Small’s campaign team and the Working Families committee

Culver City’s IKE vote and the money since

On October 28, 2024, the City Council selected IKE Smart City as its kiosk vendor. O’Brien, Vera and Eriksson voted yes. Puza voted no. McMorrin abstained. In 2026, IKE gave $25,000 to the local Working Families committee, which reported independent expenditures for Puza and Ezidore. IKE also gave Ezidore $500 directly. IBEW Local 11 gave the committee $10,000, Puza $2,000 and Ezidore $5,500.

City of Culver City: October 28, 2024 meeting summaryWorking Families Form 460: IKE $25,000Working Families Form 497: IBEW $10,000Puza Form 460: IBEW $1,000, Aug 24Puza Form 460: IBEW $1,000, Oct 8Ezidore Form 460: IBEW $5,500, IKE $500

Caroline Torosis: county role and Culver City contributions

Torosis, the mayor of Santa Monica, works as policy director for LA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell. Culver City councilmember Bryan Fish works as a transportation deputy for Supervisor Janice Hahn.

Torosis gave to Culver City candidates: Puza $250 (January 17, 2026), Ezidore $250 (September 18, 2026), Fish $100 (February 29, 2024) and McMorrin $311.50 across two 2024 contributions. Small’s campaign reported a $100 payment to Torosis for City Council 2026 on October 8, 2026. IBEW Local 11 PAC gave Torosis $410 in 2022 and $1,200 on May 7, 2026.

In Santa Monica, the council awarded a 20-year kiosk contract to BIG Outdoor over IKE on December 13, 2022. Torosis and Brock voted no and said IKE had the better product. In 2023, IKE and Orange Barrel gave $175,363.30 to Protect Our Santa Monica Sidewalks, a ballot-measure committee sponsored by IKE. IKE dropped the measure when it became BIG Outdoor’s partner, announced February 1, 2023.

Patch, Oct 12, 2026: Torosis works for Supervisor MitchellSupervisor Hahn: staff listPuza Form 460: Torosis $250Ezidore Form 460: Torosis $250Fish 2024 Form 460: Torosis $100McMorrin 2024 Form 460McMorrin 2024 Form 460Small October 22 Form 460: $100 to TorosisTorosis 2022: IBEW 11 PAC $410Torosis 2026: IBEW 11 PAC $1,200Santa Monica Daily Press: kiosk vote and IKE partnershipIKE committee: $75,000IKE committee Form 460IKE committee: Orange Barrel $1,750

IKE, Orange Barrel and IBEW Local 11 in other California cities

The table pairs each city’s kiosk decision with the IKE, Orange Barrel and IBEW Local 11 money found in its campaign filings, 2019 to 2026. Each amount is counted once.

Outside California, IKE proposals are pending or contested in Fort Lauderdale, Dallas, Seattle, Austin and Miami Beach.

WeHo 2026 slate committee: Orange Barrel $20,000WeHo 2026 slate committee: Orange Barrel $25,000WeHo United 2024: Orange Barrel $20,000WeHo United 2024: Orange Barrel $10,000Krieger 2026: IBEW 11 $1,000Cottrell 2026: IBEW 11 $1,000Kaplan 2020 committee: IKE $900Santa Monica minutes, Dec 13, 2022West Hollywood minutes, May 4, 2026Oakland minutes, Dec 6, 2022Oakland minutes, Dec 20, 2022

Two committees, the same treasury team

Small’s amended Form 410 was received by Culver City on August 3, 2026. The local committee’s Form 410 is listed by LA County on October 13, 2026. Both name Yolanda Miranda as treasurer and Claudia Gonzalez-Miranda as assistant treasurer. The local committee also names Darby Levin as principal officer, with an Integrated Political Strategies email address.

Small Form 410 amendment, p. 1Local Working Families committee Form 410, pp. 1, 3Darby Levin’s public professional profile lists Integrated Political Strategies

Thomas Small and the earlier IKE proposal

On April 8, 2019, Mayor Thomas Aujero Small seconded Daniel Lee’s motion to refer IKE’s kiosk proposal to the Smart Cities Subcommittee for further discussion. Eriksson, Fisch, Lee and Small voted yes; Sahli-Wells voted no. The minutes record Small calling for a thorough, impartial inquiry. This was a referral for discussion, not a contract award.

