July 2012

Harvey Rose: How Does an Independent Analyst Survive San Francisco's City Hall?

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Thu, Jul 26 2012 - 6:00pm

Harvey Rose: How Does an Independent Analyst Survive San Francisco's City Hall?

Harvey M. Rose, Budget and Legislative Analyst, City and County of San Francisco; Founder, Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC and Former Auditor General State of CaliforniaHighly respected, frequently provocative, always challenging, Rose has survived the drama and intrigues of San Francisco City Hall politics and money for over 38 years as San Francisco's independent budget and legislative analyst. Read more »

Lawrence O'Donnell: MSNBC Host

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Thu, Oct 25 2012 - 6:00pm

Lawrence O’Donnell Read more »

John E. O'Grady: Estate Planning in Film

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Tue, Jul 24 2012 - 5:15pm

Estate Planning in Film

John E. O’Grady, Esq., Chair of the Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law section, Bar Association of San Francisco Read more »

Science & Technology Planning Meeting

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Mon, Jul 23 2012 - 6:15pm

Science & Technology Planning MeetingJoin fellow Club members with similar interests and brainstorm upcoming Science & Technology programs. All Commonwealth Club members are welcome. We explore visions for the future through science and technology. Discuss current issues and share your insights with fellow Club members to shape and plan programs for the months ahead.MLF: Science & TechnologyLocation:  SF Club OfficeTime: 6:15 p.m. Read more »

Rescheduled - The Illusion of Building Green

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Mon, Aug 27 2012 - 7:30pm

The Illusion of Building Green: How Our Fight for Environmentally Responsible Building Design Is Falling Short

Rescheduled to August 28. Read more »

The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

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Mon, Aug 6 2012 - 5:30pm

The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

This program is sold out

Booker Prize winner The Sense of an Ending follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he has never much thought about – until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance, one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. Tony Webster thought he'd left all this behind as he built a life for himself, and by now his marriage, family and career have fallen into an amicable divorce and retirement. Read more »

Book Discussion: "The Warmth of Other Suns" by Isabel Wilkerson

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Tue, Sep 4 2012 - 5:30pm

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

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NAACP, Iraqi electricity, genetic breakthroughs -- all in our latest Week to Wee...

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