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

In the News

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Kamala Harris regrets California truancy law that led to arrest of some parents  (The San Diego Union-Tribune)

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Kamala Harris Says The Truancy Law She Championed Isn't One She'd Back As POTUS  (Bustle)

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Leonard Perlmutter Announces Yoga Science Equation D=E+W+C for Transforming Debilitating Thought Energy at American Meditation Institute's Physicians' CME Conference  (Dental Economics)

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Leonard Perlmutter Announces Yoga Science Equation D=E+W+C for Transforming Debilitating Thought Energy at American Meditation Institute's Physicians' CME Conference  (Business Insider)

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Leonard Perlmutter Announces Yoga Science Equation D=E+W+C for Transforming Debilitating Thought Energy at American Meditation Institute's Physicians' CME Conference  (FOX 21 Delmarva)

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Michael Chrichton in 2003: Environmentalism is a religion – Publications – AEI  (Austrian Economic Blog)

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News Briefs: SF holds Easter events  (The Bay Area Reporter)

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2020 hopeful Pete Buttigieg says he and husband want a child soon  (ABC News)

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San Diego authors of ‘Indianapolis’ among finalists for a California Book Award  (The San Diego Union-Tribune)

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'Wonder of Birds' Nests' Photo Show: Commonwealth Club, SF  (Patch)

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Downtown SF traffic is insane. Maybe it’s time to make drivers pay  (SF Chronicle)

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Pete Buttigieg officially announces presidential campaign  (FOX 61)

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Breed and Jarrett “wowed” us  (Talk 2 SV)

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Hey Pete, we share a favorite book...  (Daily KOS)

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The Dangers of Wireless Radiation and How to Protect Yourself  (The Epoch Times)