Frank Baxter
Former U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay and longtime businessman, Baxter served on the board of NASDAQ and chaired key investment-bank Jefferies & Company. He also leads or sits on the boards of charter-school networks, arts institutions, and deep-pocket civic groups. His elite circle and corporate-finance pedigree reflect a system where big money meets policy influence.
Gary Shafner
Gary Shafner is a co-founder of Alchemy Media (formerly NPA), a major Los Angeles outdoor-advertising firm specializing in posters and out-of-home media. He also gives generously to political campaigns. As a business leader in high-visibility media and a political donor, Shafner’s dual roles highlight how money, messaging and influence converge in Los Angeles governance.
BizFed
The political arm of the Los Angeles County Business Federation, a powerful corporate lobby that is currently suing the state to stop climate-change disclosure laws. It has fought minimum-wage increases and pushed tough-on-crime messaging to expand policing. BizFed PAC donated to Traci Park to advance a business-first agenda at City Hall that favors corporate profits […]
Gerard Orozco
Gerard Orozco calls himself a “construction” guy, but he’s actually a vice president at Jacobs (formerly CH2M Hill), a global engineering firm with lucrative contracts at LA Metro and other local agencies. Jacobs has repeatedly been flagged for questionable procurement wins, including a $46 million Measure M-funded project awarded at a 40% premium over a […]
Innie Choi
Innie Choi has been used as a donation vehicle for his lobbyist daughter, Tina Y. Choi, who works at Englander Knabe & Allen (EKA), a firm headed by Harvey Englander (uncle to felon Mitchell Englander). Tina represents restaurant and development interests and apparently channels contributions through her father’s name to maintain access to City Hall.
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
A business-lobbying PAC backed by Hollywood’s corporate and real-estate interests, this PAC shapes City Hall and Council races by backing selected candidates and funneling big contributions in the greater Los Angeles area.
Patricia Glaser
Power attorney Patricia Glaser is one of Los Angeles’ most notorious defenders of the rich and powerful, including Harvey Weinstein. Known for representing Hollywood moguls, corporate executives, and billionaires in high-stakes disputes, she has built her career shielding the elite from accountability. Glaser’s political donations consistently flow to candidates who oppose progressive reforms, rent control, […]
Kimberly Perttula
Kimberly is the spouse of Joshua Perttula, a well-connected City Hall insider linked to fossil fuel polluters, subprime mortgage profiteering, and the LADWP bribery scandal. When Joshua wants to move campaign money into Los Angeles politics, he uses Kimberly’s name on the checks to keep his own profile out of view.
Valley Industry and Commerce Association
VICA is one of Southern California’s most powerful anti-labor lobbying groups, known for opposing living wage laws, paid sick leave, and pandemic “hero pay” for grocery workers. Its president, Stuart Waldman, is a vocal Traci Park supporter who praises her “law and order” agenda and attacks unions and tenant protections. By taking money and political […]
LA Chamber of Commerce
The LA Chamber of Commerce represents some of the city’s biggest corporate interests, from real estate developers to major employers that lobby against worker protections and progressive taxes. By taking their money, Traci Park aligned herself with a business lobby that has fought living wage laws, rent control, and the mansion tax (Measure ULA). The […]