PRESS ROOM

The office of Media and Public Relations provides notification of ongoing Commonwealth Club World Affairs events to the public and the press and handles media relations. Please find below press releases and articles regarding program developments and significant events, forums, and lectures at the Club.

Founded in 1903, The Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California has played host to a broad and distinctive array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt in 1911 to Nancy Pelosi in 2020. Just a sampling of other noteworthy guests includes Martin Luther King, Jr., Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Audrey Hepburn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Walter Cronkite, Milton Friedman, Jane Goodall, Tom Brokaw, Bill Gates, Stacey Abrams, David Brooks, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Reza Aslan, all of whom have delivered landmark speeches and discussions here.

For information and for media credentials, contact:
John Zipperer, Vice President of Media & Editorial
jzipperer@commonwealthclub.org
415-597-6715

In the News

Bay Area arts and entertainment highlights for week of Aug. 19  (SF Gate)

Beyond the DNC - Leaks, Hacks, and Treason  (Mint Press News)

The Commonwealth Club’s San Francisco headquarters honors its union history  (The Architects Newspaper)

The political and regulatory landscape for ASCs: 5 key questions with ASCA CEO William Prentice  (Becker's ASC Review)

Kevin de León takes on Dianne Feinstein  (Los Angeles Blade)

Ballot measure $ totals; Obama endorses 10 CA candidates; Census impact  (Sacramento Bee)

Sean Spicer Details Turbulent Tenure as White House Press Secretary in New Book  (NBC Bay Area)

Sean Spicer, in SF visit, laments his inauguration-crowd exchange  (San Francisco Chronicle)

Sean Spicer headed to Bay Area for sold-out event discussing his new book  (KRON 4)

Private sector best practices can improve Medicare solvency  (Becker's Hospital Review)

Trump's Top Medicare Official Slams 'Medicare for All'  (News Max)

Top Trump Health Official Takes Swipes at ACA, Single-Payer in Enemy Territory  (India West)

Top Trump Official Dims Hopes for Single-Payer Health Care  (Governing)

Trump Officials Scoff at ‘Medicare for All’ Drive  (PressFrom)

Verma: CMS Makes Strides in Patient-Centered Care, Medicare Reform  (Patient Engagement HIT)