July 2011

We're on Google+!

Jul 13, 2011 @ 10:43 AM by jzipperer with [0] comments

You can now connect with The Commonwealth Club on the new social networking site Google +.

If you've got a Google+ account, add us to your circles. Or you can find us directly at our new page.

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Chinatown Walking Tour #2

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Wed, Jul 20 2011 - 10:00am

Chinatown Walking Tour
Enjoy another Commonwealth Club Neighborhood Adventure! Join Rick Evans for a memorable midday walk and discover the history and mystery of Chinatown. Explore colorful alleys and side streets. Visit a Taoist temple, an herbal store and the famous Fortune Cookie Factory. There is a short break for tea during the tour.
Location: Meet at Chinatown Gate, corner of Grant and Bush, in front of Starbucks Time:  10 a.m. -1 p.m. Read more »

Jose Antonio Vargas: My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant

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Mon, Jul 11 2011 - 6:30pm

Jose Antonio Vargas: My Life As an Undocumented Immigrant
This program is sold out
Jose Antonio Vargas, Former Reporter, The Washington Post; Founder, Define American
In conversation with Phil Bronstein, Editor-at-Large, Hearst Newspapers “I convinced myself that all would be OK if I lived up to the qualities of a 'citizen': hard work, self-reliance, love of my country.” Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post journalist Vargas just revealed to Read more »

Will the UK's Phone Hacking Scandal Touch Dow Jones' Les Hinton?

Jul 8, 2011 @ 2:10 PM by jzipperer with [0] comments
Will the UK's Phone Hacking Scandal Touch Dow Jones' Les Hinton?

The Hollywood Reporter is asking whether the wide-ranging (and continually expanding) "phone hacking" scandal in Britain could end up tarnishing Les Hinton, head of Dow Jones. Read more »

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