Diary of a big spender

Some of GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman’s $27 million in expenses in the first 11 weeks of the year: Jan. 6: $5,966 to ACM Aviation for private plane charter Jan. 7: $250,000 to campaign consultant Mike Murphy’s company Jan. 8: $150 to memorial fund for Jeremy Wise, a Virginia man killed in Afghanistan Jan. 11: $43,007 to McLaughlin & Associates for polling and research Jan. 11: $15,000 to Green Faucet LLC for Internet, e-mail services Jan. 13: $8,239 to AT&T for cellphone, BlackBerry, other communication expenses Feb. 3: $6 million to Smart Media to place radio, television ads Feb. 2: $10,000 to Deborah Feingold for photography Feb. 12: $9,456 to California Choice Benefits Administration for monthly staff health insurance March 3: $6,000 donation to the Republican Party March 15: $12,250 to Sofitel San Francisco Bay Area Hotel for fundraising event. March 15: $10,000 to US Grant, A Luxury Collection Hotel, San Diego, for fundraising event March 17: $66,500 to Save Proposition 13 Committee for advertisements Source: Whitman campaign filing with California secretary of state