CITY OF EMERYVILLE

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2009–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	8	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	5	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	7	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	7	1
2014	—	6	1
2013	—	5	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	7	1
2010	—	5	1
2009	—	5	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC	—	90

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	75
SENATE	75
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	8
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	7
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	7
Treasury, Dept of	7
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	6
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	5
Education, Dept of	3
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	3
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	2
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)	1
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	60
Transportation	Transportation	47
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	32
Housing	Housing	28
Immigration	Immigration	24
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	16
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	12
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	9
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	3
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	3
Railroads	Railroads	2
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	1
Education	Education	1
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	1
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (9)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 1002112th Congress

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011

2013 · first_quarter · Firm: TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC

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HR1002/S.543 Wireless Tax Fairness Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $21,667

Matched citations: HR1002

S. 543113th Congress

VISN Reorganization Act of 2013

2013 · first_quarter · Firm: TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC

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HR1002/S.543 Wireless Tax Fairness Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $21,667

Matched citations: S.543

H.R. 1002112th Congress

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011

2012 · fourth_quarter · Firm: TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC

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HR1002/S.543 Wireless Tax Fairness Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,001

Matched citations: HR1002

H.R. 1002112th Congress

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011

2012 · third_quarter · Firm: TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR1002/S.543 Wireless Tax Fairness Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR1002

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H.R. 1002112th Congress

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011

2012 · second_quarter · Firm: TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC

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HR1002/S.543 Wireless Tax Fairness Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: HR1002

H.R. 1002112th Congress

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011

2011 · fourth_quarter · Firm: TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC

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HR1002 - Wireless Tax Fairness Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: HR1002

H.R. 1002112th Congress

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011

2011 · third_quarter · Firm: TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC

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HR1002 - Wireless Tax Fairness Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: HR1002

H.R. 1002112th Congress

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011

2011 · second_quarter · Firm: TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC

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HR. 1002 "Wireless Tax Fairness Act"

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: HR. 1002

H.R. 1002112th Congress

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011

2011 · second_quarter · Firm: TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR. 1002 "Wireless Tax Fairness Act"

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: HR. 1002

Source: Senate LDA

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