• Committees
  • Donors
  • Candidates
  • Top donors

  • Methodology
  • Privacy
Built from California Secretary of State filings © 2026Public data. No affiliation with the State of California.
CalAccess Runway
HomeCommitteesDonorsCandidatesBallot measuresMethodology
HomeCommitteesDonorsCandidatesBallot measuresMethodology
RunwayCommitteesCOMMITTEE FOR A BETTER CALIFORNIA

Committee header

COMMITTEE FOR A BETTER CALIFORNIA

Active cycles

2003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-20082008-2009

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$201,292
Spent
$226,352
Net activity
-$25,060
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jan 2003Jan 2006Jul 2007Nov 2008

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 98.1% of total raised.

Dominant category: Consulting at 52% of spending.

Donor count

7

Contributions

11

Median

$20,000

Average

$18,299

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 7

    Share: 98.1%

    Amount: $197,500

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 2

    Share: 1.2%

    Amount: $2,500

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

Filing history and transaction-level evidence moved to a dedicated page.

Open filings page
RunwayCommitteesCOMMITTEE FOR A BETTER CALIFORNIA

Committee header

COMMITTEE FOR A BETTER CALIFORNIA

Active cycles

2003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-20082008-2009

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$201,292
Spent
$226,352
Net activity
-$25,060
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jan 2003Jan 2006Jul 2007Nov 2008

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 98.1% of total raised.

Dominant category: Consulting at 52% of spending.

Donor count

7

Contributions

11

Median

$20,000

Average

$18,299

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 7

    Share: 98.1%

    Amount: $197,500

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 2

    Share: 1.2%

    Amount: $2,500

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

Filing history and transaction-level evidence moved to a dedicated page.

Open filings page

Count: 1

Share: 0.5%

Amount: $989

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 1

    Share: 0.2%

    Amount: $303

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+7$197,50098.1%
    $1,000 - $4,9992$2,5001.2%
    $500 - $9991$9890.5%
    $100 - $4991$3030.2%

    Spending categories

    • Consulting

      Amount: $117,782

      Share: 52%

    • Operations

      Amount: $107,940

      Share: 47.7%

    • Field

      Amount: $630

      Share: 0.3%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Consulting$117,78252%
    Operations$107,94047.7%
    Field$6300.3%

    Count: 1

    Share: 0.5%

    Amount: $989

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 1

    Share: 0.2%

    Amount: $303

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+7$197,50098.1%
    $1,000 - $4,9992$2,5001.2%
    $500 - $9991$9890.5%
    $100 - $4991$3030.2%

    Spending categories

    • Consulting

      Amount: $117,782

      Share: 52%

    • Operations

      Amount: $107,940

      Share: 47.7%

    • Field

      Amount: $630

      Share: 0.3%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Consulting$117,78252%
    Operations$107,94047.7%
    Field$6300.3%

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    CALIFORNIANS UNITED$53,48926.6%5Oct 20, 2008
    MAIN STREET CONCOURSE LLC$50,00024.8%1Mar 10, 2006
    ACC CAPITAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION$37,50018.6%1May 19, 2006
    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES$25,00012.4%1Jan 2, 2003
    LOS ANGELES COUNTY COUNCIL ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$20,0009.9%1Jan 29, 2003
    ERNST & MATTISON, A LAW CORPORATION$15,0007.5%1May 9, 2008
    OLSON HAGEL & FISHBURN LLP$3030.2%1Apr 1, 2008
    Showing 7 of 7

    * Share is percent of committee total raised in the selected scope. Page rows are a subset and typically do not sum to 100%.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    CALIFORNIANS UNITED$53,48926.6%5Oct 20, 2008
    MAIN STREET CONCOURSE LLC$50,00024.8%1Mar 10, 2006
    ACC CAPITAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION$37,50018.6%1May 19, 2006
    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES$25,00012.4%1Jan 2, 2003
    LOS ANGELES COUNTY COUNCIL ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$20,0009.9%1Jan 29, 2003
    ERNST & MATTISON, A LAW CORPORATION$15,0007.5%1May 9, 2008
    OLSON HAGEL & FISHBURN LLP$3030.2%1Apr 1, 2008
    Showing 7 of 7

    * Share is percent of committee total raised in the selected scope. Page rows are a subset and typically do not sum to 100%.