CheckbookVendor
What has the City paid SMG?
$24.7M in City payments across 276 checks, from July 18, 2017 to September 2, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.
$24.7MTotal paid
276Payments
$89,356Average payment
FY2024-25Peak full year · $4.4M
By fiscal year
FY2017-18
$2.8M
FY2018-19
$1.9M
FY2019-20
$2.5M
FY2020-21
$1.5M
FY2021-22
$2.5M
FY2022-23
$2.6M
FY2023-24
$3.8M
FY2024-25
$4.4M
FY2025-26
$1.9M
FY2026-27 *
$866K
Who pays them
What for
Greek Theatre Operations$21.2M
191 payments
56 payments
9 payments
2 payments
1 payment
CD 4 Redevelopment Fund$19K
4 payments
3 payments
Contractual Services$3K
1 payment
1 payment
1 payment
2 payments
* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $866K so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $253K.
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 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | SMG FIXED FEE FOR JUNE 2026 | $193,976 |
| August 27, 2026 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | REIMB TO SMG FOR GREEK THEATRE POWER TRIP RENTALS | $8,797 |
| August 27, 2026 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | REIMB TO SMG FOR GREEK THEATRE REDWOOD RESTROOM FIXTURES | $4,358 |
| August 26, 2026 | Park Rangers ProgramRecreation and Parks | INV# ARIV00000013 | $2,497 |
| July 29, 2026 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | SMG FIXED FEE FOR MAY 2026 | $211,271 |
| July 22, 2026 | Greek Theatre Capital ImprovementsRecreation and Parks | REIMB TO SMG FOR GREEK THEATRE WATER INTRUSION REPAIRS - HOUALLA ENTERPRISES LTD, DBA METRO BUILDERS | $43,773 |
| July 22, 2026 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | REIMB TO SMG FOR GREEK THEATRE POWER TRIP RENTALS | $9,813 |
| July 20, 2026 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | SMG FIXED FEE FOR MARCH 2026 | $196,705 |
| July 20, 2026 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | SMG FIXED FEE FOR APRIL 2026 | $195,074 |
| June 17, 2026 | Greek Theatre Capital ImprovementsRecreation and Parks | REIMB TO SMG FOR GREEK THEATRE WATER INTRUSION REPAIRS - HOUALLA ENTERPRISES LTD, DBA METRO BUILDERS | $67,023 |
| June 4, 2026 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | REIMB TO SMG FOR GREEK THEATRE ELITE SEATS REPLACEMENT | $25,975 |
| May 27, 2026 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | REIMB TO SMG FOR GREEK REDWOOD RESTROOMS REMODEL PROJECT WALLPAPER | $5,901 |
| May 27, 2026 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | REIMB TO SMG FOR GREEK REDWOOD RESTROOMS REMODEL PROJECT TILES | $4,039 |
| May 27, 2026 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | REIMB TO SMG FOR GREEK REDWOOD RESTROOMS REMODEL PROJECT WALLPAPER INSTALLATION | $3,900 |
| May 20, 2026 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | REIMB TO SMG FOR GREEK THEATRE METAL DETECTORS ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION - YEAR 2 | $53,629 |
| May 20, 2026 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | REIMB TO SMG FOR GREEK THEATRE BOX SUITES RE-WRAP 2ND HALF | $10,039 |
| May 7, 2026 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | SMG FIXED FEE FOR FEBRUARY 2026 | $192,830 |
| May 6, 2026 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | SMG FIXED FEE FOR JANUARY 2026 | $191,109 |
| February 25, 2026 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | SMG FIXED FEE FOR DECEMBER 2025 | $102,382 |
| February 25, 2026 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | SMG FIXED FEE FOR NOVEMBER 2025 | $102,382 |
| January 14, 2026 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | SMG FIXED FEE FOR OCTOBER 25 | $102,382 |
| November 13, 2025 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | SMG FIXED FEE FOR SEPTEMBER 25 | $160,872 |
| October 20, 2025 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | SMG FIXED FEE FOR AUGUST 25 | $266,517 |
| September 25, 2025 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | SMG FIXED FEE FOR JULY 25 | $319,902 |
| September 25, 2025 | Greek Theatre OperationsRecreation and Parks | REIMB TO SMG FOR GREEK THEATRE MERAKI LICENSE RENEWAL | $32,363 |
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.