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

Kasich Calls for Balance on Gay Rights, Religious Beliefs  (Newsmax)

The Latest: Kasich calls for balance on gay rights, religion  (Fox News)

UC president Janet Napolitano defends tuition policy during Mill Valley talk  (marinj.com)

Van Jones Talks Prison Reform With Shaka Senghor, Who Spent Seven Years in Solitary  (SF Weekly)

California Primary: Where to find Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and John Kasich this week  (The Mercury News)

California Primary: Where to find Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and John Kasich this week  (The Mercury News)

California Primary: Where to find Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and John Kasich this week  (The Mercury News)

Hyperloop to high-speed rail: Who will build the future of mobility?  (GreenBiz)

John Kasich Confronted by San Francisco Voter: ‘Are People Born Gay?’  (Towleroad)

John Kasich Confronted Over GOP’s Anti-Gay Stance During San Francisco Town Hall  (Huffington Post)

John Kasich: People "probably" born gay  (CBS News)

Kasich calls for balance on gay rights, religious beliefs  (Associated Press)

Kasich calls for balance on gay rights, religious beliefs  (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/150c5f921d7e49358771f199c994875f/kasich-calls-balance-gay-rights-religious-beliefs)

Kasich Tells Gay Bashers to 'Take a Chill Pill'  (Courthouse News Service)

Kasich: Gay People 'Probably' Born That Way  (NECN)