COMING SOON! Enjoy a Blue Angels Fleet Week Celebration on our beautiful rooftop terrace—live music, savory and sweet bites, cocktails and great views. Grab your tickets at www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 6 PM PDT / Angus Fletcher: Primal Intelligence In conversation with Moira Gunn Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Today at @cwclub.bsky.social: • 12 PM PDT / Joe Manchin with David Axelrod: Dead Center • 5:30 PM PDT / An Empire of Ideas: How Ancient India Transformed the World, with @willdalrymple.bsky.social Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

See them at Commonwealth Club World Affairs this week— Senator Joe Manchin III with David Axelrod, William Dalrymple with Kalidip Choudhury, and Angus Fletcher with Moira Gunn Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

JUST ADDED! @timbernerslee.bsky.social & @brewster.kahle.org join us in-person 10.9 in San Francisco to discuss "Building & Preserving the Web" Members-only advance tickets now on sale General admission tickets on sale 9.24 Mark your calendars! www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

Here's your chance to hear directly from Dan Wang on his breakout book BREAKNECK. It's really changed the way I think about China. Lots of cover from AI, healthcare, & much more! And we want to hear from you! Tickets are going fast! @cwclub.bsky.social www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

Here's our lineup of this week's @cwclub.bsky.social programs. Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Our program this Thursday, "Savor San Francisco: Chefs, Stories, and Bites," is SOLD OUT. Thank you, everyone who bought a ticket! Don't miss out on our other programs: commonwealthclub.org/events

You heard it at Commonwealth Club World Affairs Over the summer, @valinasr.bsky.social spoke with @swamiriver.bsky.social at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco about Iran's grand strategy. Photos below by Sarah Gonzalez/Peopletography You can watch the entire program: youtu.be/K6fWqR3LDXA?...

We are the place to be next week to see Jeff Bleich, Matt Accarrino, chefs/owners of State Bird Provisions & Foreign Cinema & Nopa Fish, Shuka Kalantari, @joegarofoli.bsky.social @joshkoehn.bsky.social Debbie Chinn Sawyer Rose, Debra Reabock & more Tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in SF: • 12 PM / Mayor Daniel Lurie: “People Are Betting on San Francisco Again” • 5:30 PM / The Role of the Military in Domestic Law Enforcement • 6 PM / Fall Literary Salon: Maxine Hong Kingston, Aimee Liu, Lily Hoang and Pete Hsu commonwealthclub.org/events

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 6 PM PDT / Kiron Skinner: Understanding the Complexities of Our New Global Landscape Details & Tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events Underwritten by Taube Philanthropies with additional support from @pepperdine.bsky.social

JUST ADDED: Former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano on Trump’s “Misuse of Presidential Power” September 30 in downtown San Francisco Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

With "Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale" set to premiere this week, get some background and insight into the "Downton Abbey" TV series from producer Rebecca Eaton, who discussed the show back in 2013 with moderator Mary Bitterman in San Francisco. Listen: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archi...

Our lineup this week . . . Details & tickets at commonwealthclub.org/events

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 5:30 PM PDT / The 15th Annual Lundberg Institute Lecture: Cancer Commons In-person & online Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Please come to my evening with #MaxineHongKingston next Thursday at the @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco! #writers

We are the place to be next week to see Daniel Lurie, Kiron Skinner, @gdtl.bsky.social, Maxine Hong Kingston, @aimeeliu.bsky.social, and more. This weekend's a great time to get your tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

JUST ADDED: @wajali.bsky.social joins us in Lafayette in November—"How to Fight Fascism with Humor, Heart . . . and Humus" An in-person-only program; tickets now available: commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-... Presented by @cwclub.bsky.social & the Lafayette Library & Learning Center Foundation.

Troops in more cities? Gerrymandering run amok? Tons to discuss about the current politics scene when Joe Garofoli, Melissa Caen & @joshkoehn.bsky.social join us for our next Week to Week political roundtable (with social hour beforehand). Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

Coming soon! Joe Manchin will be in conversation with @davidaxellrod.bsky.social for a special online-only program September 22. Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

NEXT WEEK! Bring a friend & enjoy a literary talk with popular @redhenpress.bsky.social writers Maxine Hong Kingston, Aimee Liu Books, Lily Hoang & Pete Hsu Sept. 11 at Commonwealth Club World Affairs in downtown San Francisco. Event details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 5:30 PM PDT / Technology for Good: How Nonprofit Leaders Are Using Software and Data to Solve Our Most Pressing Social Problems @jimfruchterman.bsky.social in conversation with @camcritt.bsky.social Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 5 PM PDT / Humanities West Presents WWII's Grand Alliance: The 80th Anniversary • 5:30 PM PDT / When Kids Have Mentors, Cities Get Stronger Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Need someplace to be, people to meet, things to learn this month? Join us at @cwclub.bsky.social for our in-depth talks, discussions & more. Details/tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

SOLD OUT: In-person tickets to our Sept. 11 program with San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie in conversation with Raj Mathai are sold out. However, we do still have online-only tickets available. www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

