About
The Oakland Transparency Project
The Oakland Transparency Project makes Oakland campaign money easy to follow. For any candidate or ballot measure, you can see how much was raised, who gave it, how much came from small donors versus large and organizational money, and how much outside groups spent supporting or opposing them.
Where the data comes from
All figures are drawn from FPPC Form 460 filings published by the City of Oakland Public Ethics Commission. Contributions come from Schedule A. Independent and supporting or opposing expenditures come from Schedule D. Operating payments come from Schedules E and G. Amended filings are de-duplicated and informational memo entries are excluded, so totals reflect each transaction once.
How to read it
Support and oppose totals are independent expenditures, money spent by committees other than the candidate's own. A candidate is not responsible for spending done independently for or against them, and money spent against one candidate is not counted as money for any other. Money a campaign raised and outside spending are always shown separately.
Limits
Committee names were parsed to identify candidates, offices, and years, and a few may be imperfect. Some entries reported in a candidate field are organizations or party committees, reflecting how the filer reported them. This site is a research and transparency tool, not an official record. For legal or official purposes, consult the Public Ethics Commission directly.