Join us for the statewide rally & launch of #AB2243, the California State Public Bank campaign. On April 22 (Earth Day 🌎), communities from across the state will gather at the Capitol’s West Steps in Sacramento to kick it off! RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ca-state-p...

Coalition members hit the Capitol for a citizens' advocacy day to support the CA State Bank! With budget constraints facing our cities & state, now's the time to create a detailed plan to save money & better leverage CA's public dollars to support public priorities. 🏦♻️💵

We’re all in and getting ready to launch #AB2243 the California State Bank bill championed by Assemblymembers Matt Haney & Ash Kalra! Public dollars should fund what communities need: housing, small business & climate solutions. More soon. Join 80+ orgs! forms.gle/6a17WCn7SDKX...

Motion passes! The LA Charter Reform Commission approved a clarification aligning the City Charter with state law, the California Public Banking Act (AB 857), so LA has a path to pursue a public bank if it chooses. Thanks to Chair Raymond Meza & Commissioner Carla Fuentes.

Photos from the End Poverty in CA x @publicbankla.bsky.social coalition Public Banking Listening Session! Public dollars for public good 🏦🤝

This is what real democracy looks like. This is where real change will come from.

Full house at the LA public banking listening session! Community members shared barriers to accessing capital & how a public bank could support housing, small biz. Councilmember Jurado & Michael Tubbs spoke on economic inequality. Photos + video soon!

“...The question isn’t just is there enough money,” Tran said. “...who decides where our common dollars go today, how they’re used, and whether they stay in communities and benefit our localities, or... keep getting signed out to private institutions...” #CreatePublicBanksNow! #It'sOurMoney!

Watch the event recording of the Sacramento Public Bank Town Hall: "Bring our Money Home!" and see the photos in our gallery below! capublicbanking.org/sacramento-p...

LA budget season is here! Public Bank LA coalition joined Councilmember Hernandez, @controller.lacity.gov & community leaders to demand a 2026 People’s Budget: immigration services, care-first investments & funding the public bank plan. Public dollars for public good 🤝

Our Jan 2026 newsletter: Join us on Zoom for our monthly coalition call! Mon Jan 26, 5pm Plus: Sacramento Public Bank Town Hall Tue Jan 27, Parkside Community Church. Welcome Fresno, our newest region. Thanks Ben & Jerry’s Foundation! capublicbanking.org/january-news...

The LA County Democratic Party, representing 3 million+ registered Dems, endorses the LA Public Bank! LACDP backs a city-owned public bank to manage city funds, partner with local lenders, finance housing & infrastructure.

People from 39 states, plus supporters tuning in from around the world, joined our Public Banking Coast to Coast webinar! Senator Elizabeth Warren talked about how public banks can provide low-cost lending for housing and infrastructure, create jobs & strengthen our communities.

TOMORROW! Join us for a powerful convo w/ movement leaders from CA, NY & MA! With federal volatility, now's the moment to create city & state banks to recapture billions of public dollars siphoned out of our communities & reinvest them into public good. bit.ly/PBC2C

As federal funding for states shrink, people are taking back control, building public banks owned by communities. Join a national conversation with movement leaders + Senator Elizabeth Warren to reclaim local funds for housing, climate & more! Nov 19, 12 PM PT/3PM ET bit.ly/PBC2C

Our team came together to ground in our next steps to build the LA Public Bank! From living room strategy sessions to Zoom to City Hall, we’ve gone from an idea with no blueprint to a movement reshaping how cities think about money & power. Next, we build! 🔥

BIG NEWS! LA City Councilmembers Imelda Padilla and Heather Hutt committed discretionary dollars to the LA Public Bank plan. They join 7 colleagues backing work to cut borrowing costs, reduce fees, and invest in housing, small biz & climate infrastructure. 🏦🌱

Unanimous! The public bank motion cleared the Budget & Finance Committee.Thanks to Chair Yaroslavsky, Members Hernandez, Blumenfield, Hutt & CM McOsker. With budget pressures rising, a public bank can cut borrowing costs, keep dollars local & add new revenue tools. 🏦♻️

Please join us Sunday, October 12 for a conversation with @publicbankla.bsky.social about how a public bank in LA could help us become a more sustainable city. Learn more and RSVP at www.ncsa.la/public_bank_.... #PublicBank

What if LA’s money worked for LA? 💰At Destination Crenshaw’s panel, PBLA’s Dan Pelegero joined Jason Foster, Oscar Perry Abello & Self Help Credit Union to discuss how a public bank could keep dollars local supporting housing, anti-displacement & rebuilding after disasters.

Big wins for LA. Read our latest! The Public Bank motion cleared committee + 7 councilmembers including Council President Harris-Dawson, are now putting funds behind it! We just dropped our new State Bank brief & join our talk at Destination Crenshaw! 🏦✊ mailchi.mp/fe93a70d3a8e...

Los Angeles City Council President Harris-Dawson joined six colleagues to fund LA’s Public Bank Plan.👏 We need real solutions on the table to cut borrowing costs & Wall St fees; invest in affordable housing. Let’s put millions back to work for LA communities. 🏦♻️🏡

Over 1,750 letters sent! actionnetwork.org/letters/publ... Send a one-click letter via our Action Network campaign. Let’s keep the pressure up and get the LA public bank plan across the finish line!

