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. 🌿🌎
capublicbanking.com
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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
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...
🚨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...
🚨 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
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...
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
🚨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...
Thanks to everyone who joined The New School's @racepowerpolicy.org Public Banking Panel w/ @rashidatalib.bsky.social! Watch how Public Banking + Guaranteed Income can tackle inequality + build long-term change.
🎥 vimeo.com/1094198348/1...
We answered Q&As here: mailchi.mp/newschool/20...
🎥 vimeo.com/1094198348/1...
We answered Q&As here: mailchi.mp/newschool/20...
June 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined The New School's @racepowerpolicy.org Public Banking Panel w/ @rashidatalib.bsky.social! Watch how Public Banking + Guaranteed Income can tackle inequality + build long-term change.
🎥 vimeo.com/1094198348/1...
We answered Q&As here: mailchi.mp/newschool/20...
🎥 vimeo.com/1094198348/1...
We answered Q&As here: mailchi.mp/newschool/20...
URGENT: Tell Gov. Newsom + Senate Budget Leaders to fund CalAccount—CA’s zero-fee public banking option.
Families lose $4.5B/yr to junk fees. That money should go to rent, food, bills—not bank profits. Take action now: capublicbanking.com/send-a-lette...
Families lose $4.5B/yr to junk fees. That money should go to rent, food, bills—not bank profits. Take action now: capublicbanking.com/send-a-lette...
June 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
URGENT: Tell Gov. Newsom + Senate Budget Leaders to fund CalAccount—CA’s zero-fee public banking option.
Families lose $4.5B/yr to junk fees. That money should go to rent, food, bills—not bank profits. Take action now: capublicbanking.com/send-a-lette...
Families lose $4.5B/yr to junk fees. That money should go to rent, food, bills—not bank profits. Take action now: capublicbanking.com/send-a-lette...
At @demosorg.bsky.social D.C. convening, CPBA’s @trinitytran.bsky.social & @sylviachi.bsky.social shared wins + what’s next for CA’s public banking movement. New report shows how public banks can move money from Wall Street & leverage public resources at scale. Read: www.demos.org/sites/defaul...
June 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
At @demosorg.bsky.social D.C. convening, CPBA’s @trinitytran.bsky.social & @sylviachi.bsky.social shared wins + what’s next for CA’s public banking movement. New report shows how public banks can move money from Wall Street & leverage public resources at scale. Read: www.demos.org/sites/defaul...
Join @reprashida.govpeeps.us, CA Public Banking Alliance's @trinitytran.bsky.social and leading experts on June 17 at 11am PT for a webinar on how public banking can power guaranteed income, racial equity & community wealth. Don't miss it!
RSVP: spokeconsulting.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
RSVP: spokeconsulting.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
June 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Join @reprashida.govpeeps.us, CA Public Banking Alliance's @trinitytran.bsky.social and leading experts on June 17 at 11am PT for a webinar on how public banking can power guaranteed income, racial equity & community wealth. Don't miss it!
RSVP: spokeconsulting.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
RSVP: spokeconsulting.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Wall Street and billionaire tech moguls are coming for financial protections but we're not backing down. CPBA's Rick Girling writes: public banking advocates stand with the CFPB and against efforts to gut the few safeguards working people have left.
stansburyforum.com/2025/05/03/m...
stansburyforum.com/2025/05/03/m...
May 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Wall Street and billionaire tech moguls are coming for financial protections but we're not backing down. CPBA's Rick Girling writes: public banking advocates stand with the CFPB and against efforts to gut the few safeguards working people have left.
stansburyforum.com/2025/05/03/m...
stansburyforum.com/2025/05/03/m...
A second win for CalAccount! Too many Californians are unbanked or hit with fees just to access their own money. Today’s Assembly Labor Committee vote brings us closer to making #CalAccount real—a no-fee, no-penalty public banking option that levels the playing field.
April 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
A second win for CalAccount! Too many Californians are unbanked or hit with fees just to access their own money. Today’s Assembly Labor Committee vote brings us closer to making #CalAccount real—a no-fee, no-penalty public banking option that levels the playing field.
Thank you to the leadership of @AsmRobertGarcia and testimony from
Sandra Jauregi, a fast food worker with @cafastfoodunion.bsky.social who shared the impact of high bank fees on working families, and Cynthia Amezcua representing survivors of gender-based violence @freefromorg. #CalAccount
Sandra Jauregi, a fast food worker with @cafastfoodunion.bsky.social who shared the impact of high bank fees on working families, and Cynthia Amezcua representing survivors of gender-based violence @freefromorg. #CalAccount
April 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Thank you to the leadership of @AsmRobertGarcia and testimony from
Sandra Jauregi, a fast food worker with @cafastfoodunion.bsky.social who shared the impact of high bank fees on working families, and Cynthia Amezcua representing survivors of gender-based violence @freefromorg. #CalAccount
Sandra Jauregi, a fast food worker with @cafastfoodunion.bsky.social who shared the impact of high bank fees on working families, and Cynthia Amezcua representing survivors of gender-based violence @freefromorg. #CalAccount
Big win today! AB 1365 passed the Assembly Banking Committee, bringing us closer to #CalAccount, a no-cost, penalty-free bank account for all Californians. With 1 in 6 households unbanked or underbanked, this is a major step toward financial justice.
April 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Big win today! AB 1365 passed the Assembly Banking Committee, bringing us closer to #CalAccount, a no-cost, penalty-free bank account for all Californians. With 1 in 6 households unbanked or underbanked, this is a major step toward financial justice.
Join CalAccount Coalition’s call as we prep for #AB1365’s first committee! Get updates, take action, and help fight for the nation’s first state-administered universal banking program!
Register on Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register on Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Join CalAccount Coalition’s call as we prep for #AB1365’s first committee! Get updates, take action, and help fight for the nation’s first state-administered universal banking program!
Register on Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register on Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
CalAccount is going global! 🌍 Authored by @thomasmarois.bsky.social, a new international brief features CalAccount’s model for no-fee public banking. Join his keynote at the April 11th G20 seminar on how public banking expands financial access worldwide.
Register: meetoecd1.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: meetoecd1.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
CalAccount is going global! 🌍 Authored by @thomasmarois.bsky.social, a new international brief features CalAccount’s model for no-fee public banking. Join his keynote at the April 11th G20 seminar on how public banking expands financial access worldwide.
Register: meetoecd1.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: meetoecd1.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Thanks to the Governor’s Office of LCI & Strategic Growth Council for inviting @trinitytran.bsky.social to the Catalyst Convening in Long Beach. We discussed the CA Public Banking Act, signed by the Governor, to keep funds local & finance climate projects, and a state public bank. 🏦🌱
April 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Thanks to the Governor’s Office of LCI & Strategic Growth Council for inviting @trinitytran.bsky.social to the Catalyst Convening in Long Beach. We discussed the CA Public Banking Act, signed by the Governor, to keep funds local & finance climate projects, and a state public bank. 🏦🌱