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

Christie disagrees with Perry on gay comparison  (Miami Herald)

Federal Transit Administrator Therese McMillan addresses infrastructure finance at San Francisco's Commonwealth Club  (Digital Journal)

Old Levi's jeans warm San Francisco icon  (Business Green)

Rick Perry compares homosexuality to alcoholism  (The Washington Post)

Texas Gov. Rick Perry draws fire for view of homosexuality  (KTVU)

The 5 outrageous things Rick Perry said in San Francisco  (Dallas Business Journal)

In S.F., Rick Perry compares homosexuality to alcoholism  (SF Gate)

IT’S EASY BEING GREEN: LS&CO. BREAKS GROUND WITH THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB  (Levi Strauss)

Rick Perry Believes That Homosexuality Is Like Alcoholism And Can Be Treated  (PoliticusUSA)

Rick Perry compares homosexuality to alcoholism  (USA Today)

Rick Perry compares homosexuality to alcoholism  (CNN Politics)

Rick Perry reportedly compares homosexuality to alcoholism at San Francisco event  (Fox News)

Rick Perry shares the love with California, Hillary Clinton  (LA Times)

Texas Gov. Rick Perry Compares Homosexuality To Alcoholism In San Francisco Appearance  (CBS Local San Francisco)

Texas Gov. Rick Perry Compares Homosexuality to Alcoholism in San Francisco: Report  (NBC Bay Area)