Townsend Public Affairs

Townsend Public Affairs filed a Q1 report for City of Oakland on April 21, 2025, reporting $84,000 in lobbying income.

Lobbying for City of Oakland · Municipality

As filed: TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS for CITY OF OAKLAND.

All filings by Townsend Public Affairs · Everything City of Oakland has reported

Amended

The filer submitted a later report covering this same period, so the amounts here have been replaced. Site totals count only the latest version. See the current filing, posted Apr 23, 2025.

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q1 report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2025

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 21, 2025

Income

$84,000

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

California

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 2

BENJAMIN GOLDEEN

Previously held: Rep. Jim Costa LD, LA; Rep. Dennis Cardoza LA
JAMES LYTLE

Previously held: Rep. Joyce Beatty, Legislative Correspondent

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 3

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 4

Budget/Appropriations

appropriations, community project funding, congressionally directed spending

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

gun violence prevention funding

Transportation

federal surface transportation policy, freeway removal project, funding for local projects, funding for transportation grants, infrastructure legislation, transit funding,

Housing

CDBG, HOME, homelessness funding and services

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