Townsend Public Affairs

2699 White Road - Suite 251
Irvine, California 92614

Phone: (949) 399-9050
FAX: (949) 476-8215

436 - 14th Street, Suite 723
Oakland, California 94612

Phone: (510) 835-9050
FAX: (510) 835-9030

1121 L Street, Ste 607
Sacramento, California 95814

Phone: (916) 447-4086
FAX: (916) 444-2063

 

Discovery Science Center, Santa Ana, CA

Christopher Townsend secured more than $23 Million in state and federal funding for the Taco Bell Discovery Science Center. In March of 1998, he arranged for Vice President Al Gore to join with a bipartisan coalition of Orange County elected officials to celebrate the groundbreaking of the facility. The Center then opened in December of the same year, and is Orange County's largest nonprofit educational facility. The Center and its staff has since been dedicated to educating its 300,000 annual children, teachers, and adult visitors in the fields of science, math, and technology. Discovery Science Center is home to more than 120 interactive exhibits, and is ideally located just off the I-5 freeway with 108 feet solar cube and 85 feet Delta II Rocket that welcomes visitors. Click here to visit the Discovery Science Center's website.

Tiger Woods Learning Center, Anaheim, CA

Townsend Public Affairs secured $5.25 Million in state and federal funding to build the Tiger Woods Learning Center. The two-story, 35,000-square-foot facility is equipped with the latest technology for students in 4th through 12th grade. The students participate in exciting courses in math, science, technology, and language arts in order to inspire and support them in exploring careers for their future. By providing something for everyone, the Tiger Woods Learning Center helps over 3,000 students every year. Click here to visit the Tiger Woods Learning Center website.

The Oakland Fox Theater, Oakland, CA

In 1996, the City of Oakland's Community and Economic Development Agency purchased and began restoring the Oakland Fox Theater thanks to the more than $9.5 Million in funding secured by Townsend Public Affairs. The Oakland Fox Theater is a historic movie palace that was in operation from 1928 to 1962. Since its restoration, it now serves as a popular performing arts center for the City of Oakland. The multi-phase restoration process included a new roof, which was installed in 2000, and renovation of the spectacular historic marquee/neon sign in 2001. The renovation has not stopped there and the City continues to improve the historical landmark. As for the theater's architecture both inside and outside, it is uniquely composed of a mixture of Indian, Morrish, Medieval, and Baghdadian. Click here to visit the Oakland Fox Theater website.

Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA

Townsend Public Affairs secured more than $3.6 Million for the expansion and remodel of the Museum of Latin American Art founded in November 1996 by Dr. Robert Gumbiner. Today it is the only museum in the western United States that exclusively features contemporary Latin American Art. Through the utilization of its permanent collection of over 75 works, traveling exhibitions and programs, the Museum educates a diverse Southern California audience. Individually and collectively, the Museum's works contain a history of events in time and is a cross fertilization of forms and techniques prevalent in the world's rapidly changing society. Click here to visit the Museum of Latin American Art website.