Join South Bay Progressive Alliance and hear Nick Cortez & Jake Tonkel of the CA Public Banking Alliance explain what public banking is & how it can stop the grip that the private banking system have on state & local governments! June 27 at 3pm Tully Branch Library San Jose, CA

San Francisco Supervisor Chyanne Chen joins NBC Bay Area to discuss a push in the city to start the SF Public Bank! www.nbcbayarea.com/video/news/l...

BIG! California’s State Bank Act #AB2243 cleared its 2nd Assembly committee & moving through the Legislature. CA sends billions to Wall Street in interest while communities fight for housing, infrastructure & investment. This bill starts changing that. www.theobserver.media/california/c...

CPBA’s Debbie Notkin and Julian LaRosa are featured in the DailyCal and are submitting signatures for the Berkeley ballot measure to raise the funds needed to capitalize the Public Bank East Bay! www.dailycal.org/news/city/be...

Massive win! Santa Clara County just voted to divest its ~$10B investment pool from fossil fuels. Over the past 2 years, $30M in Chevron and Exxon bonds were allowed to expire, and no new fossil fuel bonds will be purchased moving forward. @fossilfreeca.org fossilfreeca.org/santa-clara-...

Catch up on the latest with the California public banking movement and the exciting launch of the CA State Bank campaign! capublicbanking.org/ca-state-ban...

California State Bank Act #AB2243 passes two committees! Thanks to Assembly authors @matthaneysf.bsky.social @ashkalra.bsky.social, Chair @AsmSolache, Chair @AsmValencia, committee members, and the California State Bank Coalition.

"Michael Tubbs, Founder of End Poverty in California says California is the 4th largest economy, but many are locked out. This bill aims to keep money in-state and invest in small businesses, education, and communities -- using public money for public good." @capublicbanking.bsky.social #ItsOurMoney

Big Earth Day launch for California State Bank #AB2343 with a strong statewide coalition. A bill for people & planet, putting the power of money back in CA communities. haney.asmdc.org/press-releas...

Tristan Brown, Legislative Director for @cftunion.bsky.social, rep'ing 120K educators, calls compound interest the “8th wonder.” It builds wealth, but mostly for Wall Street. Teachers can’t afford to live locally. Public banking can invest long-term in housing & schools.

@flojaune.bsky.social, an epidemiologist with Sacramento Area Congregations Together & Sacramento Climate Coalition, says this is bigger than banking. It’s about aligning money with values - continuing inequality OR building health & shared prosperity.

Michael Tubbs, Founder of End Poverty in California asks: CA is the 4th largest economy, but for who?Poverty & homelessness are still high. A CA State Public Bank is about keeping money here and investing in people, education & small businesses.

Assemblymember @ashkalra.bsky.social, joint author of #AB2243 says now more than ever, CA must close financing gaps for housing, infrastructure, climate & local economies. We need to reinvest taxpayer dollars, not send them to Wall St. to profit. We must use public money for public good!

Assemblymember Matt Haney #AB2243 author says CA sends $4B/yr to Wall St in interest while facing housing & cost crises. That money could build homes. Why route funding through big banks? It's time for a California State Bank.

It's Earth Day & the launch of the California State Public Bank Bill #AB2243. Join us on the West Steps of the Capitol! 🏦🌎

TOMORROW! On Earth Day 🌎 April 22nd, we're officially kicking off the CA State Public Bank Bill #AB2243. Join us on the West Steps of the Capitol to hear from Asm. Haney, Asm. Kalra and coalition leaders! Main Street vs. Wall Street. Let's go! www.eventbrite.com/e/ca-state-p...

Communities are organizing for public banking and public broadband, and they ARE winning. @trinitytran.bsky.social shares what that fight looks like, in conversation with @liberation-gen.bsky.social and @theforge.bsky.social in "The Corporate Power of It All." forgeorganizing.org/article/less...

As Shelterforce writes, the California Public Banking Alliance is building a public financial ecosystem: public banks to finance community priorities & CalAccount to ensure people can actually access it. shelterforce.org/2026/04/15/h...

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...

🌎 Earth Day launch: CA State Public Bank. Rally + press conference at the Capitol with dozens of community orgs! We'll celebrate with multicultural song/dance groups, homemade shaved ice with organic fruit purées & more! Come be part of the historic launch! castatebank.eventbrite.com

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 on KMUD Radio, “The Voice of the Redwood Community”! On the Dishgamu Humboldt show, Michelle Vassel & David Cobb from the Alliance's North Coast of California sat down with CPBA Vice Chair Rick Girling to talk public banking. Tune in to the episode: drive.google.com/file/d/1MpNS...

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...

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...

Public banking is embedded throughout the CA Democratic Party’s 2026 platform! The party backs expanding IBank into a depository, strengthening small biz lending & supporting credit unions & co-ops. cadem.org/wp-content/u...

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 🏦🤝

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!

Big night at the @publicbankla.bsky.social listening session! Angelenos spoke candidly about the financing gaps facing housing, small biz, infrastructure -- and why a public bank matters now. Strong support from city leadership & calls to tackle economic inequality. Media coming soon!

Come hang with us at the California Democratic Party Convention in San Francisco Feb 20 - 22 and help sign on delegate support for the CA State Public Bank! We'll have t-shirts, clipboards & friends... come meet the crew! Message us at [email protected] to learn more!

“...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!

Fresh off the press: Sacramento Observer covered the Sacramento Public Bank Town Hall! What if banking fees stayed local? Trinity Tran: “Who decides where our public dollars go?” Dr. Flo Cofer: public banks are health infrastructure - housing, income, safety. sacobserver.com/2026/02/publ...

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 🤝

"...increase the gross receipts tax on companies... such as certain credit card companies, consumer lending companies and mortgage brokers. The tax would increase from its current range of 1.5 to 3.36 percent, to 1.69 to 3.85 percent...." Will #SF #CreatePublicBanksNow? @capublicbanking.bsky.social

HISTORIC! SF Supervisor @jackiefielder.bsky.social is introducing a measure to fund a first-in-the-nation municipal public bank, raising ~$40–$50M/yr for a Public Bank Fund. The municipal finance corp. will start lending by 2029 & pursue full bank status by 2032! missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-j...

Incredible turnout and a full house with nearly 200 attendees for Sacramento's first community town hall on public banking! Stay tuned for additional photos, recording and event wrap-up!

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...

Calling all Sacramento friends and allies! On Tuesday, January 27th, join us for Sacramento's first public banking community town hall! Doors open at 5:30pm. Live music, light refreshments & community tabling. Panel Starts at 6:30PM. RSVP below! www.eventbrite.com/e/town-hall-...

“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...