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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Former Mexico President Vicente Fox joins High Times  (The Cannifornian)

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Bay Area political events: Election debriefing, high-rent tour  (The San Francisco Chronicle)

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Bay Area Defense Expert Says It's Too Soon to Call Singapore Summit a Success  (One News Page)

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Charitable giving topped $400 billion for first time in 2017  (The San Francisco Chronicle)

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California Book Awards for three local Jewish authors  (The Jewish News of Northern California)

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Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer to visit San Francisco for Commonwealth Club Talk  (SFGATE)

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California Book Awards will be handed out June 11 — here’s who won  (The Mercury News)

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Dianne Feinstein secures top spot as 2nd-place remains undecided  (The San Francisco Chronicle)

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Communicating climate, a guided tour  (Environmental Health News)

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Kennedy: The ability to inspire  (The Santa Fe New Mexican)

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Nevada County writer Josh Weil bests tough competition  (The Union)

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SF mayor’s race coming down to a fight over money and influence  (The San Francisco Chronicle)

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After 51 years serving SF, protocol queen Charlotte Shultz undaunted by elections, cancer  (The San Francisco Chronicle)

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CALIFATO ISLÁMICO FUE CREADO POR ISRAEL PARA APLASTAR A HEZBOLLAH, CONFIESA…  (Africando)

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Education remains a priority in the Latino community  (Vida en el Valle)