CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2013–2026

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	—	6	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	5	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	6	1
2016	—	5	1
2015	—	5	1
2014	—	9	1
2013	—	3	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC	—	66

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	56
SENATE	54
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	35
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	26
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	20
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)	14
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	10
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	8
Energy, Dept of	5
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	5
Natl Endowment for the Arts	5
Treasury, Dept of	5
Federal Highway Administration (FHA)	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	50
Transportation	Transportation	46
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	28
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	28
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	26
Arts/Entertainment	Arts/Entertainment	26
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	26
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	24
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	23
Housing	Housing	22
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	19
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	15
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	14
Insurance	Insurance	9
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	4
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	3
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	2
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	2
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	1
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	Chemicals/Chemical Industry	1

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