August 2023 Newsletter: Momentum Builds for Public Banking in California!
City and Regional Reports from the California Public Banking Alliance We’re making...
California Public Banking News
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Commission Moves CalAccount Closer to Reality
The CalAccount program is moving forward. The Commission met June 21st and is preparing to...
Proposed S.F. public bank gets first review by supervisors
The San Francisco Chronicle discusses the proposal to create the nation’s first...
After years of ups and downs, Los Angeles moves forward on creation of a public bank.
The Los Angeles City Council has voted to fund the first phase of a public bank that would...
Public Banking Efforts Are Gaining Momentum And Clarity In California
California cities, from Los Angeles to San Francisco to the East Bay, are moving full steam...
Urgent Action to Support Free Banking In California!
CAL ACCOUNT Thanks to your support in 2021, we successfully advanced the California Public...
Why Banking for the Public Good Is No Pipe Dream
The California Public Banking Alliance and Public Bank East Bay organizer Susan Harman...
Transcending Finance with Public Banking
Trinity Tran’s article, “Transcending Finance with Public Banking,” part...
Bank Bailouts, Again! Time to get the SF Public Bank Up and Running
The Alliance’s Rick Girling penned an op-ed discussing the banking system’s...
Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure Shows Why We Need to Expand Public Banking
The Alliance’s Julian LaRosa’s latest piece in Jacobin. Silicon Valley Bank’s...
The SVB and Signature Bank Crashes Show Why We Need Public Banking
March 18, 2023. Trinity Tran, Truthout. We have a pivotal opportunity to reshape our...
Helping the ‘unbanked’: California mulls entering banking business to serve disadvantaged consumers
In California, 81% of unbanked individuals earn less than $15/hr, hitting low-income...