On February 1, 2017, a former editor of the far-right Breitbart News Network attempted to deliver a speech at UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza, the birthplace of the free speech movement. The event erupted into violence as 150 masked militant “anti-fascist” protesters toting baseball bats and machetes showed up to stop the speech. Fortunately no lives […]

San Francisco Sheriff Vicki Hennessy took PR Round Table members at her August 22 talk on an unusual virtual tour of the interiors of the City and County of San Francisco’s best and worst jails. Hennessy’s candor is a trademark of her groundbreaking tenure as the first female among 34 sheriffs to lead the Sheriff’s Department. Beyond breaking through the […]

By Nancy Hayden Crowley Are you realizing the full benefits and rewards of LinkedIn, the world’s leading professional social media network? Our April speaker and LinkedIn’s Talent Market Strategist, Jason Silver, ticked off a number of key LinkedIn features that SFPRRT members will want to know about. Profinder located under “Work” on LinkedIn’s Menu bar is […]

A new, immersive and interactive technology is emerging that can change the way PR professionals pitch reporters and increase the opportunities to persuade them to take our point of view. It’s called Virtual Reality (VR), and if you’re not familiar with VR, you soon will be, according to Hollywood mega-producer, VR industry leader and Baobab […]

Alex Clemens and Boe Hayward are master storytellers. They are also sought-after public affairs specialists at the top of their game, having merged their two firms to form Bay Area-based Lighthouse Public Affairs. Their potent combination of skill and talent was on display at SFPRRT’s February 28 luncheon. Clemens opened the program by recalling how […]

by Phyllis Goodman “Donald Trump will be good for the media business.” So claims Lois Kazakoff, deputy editorial page and commentary editor at the San Francisco Chronicle. Kazakoff spoke at the January 24 San Francisco Public Relations Round Table meeting, where she cited figures to support that statement.  For example: The New York Times has […]

Memories of the Good Old Days By Phyllis Goodman It was Dennis McNally’s doctoral thesis—later published—on Jack Kerouac that brought him to Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead. Dennis was the speaker at the February 23 PR Roundtable meeting, where he regaled attendees with war stories about life with the Dead, gleaned from 15 years […]

Gifts From Our Silent Auction We feature a lot of great items at our holiday party silent auction. Most of the time we never hear more about them. But Vivian Auslander was so charmed by the floral centerpiece she got at the auction and recently picked up at  Hoogasian Florists that she sent in a […]

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