# Public data package — the Lineage fire accountability project

This package contains the data and source documents behind the project, so anyone can check the work.
It is published so you do not have to take our word for anything: open the files, follow each figure to its
source, and confirm it yourself. Released by Sero (sero.uno) under CC BY 4.0. Underlying government records
are public.

## What's inside
- **/datasets** — the reconciled disclosure dataset and the affected-business dataset (spreadsheets), the
  methodology page, and the canonical totals.
- **/findings** — the plain-language write-ups (the briefing packet, ownership, demographics and impact area,
  the helper directory, the fact sheet, and the report).
- **/source_documents** — copies of the public filings we relied on (Los Angeles City Ethics lobbying
  records and U.S. Senate lobbying filings), with a manifest.

## How to verify
Every figure traces to a primary public record. Go to the source and confirm it:
- Corporate ownership and filings: SEC EDGAR (Lineage, Inc., CIK 0001868159).
- Federal lobbying: U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure database.
- City lobbying, payments, contributions, behested payments: Los Angeles City Ethics Commission.
- California state contributions and lobbying: California Secretary of State (Cal-Access).
- Hazardous materials and environmental records: U.S. EPA (Risk Management Program) and CalEPA (CERS).
- Business registrations: City of Los Angeles, Office of Finance active-business listing.

We point to the sources. We do not publish scraping tools or step-by-step extraction recipes; the goal is to
help you reach the original records, not to build a how-to.

## The standard we hold ourselves to
Public, lawful activity is reported as fact, never as proof of wrongdoing or influence. Each item is marked
confirmed, reported, or analysis. Look-alike names were excluded and the exclusions are shown. Private
individuals are reported only in aggregate. Found an error? Tell us and we will correct it in the open.

Compiled June 2026. Not legal advice.
