Housing California Conference – Public Banking Panel

Join us at the 2025 Housing California Conference March 6th in Sacramento for an important discussion on how public banking can drive affordable housing in cities across the state. CPBA’s Communications Director Rick Girling will be presenting alongside affordable housing experts from San Francisco, the East Bay, and Los Angeles.

Thursday, March 6th
What’s A Public Bank And How Can It Help Build Affordable Housing?
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM

Wouldn’t it be great if cities/counties could invest directly in a bank owned by the community and focused on the public good, rather than keeping their money exclusively with Wall Street banks? They can! Local public bank efforts throughout California are working to make that idea a reality in the East Bay, LA, San Francisco, etc, with affordable housing a major focus of their lending priorities. Join the discussion with public banking and affordable housing experts, including the lead author of the Jain Family Institute and Berggruen Institute report on the Municipal Bank of Los Angeles, and leaders from the California Public Banking Alliance.

Speakers

• • Elissa Dennis, Community Economics, Executive Director

  • Rick Girling, California Public Banking Alliance, Director of Communication

  • Fernando Marti, SF Public Bank Coalition, USF, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Architect, Architecture and Housing Policy professor

  • Halah Ahmad, Underpin, Principal, Lead Researcher

Visit the 2025 Housing California Conference, for more information and to view the conference schedule.