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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Republicans Should Be Tired of Being Number Two  (American Greatness)

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Madeleine Albright, Former and First Female Secretary of State, To Speak in Portland About Fighting Fascism  (Willamette Week)

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UC President Napolitano lays out a vision for expanding college access  (UC Berkeley Newsroom)

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UC president speaks on state of University and its finances, future  (Daily Bruin)

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Column: Here's how universities can make cities great  (Daily Tribune Opinion)

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March 7-8: Jeff Dunham, CIFIKA, Jospeh Lease, Janet Napolitano, Vegas Tenold, Betty Reid Soskin, Effie Lee Morris tribute, ZZ Ward, Schwabacher Recital, Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle, Walk Off the Earth, Tatiana Maslany  (San Francisco Examiner)

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Trump administration is no help on Russian election meddling, California officials say  (The Sacramento Bee)

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University of California president wants to offer guaranteed admission to qualified community college students  (EdSource)

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March 4-6: Les Délices, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Yuge Zhou, Henchel Quartett, Horszowski Trio, Cochon555, SF Symphony Youth Orchestra,They Might Be Giants, Mammals, The Academic, Bonnie Siegler, Hex  (San Francisco Examiner)

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Pizarro: Sonic Runway’s time in San Jose is almost up  (The Mercury News)

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Why the most innovative people do not do brainstorming meetings  (Telemundo)

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Democrats' rebuttal to GOP surveillance memo may be released this week, Schiff says  (Fox News)

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Playbook: INSIDE REPUBLICANS’ THINKING on the gun debate  (Politico)

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Rep. Adam Schiff ready to release Democratic memo on Russia meddling  (SF Gate)

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Trump foil Schiff riffs on light, dark aspects of a dog-year presidency  (East Bay Times)