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What has the City paid West Publishing Corporation?
$2.4M in City payments across 789 checks, from July 11, 2017 to September 3, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.
Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026
As published: WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION
$2.4MTotal paid
789Payments
$3,066Average payment
FY2025-26Peak full year · $376K
By fiscal year
FY2017-18
$266K
FY2018-19
$222K
FY2019-20
$196K
FY2020-21
$199K
FY2021-22
$236K
FY2022-23
$296K
FY2023-24
$305K
FY2024-25
$318K
FY2025-26
$376K
FY2026-27 *
$5K
Who pays them
What for
Office and Administrative$1.1M
409 payments
Contractual Services$1.0M
272 payments
Library Materials$282K
104 payments
4 payments
* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $5K so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $71K.
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 3, 2026 | Contractual ServicesMayor | INVOICE# 853676285, ONLINE/SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION CHARGES. | $673 |
| September 3, 2026 | Contractual ServicesMayor | INVOICE #853801552, ONLINE/SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION CHARGES. | $673 |
| August 28, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeCity Council | CLA - THOMSON REUTERS | $685 |
| August 14, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | N0383; CDTFA ($26.08) | $267 |
| July 30, 2026 | Contractual ServicesPublic Works – Contract Administration | INVESTIGATIVE DATABASE SUBSCRIPTION TO BE USED BY THE ENFORCEMENT SECTION, OFFICE OF WAGE STANDARDS | $785 |
| July 17, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | N0153; CDTFA ($67.38) | $691 |
| July 15, 2026 | Contractual ServicesPublic Works – Contract Administration | INVESTIGATIVE DATABASE SUBSCRIPTION TO BE USED BY THE ENFORCEMENT SECTION, OFFICE OF WAGE STANDARDS | $785 |
| June 17, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeCity Council | CLA - THOMSON REUTERS | $913 |
| June 17, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M2039; CDTFA ($14.84) | $152 |
| June 15, 2026 | Contractual ServicesCity Attorney | ACCT# 1003088324/ONLINE/SOFTWARE SUB 5/1/26 - 5/31/26 | $23,664 |
| June 15, 2026 | Contractual ServicesCity Attorney | ACCT# 1000113643/WESTLAW PROFLEX 5/1/26 - 5/31/26 | $575 |
| June 11, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeCity Council | CLA - THOMSON REUTERS | $913 |
| June 11, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeCity Council | CLA - THOMSON REUTERS | $0 |
| May 29, 2026 | Contractual ServicesCity Attorney | ACCT# 1003088324/ONLINE/SOFTWARE SUB 3/1/26-3/31/26 | $23,664 |
| May 29, 2026 | Contractual ServicesCity Attorney | ACCT# 1003088324/ONLINE/SOFTWARE SUB 4/1/26-4/30/26 | $23,664 |
| May 29, 2026 | Contractual ServicesCity Attorney | ACCT# 1000113643/WESTLAW PROFLEX 4/1/26-4/30/26 | $575 |
| May 29, 2026 | Contractual ServicesCity Attorney | ACCT# 1000113643/WESTLAW PROFLEX 3/1/26-3/31/26 | $575 |
| May 28, 2026 | Contractual ServicesPublic Works – Contract Administration | INVESTIGATIVE DATABASE SUBSCRIPTION TO BE USED BY THE ENFORCEMENT SECTION, OFFICE OF WAGE STANDARDS | $785 |
| May 27, 2026 | Contractual ServicesMayor | INVOICE #853553231, ONLINE/SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION CHARGES. | $673 |
| May 21, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeCity Council | CLA - THOMSON REUTERS | $456 |
| May 21, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M1911; CDTFA ($13.74) | $141 |
| May 4, 2026 | Contractual ServicesPublic Works – Contract Administration | INVESTIGATIVE DATABASE SUBSCRIPTION TO BE USED BY THE ENFORCEMENT SECTION, OFFICE OF WAGE STANDARDS | $785 |
| May 1, 2026 | Contractual ServicesMayor | INVOICE #853415081, ONLINE/SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION CHARGES. | $673 |
| April 16, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M1761; CDTFA ($13.74) | $141 |
| April 2, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeCity Attorney | ACCT# 1000807362/VARIOUS BOOKS-SUB 2026 | $22,198 |
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.