CPBA ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES
We’ve assembled a powerful set of resources to help propel the public banking movement in California and beyond. Check out the strategies that are turning ideas into action for cities and communities across the state with our Movement Resources including business plans, lending and investment reports, municipal records, and organizing tools from the Central Coast to the East Bay, Fresno to Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC BANKING ACT (AB 857, 2019)
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC BANKING OPTION ACT (AB 1177, 2021) – CALACCOUNT
Legislative Brief – summary of the California Public Banking Act and the California Public Banking Option Act (CalAccount).
Policy Brief
Public Banks x CDFIs – flyer
Public Banks x Local Financial Institutions Brief – explains how California’s Public Banks, under AB 857, can collaborate with local financial institutions (LFIs) like credit unions and CDFIs to address community needs.
Public Banking One-Pagers – quick guides on how public banks support affordable housing, green energy, labor, localism and agroecology, municipal governments, and small businesses.
Public Banks x Social Housing – brief
Public Banks x Small Businesses – brief
Public Banking Video – 2-minute explainer video.
Resource Booklet – overview of public banking and FAQ.
Technical Brief – technical summary of California’s public banks.
CalAccount website and FAQ
- CalAccount one-pager
- California Public Banking Option Act (AB 1177) fact sheet
- The Business of Bank Account Fees, Roosevelt Institute
- The Case for CalAccount, HR&A Advisors
- Banking for the People, Roosevelt Institute
- CalAccount Market Study & Feasibility Report, RAND
Green Banks
CPBA CITY & REGIONAL MOVEMENT RESOURCES
CENTRAL COAST
- Letter from Santa Cruz County Supervisor seeking statements of interest from Central Coast cities, counties, and public agencies to participate in a viability study for the Central Coast Public Bank.
- Central Coast Regional Communications and Reports
EAST BAY
- Public Bank East Bay Business plan and three years of financial model available to review on request.
- Treasurer’s board letter from Hank Levy, Alameda County Treasurer stating intent to allocate $40M.
- Letter from Floy Andrews, Special Counsel of Friends of the Public Bank East Bay, legal opinion on use of local agency investment pool funds for public bank capitalization.
- East Bay Governance Prototype
FRESNO
LOS ANGELES
- Municipal Bank of Los Angeles – five-part series from the Jain Family Institute and the Berggruen Institute detailing practical lending and investment options for the Los Angeles Public Bank.
- What a Public Bank Can Do For LA and Its People – series overview & summary
- Housing Solutions and Portfolio Options – opportunities in the city’s financing for affordable housing, available land for development, and the preservation of naturally occurring affordable housing (NOAH).
- Clean Energy Portfolio Options – how the municipal bank would support the LADWP, LA’s municipal-owned utility, along with community solar, utility-scale solar, and energy efficiency retrofits.
- Financial Justice Portfolio Options
- Democratic Governance Frameworks
- Interactive Balance Sheet Simulator – useful tool to build your own customized public bank loan portfolio.
- Los Angeles City Council RFP for Public Bank Feasibility Study and Business Plan
- LA Public Bank Small Businesses Report, Inclusive Action for the City
- Governance Proposal for the LA Public Bank, The Democracy Collaborative
- Public Bank LA Resource Booklet
- Public Bank LA Activist Toolkit
- Los Angeles City Communications and Reports
SACRAMENTO
- Sacramento City Council RFQ for Public Bank Viability Study and Business Plan
- Sacramento Communications and Reports
SAN FRANCISCO
- San Francisco Public Bank Business Plan
- San Francisco MFC Business Plan
- SF Green Bank Memo
- SF Public Bank Governance Plan
- HR&A Recommendations
- SF Public Bank Reinvestment Working Group
- San Francisco City/County Communications and Reports