August 2012

Author/historian Simon Winchester writes that he is available "to entertain at b...

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Author/historian Simon Winchester writes that he is available "to entertain at birthdays and bar-mitzvahs, to open supermarkets, to try to keep passengers awake on cruise liners and to play the male lead in major motion pictures." Luckily, you won't need to sit through any of that to hear from this always-popular Club speaker when he returns to the Commonwealth Club in early December to talk about his newest book, Skulls. DETAILS TO COME!

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This week at The Commonwealth Club of California: MONDAY • Middle East Discussi...

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This week at The Commonwealth Club of California: MONDAY • Middle East Discussion Group • How Volunteering Can Lead to a Dream Job • 16 & Pregnant: The Reality and Politics of Adolescent Reproductive Care TUESDAY • The Illusion of Building Green: How Our Fight for Responsible Building Design Is Falling Short (this event was rescheduled from Aug. 27) WEDNESDAY • Maddalena Bearzi: Dolphin Confidential – Confessions of a Field Biologist • Quarterback Trauma: Injuries in the NFL THURSDAY • Russian Hill Walking Tour Read more »

Russian Hill Walking Tour #9

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Thu, Dec 6 2012 - 2:00pm

Russian Hill Walking Tour
Join a more active Commonwealth Club Neighborhood Adventure! Russian Hill is a magical area with secret gardens and amazing views. Join Rick Evans for a two-hour hike up hills and staircases and learn about the history of this neighborhood. See where great artists and architects lived and worked, and walk down residential streets where some of the most historically significant houses in the Bay Area are located.
Location: Meet in front of Swensen's Ice Cream Store located at 1999 Hyde Street at Union. Read more »

Green New Deal

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Mon, Sep 17 2012 - 6:00pm

Green New Deal
Michael Grunwald, Senior National Correspondent, Time; Author, The New New Deal Nancy Pfund, Managing Partner, DBL Investors
The 2009 stimulus act shelled out $90 billion for clean energy. President Obama's administration said that would create 827,000 “job years” through 2012. That turns out to be a whopping $109,000 per job-year. Did that pan out? Was it worth it? Read more »

Theodore B. Olson: Reflecting on Prop 8

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Thu, Oct 18 2012 - 6:00pm

Theodore B. Olson: Reflecting on Prop 8
 
Theodore B. Olson, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Former U.S. Solicitor General (2001-2004) Read more »