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

Bolívar, the Panama Railroad and populism  (La Estrella de Panama)

Civitas: Building Relationships One Conversation at a Time  (Minerva Schools)

Rep. Adam Schiff talks Trump in SF after being victim of Twitter storm  (ABC 7 News)

The Commonwealth Club The nation’s premier public affairs forum  (Northwest Facts)

How Kim Kardashian, Beyoncé and more are leading the way to body positivity  (Vogue)

Magic Theatre's 2018 Gala to Honor John Marx and Toni Rembe Rock  (BroadwayWorld San Francisco)

Larry Wilmore, Michael Lewis talk politics in live ‘Black on the Air’ podcast episode  (The Daily Californian)

Michael Lewis shares chicken salad and comes to like Steve Bannon  (The San Francisco Chronicle)

Sleep well or perish slowly  (Rosario3)

Unique Valentine’s Day Date Ideas In San Francisco  (CBS SF Bay Area)

Unique Valentine's Day Date Ideas In San Francisco  (Q102.1)

Commonwealth Club INFORUM Kicks off Black History Month with Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs  (Oakland Post)

Misperceptions affect US' policies on China  (China Daily)

Sparks fly over Trump, taxes at Commonwealth Club’s economic forecast  (San Francisco Business Times)

Wireless networks are not as fast, secure, reliable or energy-efficient as wired systems, says new report  (HealthCareBusiness Daily News)