California Public Banking Alliance
@capublicbanking.bsky.social
Coalition of 10 cities/regions advancing socially & environmentally responsible Public Banks and a fee-free banking option through CalAccount. 🌿🌎
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As federal funding for states shrink, people are taking back control, building public banks owned by communities.
Join a national conversation with movement leaders + Senator Elizabeth Warren to reclaim local funds for housing, climate & more!
Nov 19, 12 PM PT/3PM ET
bit.ly/PBC2C
Join a national conversation with movement leaders + Senator Elizabeth Warren to reclaim local funds for housing, climate & more!
Nov 19, 12 PM PT/3PM ET
bit.ly/PBC2C
Public Banking Coast to Coast brought in people from 39 states to talk about how public banks lower costs, keep dollars local & fund what communities need.
Watch the recording: youtu.be/nUQM4uVb6sA
Q&A + resources: capublicbanking.com/thanks-for-j...
Watch the recording: youtu.be/nUQM4uVb6sA
Q&A + resources: capublicbanking.com/thanks-for-j...
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Public Banking Coast to Coast brought in people from 39 states to talk about how public banks lower costs, keep dollars local & fund what communities need.
Watch the recording: youtu.be/nUQM4uVb6sA
Q&A + resources: capublicbanking.com/thanks-for-j...
Watch the recording: youtu.be/nUQM4uVb6sA
Q&A + resources: capublicbanking.com/thanks-for-j...
Public banking goes global! 🇬🇧 Max Nichols at the London School of Economics hosted a student watch party for our Coast to Coast public banking webinar. In a city shaped by austerity & extraction, public banks just make sense.
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Public banking goes global! 🇬🇧 Max Nichols at the London School of Economics hosted a student watch party for our Coast to Coast public banking webinar. In a city shaped by austerity & extraction, public banks just make sense.
People from 39 states, plus supporters tuning in from around the world, joined our Public Banking Coast to Coast webinar!
Senator Elizabeth Warren talked about how public banks can provide low-cost lending for housing and infrastructure, create jobs & strengthen our communities.
Senator Elizabeth Warren talked about how public banks can provide low-cost lending for housing and infrastructure, create jobs & strengthen our communities.
November 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
People from 39 states, plus supporters tuning in from around the world, joined our Public Banking Coast to Coast webinar!
Senator Elizabeth Warren talked about how public banks can provide low-cost lending for housing and infrastructure, create jobs & strengthen our communities.
Senator Elizabeth Warren talked about how public banks can provide low-cost lending for housing and infrastructure, create jobs & strengthen our communities.
Special thanks to our Public Banking panelists who broke down the impact & what’s ahead: Trinity Tran @trinitytran.bsky.social, Dey Del Rio @neweconomyproject.bsky.social, Dr. @terrifriedline.bsky.social, Linda Levy, Rei Fielder & moderator David Cobb, @democracycollab.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Special thanks to our Public Banking panelists who broke down the impact & what’s ahead: Trinity Tran @trinitytran.bsky.social, Dey Del Rio @neweconomyproject.bsky.social, Dr. @terrifriedline.bsky.social, Linda Levy, Rei Fielder & moderator David Cobb, @democracycollab.bsky.social
Debbie Notkin with Public Bank East Bay and Rick Girling with SF Public Bank Coalition at the Next System Teach-In at Cal Poly Humboldt breaking down the basics for North Coast organizers. 📚
November 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Debbie Notkin with Public Bank East Bay and Rick Girling with SF Public Bank Coalition at the Next System Teach-In at Cal Poly Humboldt breaking down the basics for North Coast organizers. 📚
TOMORROW! Join us for a powerful convo w/ movement leaders from CA, NY & MA! With federal volatility, now's the moment to create city & state banks to recapture billions of public dollars siphoned out of our communities & reinvest them into public good. bit.ly/PBC2C
November 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
TOMORROW! Join us for a powerful convo w/ movement leaders from CA, NY & MA! With federal volatility, now's the moment to create city & state banks to recapture billions of public dollars siphoned out of our communities & reinvest them into public good. bit.ly/PBC2C
As federal funding for states shrink, people are taking back control, building public banks owned by communities.
Join a national conversation with movement leaders + Senator Elizabeth Warren to reclaim local funds for housing, climate & more!
Nov 19, 12 PM PT/3PM ET
bit.ly/PBC2C
Join a national conversation with movement leaders + Senator Elizabeth Warren to reclaim local funds for housing, climate & more!
Nov 19, 12 PM PT/3PM ET
bit.ly/PBC2C
November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
As federal funding for states shrink, people are taking back control, building public banks owned by communities.
Join a national conversation with movement leaders + Senator Elizabeth Warren to reclaim local funds for housing, climate & more!
