June 2011

Sustainable Urbanism (5/25/11)

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Sustainable Urbanism?

Sustainable Urbanism

 

Stuart Cohen, Executive Director, TransForm
Mike Ghielmetti, President, Signature Development Group
Ezra Rapport, Executive Director, Association of Bay Area Governments

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Cecile Richards: President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

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Tue, Jun 14 2011 - 6:00pm

Cecile Richards

President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America Read more »

SFDebate Asks: Should Home Mortgage-Interest Continue to be Tax Deductible?

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Tue, Jun 7 2011 - 7:00pm

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Susan N. Herman, ACLU President: The War On Terror and the Erosion of Democracy

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Wed, Oct 5 2011 - 6:00pm

Susan N. Herman: The War on Terror and the Erosion of Democracy

President, ACLU; Author, Taking Liberties: The War on Terror and the Erosion of Democracy  Read more »

Exhibits

The Commonwealth Club and its Arts Member-Led Forum hosts many notable artists in the gallery of its headquarters in downtown San Francisco. You can find current and upcoming exhibits below.

All art exhibits are free and open to the public, on display during regular Club business hours (10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday-Thursday. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Friday). Brought to you by the Club's Arts member-led forum.

Gallery and art contact: Lynncurtis [at] comcast [dot] net Read more »

Steny Hoyer, House Democratic Whip: "The Make It In America Agenda"

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Mon, Jun 27 2011 - 10:30am

The "Make It in America" Agenda
Steny Hoyer, Democratic Whip, U.S. House of Representatives
House Democratic Whip Hoyer (D-Md.), the second-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, will discuss the "Make it in America" agenda: a Democratic legislative program designed to help American businesses innovate here, grow here, make products here, and sell them to the world. Hoyer will explain his belief that wise investments in innovation, infrastructure and education can create jobs in the U.S. Read more »

Jeremy Bailenson: Infinite Reality

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Wed, Jul 27 2011 - 6:00pm

Jeremy Bailenson: Infinite Reality

Ph.D., Founding Director, Virtual Human Interaction Lab; Associate Professor of Communication, Stanford University Read more »

Bruce Bodaken, CEO, Blue Shield of CA: A Health Insurance CEO's Commitment to Affordability

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Tue, Jun 7 2011 - 12:00pm

A Commitment to Health Insurance Affordability
Bruce Bodaken, CEO, Blue Shield of California
Sarah Varney, Health Reporter, KQED Radio - Moderator
The rising cost of health care looms large over the state and the nation. The CEO of Blue Shield of California, one of the state's largest health-plan providers, will discuss new initiatives to address rising health-care costs in the context of national health reform. A native of Iowa, Bodaken doesn't fit the typical profile of a health-plan CEO. Read more »

Crops, Cattle & Carbon

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Tue, Jun 14 2011 - 12:00pm

Crops, Cattle and Carbon

Cynthia Cory, Director of Environmental Affairs, California Farm Bureau Federation
Paul Martin, Director of Environmental Services, Western United Dairymen
Jeanne Merrill, California Climate Action Network
Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture Read more »

The California Budget Challenge: An Interactive Workshop

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Thu, Jun 9 2011 - 10:00am

The California Budget Challenge: An Interactive Workshop

Dan Schnur, Director, Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, University of Southern California
Jim Mayer, Executive Director, California Forward
F. Noel Perry, Founder, Next 10
John Myers, Sacramento Bureau Chief, KQED Public Radio and "The California Report"
Additional panelists TBA Read more »