PRESS ROOM

The office of Media and Public Relations provides notification of ongoing Commonwealth Club World Affairs 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 World Affairs of California 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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Sparks fly at Mayoral Candidates Forum hosted by Commonwealth Club  (San Francisco Bay View)

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Syrie: Les infâmes mensonges de Le Drian et des médias - A relayer partout (Elus, citoyens etc)  (Moin de Bien Plus de Liens)

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15 Fun Things: A Burger-y Book Party, Bob Dylan's B-Day, Carnaval + More Events This Week  (7x7)

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One, Two, Three: The Ins and Outs of RCV  (SF Weekly)

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San-Fransiskoda Azərbaycan tolerantlığına həsr olunmuş geniş tədbir keçirilib  (Azerbaijan)

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Media List of Terribly Misunderstood People  (415 Report)

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Přednáška generála o tom, jak USA plánovaly rozvrat Blízkého východu, je třeskutým svědectvím dezertéra z řad amerických neoconů, ze kterého doslova mrazí! Ředitel ČT odmítl svědectví gen. Wesleyho Clarka odvysílat!  (Rukojmi)

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San Francisco is fed up with Big Tech, and residents are begging the next mayor to do something about it  (Business Insider)

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Bay Area political events: Pro-Palestinian rally, voting how-to  (The San Francisco Chronicle)

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San Francisco mayoral candidates reveal their second choices  (KTVU)

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Scholars discuss Trump and the situation in the Middle East  (Sing Tao USA)

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SF mayoral candidates forum to be live streamed Monday night  (The San Francisco Chronicle)

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SF mayoral candidates go easy on each other in debate  (The San Francisco Chronicle)

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Video shows clash between supporters of San Francisco mayoral candidates  (Democratic Underground)

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Katharine Hayhoe Honored With Stephen H. Schneider Award — Texas Tech Today #ActOnClimate  (Coyote Gulch)