Nov 19, 12 PM PT/3PM ET
bit.ly/PBC2C
Join a national conversation with movement leaders + Senator Elizabeth Warren to reclaim local funds for housing, climate & more!
Nov 19, 12 PM PT/3PM ET
bit.ly/PBC2C
Supervisor Jackie Fielder is asking the board to approve a resolution calling on the city treasurer to move forward to create a municipal green bank for San Francisco!
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48hills.org/2025/10/supe...
Supes to vote on public bank—and we can start to talk about ways to fund it - 48 hills
Several ballot measures at the state and local level would start to tax the very rich
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October 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Supervisor Jackie Fielder is asking the board to approve a resolution calling on the city treasurer to move forward to create a municipal green bank for San Francisco!
48hills.org/2025/10/supe...
48hills.org/2025/10/supe...
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Our team came together to ground in our next steps to build the LA Public Bank! From living room strategy sessions to Zoom to City Hall, we’ve gone from an idea with no blueprint to a movement reshaping how cities think about money & power. Next, we build! 🔥
October 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Our team came together to ground in our next steps to build the LA Public Bank! From living room strategy sessions to Zoom to City Hall, we’ve gone from an idea with no blueprint to a movement reshaping how cities think about money & power. Next, we build! 🔥
New Fresno Bee op-ed! Public banking in Fresno could protect jobs and services. | The Urban Institute ranked Fresno city/county 97th/98th of the 100 largest for small-biz lending. A public bank can help. Read: www.fresnobee.com/opinion/read...
October 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
New Fresno Bee op-ed! Public banking in Fresno could protect jobs and services. | The Urban Institute ranked Fresno city/county 97th/98th of the 100 largest for small-biz lending. A public bank can help. Read: www.fresnobee.com/opinion/read...
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Unanimous! The public bank motion cleared the Budget & Finance Committee.Thanks to Chair Yaroslavsky, Members Hernandez, Blumenfield, Hutt & CM McOsker. With budget pressures rising, a public bank can cut borrowing costs, keep dollars local & add new revenue tools. 🏦♻️
October 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Unanimous! The public bank motion cleared the Budget & Finance Committee.Thanks to Chair Yaroslavsky, Members Hernandez, Blumenfield, Hutt & CM McOsker. With budget pressures rising, a public bank can cut borrowing costs, keep dollars local & add new revenue tools. 🏦♻️
🚨Breaking: New Poll Shows 2 in 3 likely SF voters support starting a San Francisco Public Bank!
Read the story www.kqed.org/news/1205885...
Read the story www.kqed.org/news/1205885...
October 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🚨Breaking: New Poll Shows 2 in 3 likely SF voters support starting a San Francisco Public Bank!
Read the story www.kqed.org/news/1205885...
Read the story www.kqed.org/news/1205885...
Our October update is live! Fresno’s first public banking listening session, East Bay community gathering, LA’s motion moving forward at City Hall, plus a North Coast teach-in next month. Catch the highlights & what’s next for CPBA -- read our newsletter here! 🏦🌿
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CPBA October 2025 Newsletter: Public banking momentum building in California! - CA Public Banking Alliance
Public Banking Launches in Fresno! We co-hosted Fresno’s first public banking conversation with the community, alongside EPIC (End Poverty in California) and local partners: Academy of Financial Educa...
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October 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Our October update is live! Fresno’s first public banking listening session, East Bay community gathering, LA’s motion moving forward at City Hall, plus a North Coast teach-in next month. Catch the highlights & what’s next for CPBA -- read our newsletter here! 🏦🌿
capublicbanking.com/cpba-october...
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This comes one day after massive disruptions to BART, including a 4-hour systemwide shutdown. A state public bank that's not solely controlled by the Governor's office sounds like a pretty good idea around now.
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September 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This comes one day after massive disruptions to BART, including a 4-hour systemwide shutdown. A state public bank that's not solely controlled by the Governor's office sounds like a pretty good idea around now.
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🚨 California Needs a State Public Bank!
Federal cuts are slashing housing, climate & small biz programs. Nearly 40M Californians impacted! A State Bank keeps our money working in CA, lowering costs, protecting funds & expanding credit. Read our latest: bit.ly/CApublicbank
Federal cuts are slashing housing, climate & small biz programs. Nearly 40M Californians impacted! A State Bank keeps our money working in CA, lowering costs, protecting funds & expanding credit. Read our latest: bit.ly/CApublicbank
September 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
🚨 California Needs a State Public Bank!
Federal cuts are slashing housing, climate & small biz programs. Nearly 40M Californians impacted! A State Bank keeps our money working in CA, lowering costs, protecting funds & expanding credit. Read our latest: bit.ly/CApublicbank
Federal cuts are slashing housing, climate & small biz programs. Nearly 40M Californians impacted! A State Bank keeps our money working in CA, lowering costs, protecting funds & expanding credit. Read our latest: bit.ly/CApublicbank
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Coalition leaders @acceaction.bsky.social & allies at City Hall urging Councilmembers Yaroslavsky & Padilla: agendize the public bank motion and direct CAO to close the funding gap. Every week of delay is capital our communities don’t see--keep LA dollars here for housing, small biz, clean energy.
