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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The Impractical, Unsophisticated, Very Necessary Long-Shot Campaign to Unseat Nancy Pelosi  (Mother Jones)

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'Dedicated & Trusted': Community honors late ABC7 News photographer Lorne Morrison in fond farewell  (ABC7 News)

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Billionaire Tom Steyer Pushes Anti-Corporate Message in San Francisco Talk  (San Francisco Chronicle)

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California Homeless Crisis: San Francisco Tackles Costly Waste Problem with 'Poop Patrol'  (Fox Business)

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Bay Area Political Events: Tom Steyer, Henry George Podcast Host [San Francisco Chronicle]  (Daily Republic)

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Biden to Skip DNC Meeting in San Francisco Where 13 Candidates are Expected  (Yahoo News)

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Biden to Skip DNC Meeting in San Francisco Where 13 Candidates are Expected  (Microsoft News)

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Panel says California Should Consider Declaring a State of Emergency Over Homeless Crisis  (23ABC News Bakersfield)

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Tom Steyer Defends Presidential Run, Talks Climate Change in San Francisco  (ABC7 News)

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Breed, Schaaf Cancel Homelessness Forum Appearance to Avoid Crossing Kaiser Picket Lines  (NBC Bay Area)

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Lt. Gov. Green Could be Eyeing the Governor’s Office in 2022  (Hawaii News Now)

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Mayor Ted Wheeler Cancels Participation in San Francisco Panel on Homelessness Rather than Cross Picket Line  (Willamette Week)

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Bollywood Star to Visit Cyprus  (Cyprus Mail)

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Commentary: Droughts and Not Enough Water, California’s Silent Crisis  (Public CEO)

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The Impractical, Unsophisticated, Very Necessary Long-Shot Campaign to Unseat Nancy Pelosi  (Mother Jones)