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TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC

TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC filed a Q2 termination report for CITY OF PALO ALTO on October 20, 2026, reporting $50,000 in lobbying income.

Lobbying for CITY OF PALO ALTO · Municipality

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Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q2 termination

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2026

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Oct 20, 2026

Income

$50,000

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

California

Representation ended

Jun 30, 2026

The registrant reported terminating its work for this client.

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

JOSEPH MELO

Previously held: Rep. Jerry McNerney, PA

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 2

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 1

Budget/Appropriations

appropriations, community project funding

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.