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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PH Ambassador Cuisia to speak at San Francisco Commonwealth Club  (Inquirer.net)

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Sen. Barbara Boxer lays out Democrats' economic manifesto in San Francisco  (Insurance News Net)

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Sen. Barbara Boxer lays out Democrats' economic manifesto in San Francisco  (San Jose Mercury News)

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SF Weekly Goes International, Interviews North Korean Expert  (SF Weekly)

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Professor Tommy Koh: My friend Shirley Temple Black  (Straits Times)

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Rich Idiot Brings His Tale Of Struggle, Oppression To Commonwealth Club This Week  (sfist)

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Talking with … entrepreneur with social values pitch  (JWeekly)

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The connection between César Chávez and Shirley Temple Black  (MySanAntonio)

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Tom Perkins still thinks the rich are persecuted  (SFGate)

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Tom Perkins, A Man From A Bygone Era  (TechCrunch)

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Tom Perkins: Taxes will lead to 'economic extinction' of the 1%  (CNNMoney)

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Billionaire Tom Perkins: No voting rights for non-taxpayers  (Washington Times)

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Boxer Calls for Higher Minimum Wage at San Francisco Commonwealth Club Appearance  (Saratoga Patch)

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How One Billionaire’s Idea To Give Rich People More Votes Is Already In The Works  (Think Progress)

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Tech Mogul Tom Perkins Doubles Down on Comparing Treatment of the 1 Percent to the Holocaust  (MotherJones)