At that meeting, architect Craig Hodgetts disclosed that he was working with Orange Barrel Media, described in the minutes as IKE’s parent company. Today, Orange Barrel Media describes IKE as its sister company and says they share staff and ownership.

City Council minutes, April 8, 2019, pp. 16, 19 (public copy)Official City staff report, item 19-162Orange Barrel Media: company relationship

Where IKE Smart City gave locally

In addition to $25,000 to the local Working Families committee on October 9, 2026, IKE Smart City LLC appears in Triston Ezidore’s first-half 2026 Form 460: $500 on June 1, 2026. The direct candidate contribution and the later committee contribution are separate transactions.

Follow IKE Smart City’s recipient records →Ezidore July 30 Form 460, Schedule A, p. 17

Santa Monica: Orange Barrel’s contribution to the Torosis PAC

The October 21, 2026 Form 460 for Santa Monica Comeback PAC Supporting Torosis for Council 2026 (committee 1496717) reports $40,000 from Orange Barrel Media LLC on October 1. The recipient is the separately registered PAC reporting independent expenditures for Caroline Torosis, rather than her candidate committee.

Small’s own campaign endorsement page lists Caroline Torosis. That is a separately documented endorsement relationship with Thomas Aujero Small.

The same filing reports $64,086.66 in independent expenditures supporting Torosis through October 17, for digital ads and campaign literature. The contribution and the PAC’s total spending are separate figures; the filing does not allocate Orange Barrel’s dollars to particular expenses.

Orange Barrel Media and IKE Smart City say they share staff and ownership. This adds a Santa Monica campaign-finance record to the company relationship and Small’s earlier IKE referral vote; the reviewed records do not establish joint campaign planning between Small and Torosis.

Download the October 21 Form 460: pp. 1–2 (committee), 4 (contribution), 5–6 (independent expenditures)Orange Barrel: shared staff and ownershipSmall campaign: Caroline Torosis listed among endorsementsExplore Orange Barrel on Santa Monica Civic Tracker

Where IKE and Orange Barrel operate

Reviewed October 30, 2026. IKE’s website lists 24 live-market cities. Seattle is additionally confirmed by its downtown association’s June 9, 2026 launch announcement. Orange Barrel’s directory lists 31 advertising markets, including regional labels and IKE inventory. These entries identify advertising markets. Municipal contracts, separate billboard operations and political contributions require their own records.

Additional confirmed launch: Seattle, Washington, June 9, 2026.

The company lists are a dated source snapshot, not an exhaustive inventory of government agreements. IKE’s website directs readers to its development team for a complete list.

IKE: live marketsOrange Barrel: market directoryDowntown Seattle Association: June 9 launchOrange Barrel: Los Angeles market, including Culver City and West Hollywood

The local Working Families committee

Committee for Culver City Working Families is registered as a county general purpose committee. Its October 22 Form 460 reports $25,000 received from IKE Smart City on October 9 and $1,350 in unpaid professional-service bills to Yolanda Miranda & Assoc. Later Form 496 reports name Freddy Puza and Triston Ezidore as the candidates for whom it made independent expenditures. October 27 reports state cumulative totals of $8,876.45 for Puza and $8,876.46 for Ezidore; cumulative totals are not added to the individual expenditures again.

Local Form 460, pp. 4, 6Puza Form 496, report 13, p. 1Ezidore Form 496, report 14, p. 1

Olga Lexell: payments, reimbursements and vendor detail

Small’s first 460 reports $3,163.79 paid to Lexell through September 19. Its five entries describe reimbursements and transportation. The next reports $4,286.44: $3,426.49 and $645 for phone-banking reimbursements, plus $214.95 for campaign expenses. These direct payments total $7,450.23. The October statement also reports a separate $109.50 unpaid reimbursement.

