politics

City Takes Comments on Proposed Single-Use Bag Ban

 
5/2/12
 
Free
 
Campbell Library

The City of Campbell is partnering with the County of San Mateo and other Peninsula cities to prepare a draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for a proposed single-use bag ban ordinance. The proposed ordinance would regulate the use of paper...

Jim Beall's Pancake Breakfast & Budget Talk

 
2/25/12
 
free
 
Campbell Heritage Theatre

California State Assemblymember Jim Beall , of the 24th Assembly District, invites the community to join him for a free pancake breakfast where you can meet your neighbors, learn more about California's budget, and share your ideas.

Our...

"Arabian Nights"

 
10/14/11
 
$25
 
Dolce Hayes Mansion

Award-winning filmmaker Holly Mosher will show her film," BONSAI People," which explores how Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr.Muhammad Yunus inspired a nation to take control of their destiny and eradicate povery, hunger, and inequality. Arabian dancers will perform prior to...

"Arabian Nights"

 
10/14/11
 
$25
 
Dolce Hayes Mansion

Award-winning filmmaker Holly Mosher will show her film, BONSAI, which explores how Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr.Muhammad Yunus inspired a nation to become transformational leaders by empowering them to take control of their destiny and eradicate poverty, hunger, and inequality....

"Women, War & Game-Changing Entrepreneurs"

 
10/15/11
 
$25
 
Dolce Hayes Mansion

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana, will discuss “Women, War and Game-Changing Entrepreneurs.” She will relate how women around the world are fighting to change their families’ futures, rebuild their societies,...

Tom Brokaw, NBC Anchor and Author

 
11/21/11
 
$12 - $115
 
Santa Clara Convention Center

Tom Brokaw – NBC Nightly News Special Correspondent and Author of “The Greatest Generation”, “Boom!”, and “The Time of Our Lives: A conversation about America; Who we are, where we have been, and where we need...

Dr. Susan Hockfield

 
11/9/11
 
$12 Members; $20 Non-Members
 
Silicon Valley Bank

“Revving
Up America's Innovation Engine”

America rose as an economic power on the strength of its innovation system: we pursued advanced scientific research, turned those discoveries into breakthrough innovations and manufactured them for markets...

Chris Matthews Author and Host of MSNBC's Hardball

 
11/8/11
 
$15 Members; $20 Non-Members
 
Oshman Family JCC

Chris Matthews – MSNBC Host of “Hardball with Chris Matthews” and
Author of “Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero”

Throughout the years, much
has been written about President John F. Kennedy’s private...

Lawrence Lessig, Author of "Republic, Lost"

 
10/24/11
 
FREE
 
Santa Clara University

Lawrence Lessig – Director of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for
Ethics at Harvard University, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and
Author of “Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress...

Jim Lehrer, Author of "Tension City"

 
10/19/11
 
$15 Members; $20 Non-Members
 
Lucie Stern Community Theatre

Jim Lehrer – Former News Anchor of PBS NewsHour and Author
of “Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to
Obama-McCain”

In conversation with David
Kennedy
...

Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Author of "The Price of Civilization

 
10/10/11
 
$12 Members; $20 Non-Members
 
Oshman Family JCC

In wake of the worst
recession in recent history, Dr. Sachs focuses on the United States and gives a
startling account of the inadequacies of America-style capitalism. He asks the
question “where...

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