Civic Tracker Santa Monica

Follow the record

From a name to the filed page in a few clicks. Each trail shows how one kind of record leads to the next.

Screenshot viewSources →Coverage →
Candidates15Committees340Filings2,244Ledger lines91,519Donors333

Money trail

From a candidate to every dollar in and out, and the filed page it came from.

  1. Candidates 15 on the ballot
  2. Committees 340 the accounts that raise and spend
  3. Filings 2,244 each report a committee filed
  4. Ledger lines 91,519 each gift, payment, loan and outside expense
  5. Filed documents PDF our copy first, the original source second

Donor trail

Who gives, where they work and where they live.

  1. Who gives 333 every donor with employer and place
  2. Employers → as filed, grouped for display
  3. ZIP explorer → in-city and out, ZIP checks
  4. Where the money comes from → by place and by committee

Decision trail

Meetings, agenda items and votes, linked to the money.

  1. Paper campaign statements before e-filing Waiting Statements filed on paper before the city's NetFile e-filing began (filings on NetFile sta
  2. State filings that touch city races (Cal-Access) Planned Statements filed with the California Secretary of State by state-level and general-purpose

Write with receipts

Turn records into a Deep Record or a message to officials.

  1. Deep Records → pages written on top of the records
  2. Campaign builder → write to officials with the records attached

Source: City campaign e-filings (NetFile) · filings through Oct 9, 2026