August 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Coalition leaders @acceaction.bsky.social & allies at City Hall urging Councilmembers Yaroslavsky & Padilla: agendize the public bank motion and direct CAO to close the funding gap. Every week of delay is capital our communities don’t see--keep LA dollars here for housing, small biz, clean energy.
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Our banks shouldn’t punish us for being poor.
Over the past several years we’ve joined @capublicbanking.bsky.social and allies and to create the first statewide fee-free public banking option in America.
Over the past several years we’ve joined @capublicbanking.bsky.social and allies and to create the first statewide fee-free public banking option in America.
August 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Our banks shouldn’t punish us for being poor.
Over the past several years we’ve joined @capublicbanking.bsky.social and allies and to create the first statewide fee-free public banking option in America.
Over the past several years we’ve joined @capublicbanking.bsky.social and allies and to create the first statewide fee-free public banking option in America.
Big banks have failed our communities; it’s time for something better. Check out Demos' "Public Banks for Racial Equity" brief covering our trailblazing work in California!
www.demos.org/policy-brief...
www.demos.org/policy-brief...
August 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Big banks have failed our communities; it’s time for something better. Check out Demos' "Public Banks for Racial Equity" brief covering our trailblazing work in California!
www.demos.org/policy-brief...
www.demos.org/policy-brief...
New brief out now! “Public Banking in California: Learning from the Bank of North Dakota” breaks down how a century-old public bank helped ND support small biz, housing & weather economic downturns... and what CA can do better.
Read: poverty.umich.edu/publications...
Read: poverty.umich.edu/publications...
July 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
New brief out now! “Public Banking in California: Learning from the Bank of North Dakota” breaks down how a century-old public bank helped ND support small biz, housing & weather economic downturns... and what CA can do better.
Read: poverty.umich.edu/publications...
Read: poverty.umich.edu/publications...
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California just approved $1M in funding to keep #CalAccount moving forward, bringing no-fee, state-backed accounts to millions sidelined by the financial system! No overdraft fees or junk charges. Just real access for working families.
July 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
California just approved $1M in funding to keep #CalAccount moving forward, bringing no-fee, state-backed accounts to millions sidelined by the financial system! No overdraft fees or junk charges. Just real access for working families.
Our team and the CalAccount Community Coalition at the State Capitol with hundreds of fast food workers fighting for fee-free bank accounts! 💪🏽🏦
@cafastfoodunion.bsky.social
@cafastfoodunion.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Our team and the CalAccount Community Coalition at the State Capitol with hundreds of fast food workers fighting for fee-free bank accounts! 💪🏽🏦
@cafastfoodunion.bsky.social
@cafastfoodunion.bsky.social
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Today we took another step towards implementing a fee-free public option for basic financial transactions for all Californians!
🚨BREAKING: California State Budget includes $1M for CalAccount! The Legislature will move forward with implementing a first-in-the-nation fee-free public banking option for millions of unbanked & underbanked Californians.
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July 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Today we took another step towards implementing a fee-free public option for basic financial transactions for all Californians!
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WHO WANTS SOME GOOD LEGISLATIVE NEWS!!! 😭 😭
🚨BREAKING: California State Budget includes $1M for CalAccount! The Legislature will move forward with implementing a first-in-the-nation fee-free public banking option for millions of unbanked & underbanked Californians.
seiuca.org/press-releas...
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July 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
WHO WANTS SOME GOOD LEGISLATIVE NEWS!!! 😭 😭
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the predatory pay day lending business is sad right now. lol.
props to everyone who made this state public banking option a reality!
props to everyone who made this state public banking option a reality!
🚨BREAKING: California State Budget includes $1M for CalAccount! The Legislature will move forward with implementing a first-in-the-nation fee-free public banking option for millions of unbanked & underbanked Californians.
seiuca.org/press-releas...
seiuca.org/press-releas...
July 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
the predatory pay day lending business is sad right now. lol.
props to everyone who made this state public banking option a reality!
props to everyone who made this state public banking option a reality!
🚨BREAKING: California State Budget includes $1M for CalAccount! The Legislature will move forward with implementing a first-in-the-nation fee-free public banking option for millions of unbanked & underbanked Californians.
seiuca.org/press-releas...
seiuca.org/press-releas...
July 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
🚨BREAKING: California State Budget includes $1M for CalAccount! The Legislature will move forward with implementing a first-in-the-nation fee-free public banking option for millions of unbanked & underbanked Californians.
seiuca.org/press-releas...
seiuca.org/press-releas...