KQED – “Interest in a statewide public banking option is also bubbling. In 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1177 into law, which called on the state to analyze what a statewide...
KRON4 – The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to create the first municipal bank in the nation! The plans include a business & governance plan for a publicly-owned municipal...
City and Regional Reports from the California Public Banking Alliance We’re making significant headway in public banking, with various local governments across California showing their commitment by...
The CalAccount program is moving forward. The Commission met June 21st and is preparing to contract with a vendor to work with community groups and the Commission to explore what the community needs from...
The San Francisco Chronicle discusses the proposal to create the nation’s first municipal public bank in San Francisco to address the city’s housing crisis and economic challenges. Modeled...
The Los Angeles City Council has voted to fund the first phase of a public bank that would empower communities and support projects driven by public interest. A public bank would be more beneficial than...
California cities, from Los Angeles to San Francisco to the East Bay, are moving full steam ahead on public banking! LA recently approved funding for Phase 1 to plan and implement Public Bank Los Angeles,...
CAL ACCOUNT Thanks to your support in 2021, we successfully advanced the California Public Banking Option Act (AB 1177) toward implementation. This crucial bill aims to address financial exclusion among...
The California Public Banking Alliance and Public Bank East Bay organizer Susan Harman started a women’s public banking group with Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom to...