“We’ve got a litany of funding streams that will be impacted by the volatility of the federal government.” “The power of a public bank is that you can maximize the impact of public dollars at scale.” CPBA’s ED Trinity Tran in Crain’s Chicago Business www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/fede...

Have you checked out the recording and Q&A of November's "Public Banking: Coast to Coast" webinar yet? Learn about the power of public banking and get the latest on dynamic state and municipal-level campaigns, including here in Massachusetts!

Check out our December newsletter: public banking is moving from theory to practice. From our coast-to-coast webinar with Senator Warren to wins in LA, SF, the North Coast, momentum is growing for public control over public money. 🏦🌱 capublicbanking.com/cpba-decembe...

Public Banking Coast to Coast brought in people from 39 states to talk about how public banks lower costs, keep dollars local & fund what communities need. Watch the recording: youtu.be/nUQM4uVb6sA Q&A + resources: capublicbanking.com/thanks-for-j...

Public banking goes global! 🇬🇧 Max Nichols at the London School of Economics hosted a student watch party for our Coast to Coast public banking webinar. In a city shaped by austerity & extraction, public banks just make sense.

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.

Special thanks to our Public Banking panelists who broke down the impact & what’s ahead: Trinity Tran @trinitytran.bsky.social, Dey Del Rio @neweconomyproject.bsky.social, Dr. @terrifriedline.bsky.social, Linda Levy, Rei Fielder & moderator David Cobb, @democracycollab.bsky.social

Debbie Notkin with Public Bank East Bay and Rick Girling with SF Public Bank Coalition at the Next System Teach-In at Cal Poly Humboldt breaking down the basics for North Coast organizers. 📚

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

Supervisor Jackie Fielder is asking the board to approve a resolution calling on the city treasurer to move forward to create a municipal green bank for San Francisco! 48hills.org/2025/10/supe...

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! 🔥

New Fresno Bee op-ed! Public banking in Fresno could protect jobs and services. | The Urban Institute ranked Fresno city/county 97th/98th of the 100 largest for small-biz lending. A public bank can help. Read: www.fresnobee.com/opinion/read...

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. 🏦♻️

🚨Breaking: New Poll Shows 2 in 3 likely SF voters support starting a San Francisco Public Bank! Read the story www.kqed.org/news/1205885...

Our October update is live! Fresno’s first public banking listening session, East Bay community gathering, LA’s motion moving forward at City Hall, plus a North Coast teach-in next month. Catch the highlights & what’s next for CPBA -- read our newsletter here! 🏦🌿 capublicbanking.com/cpba-october...

This comes one day after massive disruptions to BART, including a 4-hour systemwide shutdown. A state public bank that's not solely controlled by the Governor's office sounds like a pretty good idea around now. capublicbanking.com/california-n...

🚨 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.

Our banks shouldn’t punish us for being poor. Over the past several years we’ve joined @capublicbanking.bsky.social and allies and to create the first statewide fee-free public banking option in America.

Big banks have failed our communities; it’s time for something better. Check out Demos' "Public Banks for Racial Equity" brief covering our trailblazing work in California! www.demos.org/policy-brief...

New brief out now! “Public Banking in California: Learning from the Bank of North Dakota” breaks down how a century-old public bank helped ND support small biz, housing & weather economic downturns... and what CA can do better. Read: poverty.umich.edu/publications...

California just approved $1M in funding to keep #CalAccount moving forward, bringing no-fee, state-backed accounts to millions sidelined by the financial system! No overdraft fees or junk charges. Just real access for working families.

Our team and the CalAccount Community Coalition at the State Capitol with hundreds of fast food workers fighting for fee-free bank accounts! 💪🏽🏦 @cafastfoodunion.bsky.social

Today we took another step towards implementing a fee-free public option for basic financial transactions for all Californians!

WHO WANTS SOME GOOD LEGISLATIVE NEWS!!! 😭 😭

the predatory pay day lending business is sad right now. lol. props to everyone who made this state public banking option a reality!