🚨The Public Bank motion PASSED in the Government Operations Committee chaired by Councilmember Padilla w/ CMs Jurado & Lee! Next stop: Budget & Finance. Big thanks to champions & coalition partners. 🏦 #ProfitForThePeople

🚨 California Needs a State Public Bank! Federal cuts are slashing housing, climate & small biz programs. Nearly 40M Californians impacted! A State Bank keeps our money working in CA, lowering costs, protecting funds & expanding credit. Read our latest: bit.ly/CApublicbank

Coalition leaders @acceaction.bsky.social & allies at City Hall urging Councilmembers Yaroslavsky & Padilla: agendize the public bank motion and direct CAO to close the funding gap. Every week of delay is capital our communities don’t see--keep LA dollars here for housing, small biz, clean energy.

Six LA City Councilmembers kickstart the Public Bank plan with their own funds! Thank you for leading the way Councilmembers Hernandez (CD1), Blumenfield (CD3), Raman (CD4), Price (CD9), Soto-Martinez (CD13) & Jurado (CD14). 🏦🌱

Should LA start a public bank? Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez says yes & we agree! A public bank means local control, no new taxes, and real investment in housing, small biz & green jobs. It's time our money worked for Angelenos, not Wall Street shareholders.

Backed by four council offices, the public bank plan will explore how the city can cut Wall Street fees, lower borrowing costs & invest in community needs. With $1.4B in annual debt costs, it's time! labusinessjournal.com/finance/lead...

WHO WANTS SOME GOOD LEGISLATIVE NEWS!!! 😭 😭

🚨BREAKING: California State Budget includes $1M for CalAccount! The Legislature will move forward with implementing a first-in-the-nation fee-free public banking option for millions of unbanked & underbanked Californians. seiuca.org/press-releas...

Big day at LA City Hall! @acceaction.bsky.social, SAJE, KIWA, Movement Legal, Inquilinos Unidos pushed the Council to fully fund the Public Bank plan. It's time to build a city that invests in us! 🏡🏦

Signal boost to save CalAccount!

CALL TO ACTION: Tell LA City Committees — Fully fund the Public Bank Plan! CMs Hernandez, Jurado & Soto-Martinez put up their own funds. Now Budget & Finance + Gov Ops must agendize & pass the motion. Over 1,000 letters sent, keep the momentum going! bit.ly/pblaletter

This is the spirit of Los Angeles. This is California. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. #FreeDavidEndRaids

Join us on June 17 at 2PM ET to explore how #PublicBanks can power #GuaranteedIncome and a just economy! Feat. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, @terrifriedline.bsky.social, @amycastro.bsky.social, @trinitytran.bsky.social, @grahamsteele.bsky.social & @darrickhamilton.bsky.social RSVP: bit.ly/PublicBankingandGI

this is why we need public banks and social housing. @publicbankla.bsky.social is in the works!

"Creating a public bank would be a bold step toward reinvesting our public dollars directly into our communities. Tough economic times give us an opportunity to look at ways we can uplift sustainable local economies.” -Councilmember Ysabel Jurado laist.com/news/politic...

"Three Los Angeles City Council members introduced a motion Friday to fund a feasibility study for a proposed public bank, which supporters say could generate new revenue for the city without placing new taxes or fees on residents." www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

Had the honor of speaking at LA City Hall with Councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez, Hugo Soto-Martinez, and Ysabel Jurado, as they committed their own funds to launch LA’s Public Bank plan. Institutional change takes time, persistence & collective will, but it’s happening.🏦✨ @publicbankla.bsky.social

Democratic finance isn’t an unrealistic idea disconnected from what working people fight for and want. It’s something currently being made by working-class coalitions in places like LA. Keep it moving @publicbankla.bsky.social!

It's time for a public bank to recapture interest & fees paid to Wall Street and reinvest in our cities. We're on our way to creating the People's Bank of LA. Let's GO! 🔥

The coalition & allies backed our city leaders as they took action using their own discretionary funds for the Public Bank plan. Given that LA faces severe budget deficits year after year, this moment couldn’t be more urgent. It's time to save public dollars. 🏦✨

"The People have spoken. We have to move the People's money. I’m proud to stand with all of you as we take this critical step towards creating a Public Bank in the City of LA. Our money deserves to come back to us and not to Wall Street.” -Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez

"A public bank would give us the power to reinvest our own city taxpayer dollars in affordable housing, good jobs & the services that our communities desperately [demand] from us. Our system is broken. We have the opportunity to build something new." Councilmember @hugoforcd13.bsky.social

"It’s unacceptable to keep doing business as usual and that’s why there’s a realignment happening at City Hall." - Councilmember Ysabel Jurado All 3 Councilmembers are committing discretionary funds to help fund Phase 1 of the public bank feasibility study. 👏

Fund the #LAPublicBank! ACCE members on Friday joined our @publicbankla.bsky.social coalition partners and our CM champions -Eunisses Hernandez, @hugoforcd13.bsky.social & Ysabel Jurado - to share the great news that we are a step closer to establishing a Public Bank in Los Angeles. 1/2

Huge thanks to everyone who showed up -- for hours, in long lines, and in full force. Angelenos came out to speak on the city budget, and our coalition made sure the #PublicBank was heard. The fight’s not over, public comment’s still open! 📩 bit.ly/pblabudget25

having a public bank means not banking with the big banks and saving billions in fees and interest that can be reinvested into the community.