Coming in September: @willdalrymple.bsky.social comes to @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco to discuss "An Empire of Ideas: How Ancient India Transformed the World" Sept. 22, 5:30 p.m. Details and tickets available at www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

NEXT WEEK: @jimfruchterman.bsky.social will be in conversation with @camcritt.bsky.social in San Francisco for a timely discussion about how nonprofits are using tech to solve pressing social problems. Find out more: Details and tickets available at: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in downtown San Francisco: • 5:30 PM PDT / Jesus, San Francisco: The City’s Resurrection from Perceived Ashes Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Submissions are open for the Commonwealth Club's 95th Annual California Book Awards! Submission page and details can be found on our website: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/speci... @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social @macmillanpubusa.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social @wwnorton.com

In this week's political roundtable, Melissa Caen & Pacific Research Institute's Tim Anaya discuss some surprising aspects of the gerrymandering struggle (including why it might be moot in the end anyway), as well as Gov. Newsom, 2026 midterms, & more. Watch now: youtu.be/wL2fPFOVS-s?...

Going to sell out! Hope you can join us!

This week at @cwclub.bsky.social, learn about preventing gun violence, get insight into the state of politics, see great architecture, and hear about a tireless liberty advocate. Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events @davidhogg.bsky.social @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov @ztameez.bsky.social

JUST ADDED! Former U.S. Senator Joe Manchin in joins us Sept. 22 for an online-only special: "Dead Center." Details & tickets now available: www.commonwealthclub.org/.../joe-manc...

Troops in DC. Trump in Alaska. Texans in Illinois. Newsom tweets ALL CAPS. Join us Aug. 18 in San Francisco to hear Tim Anaya & Melissa Caen on our latest Week to Week politics roundtable. With pre-program social hour. Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 6 PM PDT / Are We Living Inside a Video Game? Rizwan Virk on his 'Simulation Hypothesis,' with @deantak.bsky.social Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

SOLD OUT! Our August 19 "Leadership Circle San Francisco Architecture Walking Tour" with Rick Evans is sold out. Get your tickets now for other upcoming @cwclub.bsky.social speakers and events: commonwealthclub.org/events

Want to know something? Join us in-person or online to hear Steven Pinker in conversation with @djpatil.bsky.social: "When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows . . . " October 8 in Silicon Valley. Event details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

Early-bird tix end soon! Our Blue Angels Fleet Week celebration on October 11 at our downtown waterfront home! Enjoy live music, savory and sweet bites, signature cocktails—and of course the spectacle in the sky. Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

JUST ADDED: San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie comes to @cwclub.bsky.social at noon Sept. 11 to discuss progress and plans in the city. Details & tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...

Very much looking forward to moderating Riz Virk's talk on his Simulation Hypothesis at the Commonwealth Club in SF on August 13.

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco: • 5:30 PM PDT / Drums and Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Don't miss great speakers, important topics, and good community at @cwclub.bsky.social this month in downtown San Francisco. Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events @davidhogg.bsky.social @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov @ztameez.bsky.social @deantak.bsky.social

Today @cwclub.bsky.social: • 12 PM PDT / The Trump Administration & Latin America • 6 PM PDT / Premal Shah and Kinari Webb: Small Dollar, Big Impact • 6 PM PDT / Time to Strengthen Local Health Ecosystems in California Details & tickets: commonwealthclub.org/events

Tonight @cwclub.bsky.social: 5:30 PM—The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia’s Struggle Against Autocracy & Beijing (@jwassers.bsky.social) 6 PM—How Low Birth Rates & Longer Lifespans Could Disrupt the Global Economy (Chris Bradley, Susie Cranston, @noahpinion.blogsky.venki.dev, Kausik Rajgopal)

Tonight at @cwclub.bsky.social in S.F.: • 5:30 PM PDT / @samkbloch.bsky.social: Shade, The Promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource (with @emmettfitzgerald.bsky.social) • 6 PM PDT / @valinasr.bsky.social: Iran's Grand Strategy (with @swamiriver.bsky.social) Details & tix: commonwealthclub.org/events

👇 my talk tomorrow, will be my first talk in San Francisco since my @cwclub.bsky.social Feb 2020 launch event for Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink (my new @columbiagr.bsky.social book is a sequel of sorts that brings in Thailand and Burma)

HAPPENING TONIGHT: If you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area, come join us at the @cwclub.bsky.social for an important conversation on SHADE, with journo @samkbloch.bsky.social! Bloch’s new book, “Shade: The Promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource,” expands on an article published in Places in 2019.

Catch all of the speakers, topics, community and ideas at @cwclub.bsky.social this week. Details & tickets: commonwealthclulb.org/events @valinasr.bsky.social @jwassers.bsky.social @samkbloch.bsky.social

We are one week out from our next live show, where Greg Dalton will interview Premal Shah and Kinari Webb on stage at @cwclub.bsky.social. Get your tickets today for what promises to be an informing and engaging conversation 🎟️