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

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Kasich: People are 'probably' born gay  (CNN)

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April 19-20: Mfoniso Udofia, Heather Nova, Marijuana in the Haight, Dilly Dally, James Veitch, Juan Williams, Julien Poirer, Duncan Clark  (San Francisco Examiner)

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April 4-5: Santigold, Wesla Whitfield, I Call My brothers, Horsefeather, John Waters' Trash Trilogy Intrude  (SF Examiner)

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Faster, Smarter, Cleaner, Greener: Developing the Transportation Workforce of the Future  (San Jose State University)

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John Kasich slates a San Francisco town hall ahead of California's GOP convention  (Los Angeles Times)

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Literary Guide  (SF Gate)

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The Commonwealth Club of California Honors Innovators  (Kctath)

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Adobe Founder Geschke Earns Lifetime Achievement Award  (eWeek)

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Commonwealth Club honors gay rights pioneer James C. Hormel  (San Francisco Examiner)

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Hormel to receive inaugural 'Champion' award  (The Bay Area Reporter)

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“Los ingenieros no queremos hacernos ricos”  (El Pais)

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Defense secretary favors strong encryption, not 'back doors'  (Times Union)

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Adobe founder Chuck Geschke shares the simple principles that drove 30 years of success  (San Francisco Business Times)

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Apple, FBI stake out conflicting positions before Congress  (NBC26)

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Beyond Boundaries: The 28th Annual Commonwealth Club of California Distinguished Citizen Award Gala will honor innovators and trailblazers  (Gentry)