Commonwealth Club Archives

Culture

Generations of activism: Checking in with Cleve Jones

Joshua Rotter - June 18, 2020

The LGBTQ community has already survived the tragic loss of Harvey Milk, the deaths of hundreds of thousands during the AIDS pandemic, and decades...

Lit

Loving Whitney Houston: Robyn Crawford on their relationship, loyalty, and faith

Joshua Rotter - December 16, 2019

Right after signing her first record deal with Arista Records in 1983, singer Whitney Houston swung by her best friend Robyn Crawford’s home with...

Campaign Trail

Pete Buttigieg makes a splash in SF — but what does he really stand for?

Michael Toren - March 29, 2019

For the second time in as many months, presidential hopeful and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg made an appearance in San Francisco. But unlike...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Mezzanine closing, Taylor Mac, Laurie Anderson, Angela Davis…

Marke B. - November 25, 2018

ARTS FORECAST Right before Thanksgiving came the infuriating news that, after 16 years, SF's largest woman-owned independent music venue, Mezzanine, was planning to close next...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Dia de los Muertos, Diwali, Blackalicious …

Marke B. - October 31, 2018

ARTS FORECAST "In San Francisco, Day of the Dead has been celebrated in the Mission district sincethe early 70’s. The Marigold Project was created in...

News + Politics

Dark money floods into SF mayor’s race

Tim Redmond - May 16, 2018

Dark money is flooding into the SF mayor’s race. The latest cash to drop on the scene: $100,000 for a new committee called “Voters for...

Lit

Read something new! California Book Award finalists announced

Marke B. - April 2, 2018

LIT Spring brings an overflow of book recommendations, when the announcements of both the Northern California Book Award winners and the California Book Award...

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