🚨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! 🏡🏦

Thanks to everyone who joined The New School's @racepowerpolicy.org Public Banking Panel w/ @rashidatalib.bsky.social! Watch how Public Banking + Guaranteed Income can tackle inequality + build long-term change. 🎥 vimeo.com/1094198348/1... We answered Q&As here: mailchi.mp/newschool/20...

In fact, California already passed a law (AB 857) that makes it possible for local governments to charter their own banks. In 2019, @capublicbanking.bsky.social played a crucial role in passing this first-of-its-kind legislation. 3/10

🚨 Very excited to share that my note, Municipalities and the Banking Franchise, is officially out in the @stanlrev.bsky.social! The piece explores the role local governments can play in building a more democratic financial system. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 1/10

Thanks to everyone who joined The New School's @racepowerpolicy.org Public Banking Panel w/ @rashidatalib.bsky.social! Watch how Public Banking + Guaranteed Income can tackle inequality + build long-term change. 🎥 vimeo.com/1094198348/1... We answered Q&As here: mailchi.mp/newschool/20...

URGENT: Tell Gov. Newsom + Senate Budget Leaders to fund CalAccount—CA’s zero-fee public banking option. Families lose $4.5B/yr to junk fees. That money should go to rent, food, bills—not bank profits. Take action now: capublicbanking.com/send-a-lette...

Join us to explore new research at the intersection of the #PublicBanking and #GuaranteedIncome movements—with Rep. Rashida Tlaib, @terrifriedline.bsky.social, @amycastro.bsky.social, @trinitytran.bsky.social, @grahamsteele.bsky.social & @darrickhamilton.bsky.social. RSVP: bit.ly/PublicBankingandGI

At @demosorg.bsky.social D.C. convening, CPBA’s @trinitytran.bsky.social & @sylviachi.bsky.social shared wins + what’s next for CA’s public banking movement. New report shows how public banks can move money from Wall Street & leverage public resources at scale. Read: www.demos.org/sites/defaul...

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

Join @reprashida.govpeeps.us, CA Public Banking Alliance's @trinitytran.bsky.social and leading experts on June 17 at 11am PT for a webinar on how public banking can power guaranteed income, racial equity & community wealth. Don't miss it! RSVP: spokeconsulting.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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

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! 🔥

#PublicBanks 3 Los Angeles councilmembers pledge to fund study for public bank! www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

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Wall Street and billionaire tech moguls are coming for financial protections but we're not backing down. CPBA's Rick Girling writes: public banking advocates stand with the CFPB and against efforts to gut the few safeguards working people have left. stansburyforum.com/2025/05/03/m...

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

CalAccount is moving! AB 1365 advanced through 2 Assembly committees this week. The bill would create the nation’s first state-backed, fee- and penalty-free basic banking program. rise-economy.org/calaccount-c... @capublicbanking.bsky.social @seiu.org #BankingForAll #CalAccount

A second win for CalAccount! Too many Californians are unbanked or hit with fees just to access their own money. Today’s Assembly Labor Committee vote brings us closer to making #CalAccount real—a no-fee, no-penalty public banking option that levels the playing field.

HUGE WINS 🔥The CalAccount Program #AB1365 cleared its first two hurdles: Assembly Banking & Finance and today in Labor & Employment. Momentum is building toward a future where every Californian can access a safe, zero-fee public banking option that actually works for us.

A second win for CalAccount! Too many Californians are unbanked or hit with fees just to access their own money. Today’s Assembly Labor Committee vote brings us closer to making #CalAccount real—a no-fee, no-penalty public banking option that levels the playing field.

CalAccount, a public option for basic financial transactions accounts, cleared our first committee yesterday! While the Trump-Musk regime are dissembling federal financial regulators and rolling back CFPB rules, we can make our financial infrastructure more resilient in California.