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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...

Does public banking loom in California?

By Scott Soriano, Capitol Weekly. The concept of public banking in California is making a...

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As Community Lenders Sell Out or Go Under, Can Publicly-Owned Banks Restore Local Control?

San Jose Inside talks to California Public Banking Alliance organizer Jake Tonkel with...

Making Bank

Bohemian.com talks with Friends of Public Banking Santa Rosa organizer and Alliance member...

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S.F.’s Public Bank One Step Closer to Reality With State Senate Vote

A California bill that would allow San Francisco to open a city-run bank cleared a key...

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The Movement For California Public Banking

By Jennifer Wadsworth, Good Times. Silicon Valley Bank opened in 1982 to serve startups...

Letter: Bill allows cities to create alternatives to Wall Street

Alliance organizer Julian Larosa pens a letter in The Mercury News. The California State...

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Our Revolution Endorses AB 857!

Our Revolution endorses California Assembly Bill 857, Public Banks. The resolution was...

Economics in Brief: A Public Bank May Come to Silicon Valley

Santa Clara County’s board of supervisors voted unanimously to study how they might create...

I’ve Seen Goldman Sachs From the Inside. We Need Public Banks.

Nomi Prins pens this powerful piece on why #AB857 and public banks can help curb abusive...