Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov 		Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
1/1/2023
2. House Identification
 350940000
 Senate Identification
 54734-036

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Townsend Public Affairs
Address
1401 Dove Street
 Address2
​Suite 430
City
Newport Beach
 State
CA
 Zip
92660
 Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mrs. Alisa Hess
 Telephone
​4349332535
 E-mail
​info@capitoldisclosure.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​lobbying firm

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Discovery Science Foundation
Address
​2500 N Main St
City
​Santa Ana
 State
​CA
 Zip
​92705
 Country
​USA
8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Nonprofit organization

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

Name Covered Official Position (if applicable)
First
Last
Suffix
​Corinne ​Takkinen ​ ​
​Benjamin ​Goldeen ​ ​Rep. Jim Costa LD, LA; Rep. Dennis Cardoza LA
​Samantha ​Maciel ​ ​Sen. Kamala Harris District Representative
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LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

BUD - Appropriations, FY23 Appropriations, community project funding NAT - Land use around museum location ECN - CDFI formation and registration RES - Recreation area land use EDU - educational exhibits, partnerships/opportunities, funding for programs

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
Internet Address:
​https://www.discoverycube.org/
Name Address Principal Place of Business
Street
City State/Province Zip Code Country
​Discovery Cube of Orange County
​2500 N Main Street
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​Santa Ana
​CA
​92705
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​Discovery Cube of Los Angeles
​11800 Foothill Blvd
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​Sylmar
​CA
​91342
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
Address Ownership
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Alisa Hess
 Date
7/20/2025 2:45:17 PM