Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's first female candidate for president and the former chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan, will be visiting San Francisco Bay Area as part of her post-election appreciation tour. Tsai will be at Fremont Marriott...
The Willow Glen Neighborhood Association is pleased to host a Candidates Forum for those running for California State Senate and State Assembly. Tonight, we will be featuring candidates for State Senate, Jim Beall and Joe Coto ,...
The New Monterey Neighborhood Association is pleased to host a Candidate Forum on Wednesday, September 26, 7pm-9pm upstairs in Hilltop Park Center. All Monterey voters are welcome to come and learn more about the people seeking to...
From one of the most enduring and progressive voices in America, Nader offers his seventeen solutions to save our country from further fiscal and social distress. Nader’s practical solutions include cracking down on corporate crime, reducing the military budget, creating...
Politics and other news of the day take center stage as The Commonwealth Club brings to Silicon Valley its Week to Week news commentary program. Join our panelists for informative and fun commentary on political and other major news, plus...
After the last election, the number of women in Congress dropped to 16.8 percent, and the number of women in state legislatures declined by nearly 80 seats. Internationally, the U.S. Congress ranks below 95 other countries in gender parity. Will...
The non-profit organization WaterPlus presents a Candidates Forum on Water on Thursday, September 13 at 7pm at the Monterey Elks Lodge. All 20 candidates in contested elections on the Monterey Peninsula are scheduled to attend.
According to the US Labor Department, over three million Americans have green jobs. The green economy is one of the fastest growing segments of the Bay Area economy, but where are the jobs and investment opportunities? And what’s the best...
Language matters – especially when it comes to politics. With the upcoming election, linguistics expert Lakoff dissects the way we vote on important issues and presents his progressive in-depth guide to change political rhetoric and ideology.
Half the world is malnourished, the other half obese – Why is there such a large discrepancy between the haves and the have-nots for what we all need: food? Patel conducts a global investigation to make sense of the world...
The first woman editor of The New York Times editorial page and best-selling author, Gail Collins, reveals in her explosive new book how Texas has become the bellwether of a far-reaching national movement that continues to have profound social...
Throughout his decades of service to the country, Gen. Colin Powell has kept his private life out of the limelight. Now, in his new book “It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership” he...
