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San Francisco:
595 Market Street
San Francisco, CA
94105
Phone: (415) 597-6700
Fax: (415) 597-6729
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Silicon Valley:
578 Valley Way
Milpitas, CA
95035
Phone: (408) 280-5530
Fax: (408) 945-9289
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DIRECTIONS TO THE CLUB

San Francisco (Google Maps):
595 Market St., 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: (415) 597-6700
Fax: (415) 597-6729
Silicon Valley:
Sobrato Center for Nonprofits
578 Valley Way
Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone: (408) 280-5530
Fax: (408) 945-9289

For information on how to get to our offsite programs visit Google Maps.

Directions
Parking



DIRECTIONS

BART Below are directions to our main San Francisco Office, where most Club events are held. Or use Google Maps for custom directions.

From East Bay
Take the Fremont Street exit from the Bay Bridge. Continue for two blocks and make a left onto Mission Street. Turn right on 2nd Street and then right again on Stevenson to park in one of the three parking garages listed below, or continue on Mission toward the Mission & 5th Street Garage. The Commonwealth Club office is at the corner of 2nd and Market Streets, one block north of Mission Street.

From South Bay
Take the Fourth Street exit off of Highway 101 or 280. Continue straight off of exit onto Bryant Street (from 101) or King Street (from 280) for two blocks. Turn left onto Second Street, past Mission, and then turn right on Stevenson to park in one of the three parking garages listed below, or continue on Mission toward the Mission & 5th Street Garage. The Commonwealth Club office is at the corner of 2nd and Market Streets, one block north of Mission Street.

From North Bay
From Golden Gate Bridge, take Marina Boulevard to Bay Street. Turn left on Bay Street and continue to Embarcadero. Turn right on Embarcadero and continue to Mission Street. Turn right on Mission Street, right on 2nd Street and right on Stevenson to park in one of the three parking garages listed below, or continue on Mission toward the Mission & 5th Street Garage. The Commonwealth Club office is at the corner of 2nd and Market streets, one block north of Mission Street.

Via BART
BART Take BART to the Montgomery Street station. Take the 2nd Street exit. The Commonwealth Club office is at the corner of 2nd and Market streets (there is a Stacey's Bookstore next door). For schedule information, visit BART online.

Via Muni
MUNI The Commonwealth Club is easily accessible by Muni and can be directly reached by Lines F, 5, 6, 7, 9, 21, 31, 38, 66, 71, which stop at the corner of 2nd and Market streets. Many additional Muni lines stop nearby and are within easy walking distance: visit Muni online or call 817-1717 (415, 510 and 511 area codes) for route and schedule information.

To Silicon Valley
BART Below are directions to our Silicon Valley office, at the Sobrato Center for Nonprofits, where most Club events are held in Silicon Valley.

From Highway 237 or 880
From any direction, exit onto Calaveras Blvd. heading east. Make a left at the first stoplight onto Abbott Avenue. Make your first left onto Valley Way (there is an Arco gas station at the corner). Go straight into the Sobrato Center for Nonprofits campus and continue to the end of the parking lot to Building 5 -- 600 Valley Way.

From Highway 680
From any direction, exit onto highway 237/Calaveras Blvd. heading west to Central Milpitas. Stay on Calaveras Blvd. for 1.3 miles and turn right onto Abbott Avenue (just before the 880 interchange/overpass). Make the first left onto Valley Way (there is an Arco gas station at the corner). Go straight into the Sobrato Center for Nonprofits campus and continue to the end of the parking lot to Building 5 -- 600 Valley Way.

Free parking is available all around the campus.

Free Transportation Access
The Sobrato Center for Nonprofits is located 12 miles south of the BART station in Fremont and 1.5 miles east of the 880/Alder Light Rail station in Milpitas. The Center is accessible via the Santa Clara VTA and AC Transit bus systems. Visit www.511.or for detailed transit routes, schedules and fares.

Download PDF of a map and printable directions.




PARKING GARAGES

Union Square Garage
333 Post St.
Facility phone: (415) 397-0631
Hours: Open 24 hrs
View a map and get directions from Google Maps.

Palace Garage
Parking Entrance at 125 Stevenson St.
Operator: In House
Type: Attached Garage (Assisted Park)
Facility Phone: (415) 512-1111
Hours: Open 24 hours/7 days
View a map and get directions from Google Maps.

Fifth & Mission Garage
Located at 833 Mission
Operator: CityPark
Type: Public Garage (Self-Park)
Facility Phone: (415) 982-8522
Main Office Phone: (415) 495-3909
View a map and get directions from Google Maps.

Five Twenty Five Market
Parking Entrance at 60 Stevenson St.
Operator: AMPCO System Parking
Type: Attached Garage (Assisted Park)
Facility Phone: (415) 974-0922
Main Office Phone: (415) 351-4450
Hours: M-F 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
View a map and get directions from Google Maps.

Five Fifty Five Market
Parking Entrance at 68 Stevenson St.
Operator: AMPCO System Parking
Type: Attached Garage (Assisted Park)
Main Office Phone: (415) 351-4450
Hours: M-F 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
View a map and get directions from Google Maps.

Stevenson Place
Parking Entrance at 71 Stevenson St.
Operator: Central Parking System
Type: Attached Garage (Assisted Park)
Main Office Phone: (415) 495-7017
Hours: M-F 6 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.
View a map and get directions from Google Maps.

Eighty Five Second Street Garage
Parking Entrance at 590 Mission St.
Operator: Priority Parking
Hours: M-F 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
View a map and get directions from Google Maps.

For information about other parking garages in the general vicinity, visit parkingquest.com.



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Last Updated: 04/26/2010 11:10


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