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The People’s Bank of Long Beach? Mayor supports the idea, if public banking bill becomes law

By Haley Munguia, Long Beach Press-Telegram. The Press-Telegram talks to CPBA’s Ben...

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California Cities and Counties Unite for Public Banking

California Public Banking Alliance, Medium. Cities and counties across California are...

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Millions of California Democrats Back Public Banking

California Public Banking Alliance, Medium. This week, Alameda County Democratic Party, San...

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Author Ellen Brown discusses how public banking can create shared prosperity

By Robert Raymond, Shareable. Ellen Brown discusses the public banking solution, with a nod...

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100 Years Ago, Farmers and Socialists Established the Country’s First Modern Public Bank

In These Times authors Thomas M. Hanna and Adam Simpson gives the California Public Banking...

Has the Time Come for Banks Run By Cities and Voters?

CityLab talks to Sushil Jacob, Julian LaRosa and David Jette on how the Public Banking Act...

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Wall Street Beware: The Public Banking Movement Is Coming for You

By Robert R. Raymond, Truthout. It may not come as a surprise to hear that the majority of...

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Public-banking bill sails through California Senate committee with North Bay support

By Chase DiFeliciantonio, North Bay Business Journal. A bill that would allow some...

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How Big Banks Work

Nomi Prins leads a panel discussion on big banking featuring Sean Stone, Trinity Tran...

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California ‘public banks’ legislation could upend local government finance, backers say

North Bay Business Journal talks with California Public Banking Alliance members Chris...

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Public Banking Act passes state Senate test

Beverly Press. The Public Banking Act, AB 857, passed its first hurdle in the California...

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In Us We Trust

By Tom Gogola, Pacific Sun. There’s an effort afoot in Sacramento for public banking that’s...