc Inc | 2005–2006 | $41K |
| Armbruster & Goldsmith LLP | 2006–2007 | $28K |
| McConnell Government Relations | 2011 | $28K |
| Mike Roos and Co. | 2005 | $23K |
| Sage Strategic Advisors LLC | 2013 | $21K |
| Sage Advisors Inc | 2013 | $15K |
| Southwest Strategies Group (includes colLAborate) | 2025 | $0 |
Matters lobbied, as filed
- Information technology · 2025–2026Agencies: Airports, Los Angeles World (LAWA, LAX); City Council; Information Technology Agency (ITA); Police (LAPD); Transportation (LADOT, DOT); Water & Power (DWP)
- Information technology contracts with the City. · 2024–2025Agencies: Building and Safety; City Council
- Cybersecurity, Data Management, Cloud Expansion · 2023Agencies: Airports, Los Angeles World (LAWA, LAX); City Council; Information Technology Agency (ITA)
- Information technology procurement opportunities with the City · 2023
- Various information technology issues and procurement opportunities · 2013–2022Agencies: City Council; Information Technology Agency (ITA); Mayor, Office of
- Sales opportunities · 2018–2019Agencies: Airports, Los Angeles World (LAWA, LAX); Harbor (Port of LA, POLA); Water & Power (DWP)
- Sales opportunites @ LAWA and LADWP · 2015–2016Agencies: Airports, Los Angeles World (LAWA, LAX); Harbor (Port of LA, POLA); Water & Power (DWP)
- TECHNOLOGY SERVICES · 2013Agencies: Aging; Airports, Los Angeles World (LAWA, LAX); Animal Services; Board of Referred Powers; Building and Safety; Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA); City Administrative Officer (CAO); City Attorney, Office of; City Clerk; City Council; City Tourism Department; Commission on Community and Family Services; Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA/LA); Controller, Office of; Cultural Affairs; Deferred Compensation Board; Dept of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE); Disability, Dept on; Economic and Workforce Development Dept (EWDD); El Pueblo; Emergency Management; Employee Relations Board; Environmental Affairs; Ethics Commission; Finance, Office of; Fire (LAFD); Fire and Police Pensions (LAFPP); General Services; Harbor (Port of LA, POLA); Housing (LAHD, DOH); Housing Authority (HACLA); Human Relations Commission; Industrial Development Authority; Information Technology Agency (ITA); LA City Employees' Retirement System (LACERS); Library; Los Angeles Housing Department; Mayor, Office of; Municipal Improvement Corporation of LA (MICLA); Neighborhood Councils; Personnel; Planning, City; Police (LAPD); Public Works, Board of; Public Works, Contract Administration; Public Works, Engineering; Public Works, Sanitation; Public Works, Street Lighting; Public Works, Street Services; Recreation & Parks; Transportation (LADOT, DOT); Treasurer, Office of; Water & Power (DWP); Workforce Development Board (WDB); Zoo
7 earlier matters not shown.
Behested payments made
2 reports of payments made at a City official's request, $13K in all (a payment reported by two officials is counted once). Filed under: Oracle. What a behested payment is.
Source: City Ethics Commission lobbying and Form 803 datasets on data.lacity.org, matched to this vendor by hand. See lobbying at City Hall for how the records are read.
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.