PRESS ROOM

The office of Media and Public Relations provides notification of ongoing Commonwealth Club 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 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

Press Releases

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The Commonwealth Club Of California Celebrates 30th Annual Distinguished Citizen Gala: “Views From 110”

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Finalists for the 87th Annual California Book Awards Competition Announced

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The Commonwealth Club of California Showcases Work of Local Artists at First New Permanent Home

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Commonwealth Club New Headquarters

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Finalists for the 86th Annual California Book Awards Competition Announced

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Finalists for the 86th Annual California Book Awards Competition Announced

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The Commonwealth Club Of California Celebrates 29th Annual Distinguished Citizen Gala: “Shaping the Future”

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Winners of 86th Annual California Book Awards Competition Announced

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Nation’s Premier Public Affairs Forum Notes Growing Demand for Civic Dialogue

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Big Solutions for Big Problems—The 2016 August Platforum Series at The Commonwealth Club

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Richard Rubin Named Commonwealth Club Board Chair

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September Soirée: A Benefit for The Commonwealth Club - Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Judgment of Paris

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The Age of Perptual Light and The Color of Law Lead California Book Awards Gold Medalists

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September Soirée: A Benefit for The Commonwealth Club - Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Judgment of Paris

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UPDATE: Big Solutions for Big Problems—The 2016 August Platforum Series at The Commonwealth Club

In the News

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How Cesar Chavez United Thousands of Farmworkers and Became a Civil Rights Icon  (How Stuff Works)

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Commonwealth Club of California Podcast  (Poddtoppen)

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Zach Norris: Building An Inclusive America  (Datebook)

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Charles Chip Mc Neal Helps SF Opera Open Its Doors a Little Wider  (San Francisco Classical Voice)

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The Most Important Civil Rights Speeches  (Microsoft News)

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Bay Area Political Events: Achieving Social Change, Iowa Watch Party  (San Francisco Chronicle)

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North Bay Meet Your Valentine Mixer  (Patch)

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MoMA’s ‘Doc Fortnight 2020’ Films Will Travel From Florida Retirement Community To Mongolia  (Forbes)

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What We’re Watching – Celebrating National School Choice Week  (Pacific Research Institute)

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Recommend a List of Classic Philosophy Books  (Pinlue)

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Sister Dana Sez, “So Now That We’re in a New Month Since New Year’s Resolutions, How Many of Those Resolutions Have We Already Broken?!”  (San Francisco Bay Times)

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Bay Area Census Efforts Focus on LGBT Households  (The Bay Area Reporter)

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News Briefs: Two-Spirit Powwow Coming Up  (The Bay Area Reporter)

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Oscar Party Time - Academy of Friends' 40th  (The Bay Area Reporter)

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Buyers Beware: U.S. Grip Tightens On Iranian Oil  (Forbes)