Schedule G identifies Lexell as the agent for $4,161.44 in phone-banking and texting services from Community Labor Administrative Service, Inc., plus $109.50 in Mailchimp expenses. These are vendor details behind campaign spending, not additional direct payments to add to the $7,450.23.

Wrapped in Plastic, Inc. separately received $5,000 for consulting. The September 2024 Ahmadnia filing identifies Lexell’s employer as Wrapped In Plastic Inc. The organization’s own 2023 ADEM voter guide identifies Olga Lexell as a Streets For All board member. Her existing CCE record also documents her 2024 role as Bryan Fish’s campaign manager. Fish for City Council 2024 reported $16,479.98 in 16 payments to Lexell across four 2024 statements, coded professional services, campaign paraphernalia and postage. That 2024 amount is a separate committee’s spending and is not added to Small’s $7,450.23.

September 24 Form 460, pp. 40, 47October 22 Form 460, pp. 21, 23–26Ahmadnia 2024 Form 460, p. 18Fish 2024 Form 460, filing 211938181Fish 2024 Form 460, filing 212162960Fish 2024 Form 460, filing 212386148Fish 2024 Form 460, filing 212841781Streets For All: 2023 ADEM voter guide, AD 55 Read Lexell’s full CCE record →

Olga Lexell: Streets For All board service and historical DSA listings

Streets For All: its 2023 ADEM voter guide names Lexell as a member of its board in the Assembly District 55 section. The source establishes the board role at that time; a current 2026 board appointment has not been confirmed in this record.

DSA-LA: KeyWiki’s chapter entry lists Lexell among the candidates for Climate Justice Committee coordinator in the 2021 local subgroup officer elections, citing DSA-LA’s candidate-statements page. KeyWiki’s individual profile describes her as Westside Branch Coordinator and Climate Justice Coordinator, and reports that she stood for the DSA-LA steering committee in 2020. That profile was last edited June 13, 2021.

The DSA role history here is attributed to KeyWiki, a secondary source. The original DSA election outcome, current membership and any dues or donations remain unverified in this record.

Streets For All: 2023 ADEM voter guide, AD 55KeyWiki: DSA-LA chapter entry, 2021 local subgroup candidatesKeyWiki: Olga Lexell profile, last edited June 13, 2021Original DSA-LA 2021 candidate statements: follow-up sourceOriginal DSA-LA 2021 officer results: outcome not verified here DSA-LA: 2020 Culver City election record

Working Families Party: the separately documented ties

Small’s first 460 reports $103.30 paid as a contribution (CTB) to Working Families Party National Party, federal committee C00606962. That recipient is distinct from local committee 1497434.

The October Schedule G spells its phone-banking/texting provider “Community Labor Administrative Service, Inc.” EpicWorks describes its origins as Community Labor Administrative Services, Inc. (CLASI), created by Working Families Party leadership in 2005, and says it relaunched as EpicWorks in 2025. The organization’s account documents that WFP history. The singular/plural legal-name difference remains identified for confirmation.

The local committee’s reviewed 410 does not name WFP as a sponsor. This page identifies each committee by its own name and ID.

September 24 Form 460, p. 43October 22 Form 460, p. 25EpicWorks: Our Story Working Families Party

Small’s consulting and professional-service vendors

Amounts below cover the two reviewed 460s, January 1–October 17, 2026. Paid amounts, continuing debts and agent-reported vendor detail are separate.

What remains to investigate

The filings establish who held the listed roles, who was paid, and who was owed money. Corporate registrations, contracts, invoices and records of instructions could establish more about the firms and their work. Those records have not yet been reviewed here.

• Confirm current ownership and officers of Integrated Political Strategies, Monkey Pie Media and Wrapped in Plastic.
• Identify the services and personnel behind each consulting invoice, including Steven Haahr and Steven Fraizier.
• Confirm the exact legal identity of the phone-banking vendor and its current relationship to EpicWorks.
• Check for direct planning or instruction records before describing campaign coordination.
• Check whether West Hollywood’s IKE item returned after May 4, 2026, find Long Beach’s IKE revenue terms, and review Los Angeles and Long Beach campaign data.