The Benicia City Clerk notified City Council members and candidates yesterday that additional campaign finance reports were received from the Pro-Strawbridge-Largaespada/Anti-Birdseye PAC. [Editor: You will notice that I am purposely avoiding use of the politically loaded and false title the PAC has chosen for itself, Wkg Fmls…]

Two NEW Contribution Forms 497 were filed, and one NEW Expenditure Form 496 was received from the PAC on Wednesday.

In addition, since last reported here on October 13, a few new reports and corrective AMENDED reports were filed.  These new filings are not clearly labeled by the City of Benicia.  All are simply listed by number on the City website without much guidance for voters.  I’ll try to sort it out below, with new totals.

But meanwhile, be alert!  In summary, the PAC is absolutely LOADED for more big campaign expenditures during these final weeks before election day.  TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF $154,200 MINUS EXPENDITURES TO DATE OF $25,836.06: $128,363.94.

CONTRIBUTIONS UPDATE (Oct. 18)

• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_497_1.pdf
  Heat @ Frost PAC, $30,000; Boilermakers PAC $30,000; Valero Svcs $14,200, all on 10/10
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_497_2.pdf
  CA Bldg & Construction Trades PAC $30,000 on 10/11
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_497_3.pdf
  CA Pipe Trades PAC $30,000 on 10/15
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_497_4.pdf
  NEW AMENDMENT TO 497-1: Heat & Frost $20,000 (not $30,000)
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_497_5.pdf
  NEW CONTRIBUTION Iron Workers PAC $30,000 on 10/16
  TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO DATE: $154,200

EXPENDITURES UPDATE (Oct. 18)

• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_1.pdf
  PRO-STRAWBRIDGE: Winning Connections calls $5,166.67 on 10/10; Valero Use of Poll $4,733.34 on 10/10
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_2.pdf
  PRO-LARGAESPADA: Winning Connections calls $5,166.67 on 10/10; Valero Use of Poll $4,733.34 on 10/10
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_3.pdf
  ANTI-BIRDSEYE: Winning Connections calls $5,166.67 on 10/10; Valero Use of Poll $4,733.34 on 10/10
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_4.pdf
  ANTI-BIRDSEYE: Digital Turf media buy $4,689 on 10/11 (cumulative to date $16,589); Digital Turf ad production $2,000 on 10/11 (cumulative to date $16,589)
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_5.pdf
  PRO-STRAWBRIDGE: Digital Turf media buy $4,689 on 10/13 (cumulative to date $16,589); Digital Turf ad production $2,000 on 10/13 (cumulative to date $16,589)
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_6.pdf
  PRO-LARGAESPADA: Digital Turf media buy $4,689 on 10/13 (cumulative to date $16,589); Digital Turf ad production $2,000 on 10/13 (cumulative to date $16,589)
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_7.pdf
  AMENDMENT TO 496-1 PRO-STRAWBRIDGE Winning Connection calls $5,413.73 (not $5,166.67) and (cumulative to date $16,836.07); Heat & Frost contribution of $20,000 (not $30,000) on 10/16
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_8.pdf
  AMENDMENT TO 496-2 PRO-LARGAESPADA: Winning Connections calls $5,413.73 (not $5,166.67) and (cumulative to date $16,836.07) on 10/16
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_9.pdf
  AMENDMENT TO 496-3 ANTI-BIRDSEYE: Winning Connections calls $5,413.73 (not $5,166.67) and (cumulative to date $16,836.07) on 10/16
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_10.pdf
  AMENDMENT TO 496-4 ANTI-BIRDSEYE: Digital Turf media buy and ad production (and cumulative to date $16,836) on 10/15
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_11.pdf
  NEW EXPENDITURE PRO-LARGAESPADA: Winning Connection calls $9,000 (cumulative to date $25,836.06) on 10/16
  TOTAL EXPENDITURES TO DATE: $25,836.06