The Commonwealth Club of California’s 23rd Annual Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner, “A Room with Views” March 15, 2011

Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, San Francisco’s first female fire chief, Joanne Hayes-White, KGO Radio’s Ronn Owens Headline, “A Room with Views,” The Commonwealth Club’s Distinguished Citizen Award Gala. Honorees are Tad Taube, President of the Koret Foundation; Mary B. Cranston, senior partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP; and Janet W. Lamkin, President of Bank of America California. The Distinguished Citizen Award recognizes individuals and their noteworthy contributions to local and global society. Some of California’s most charismatic thought leaders have been invited to enrich the evening’s conversations throughout dinner.

Reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m