Call to Action! CalAccount Community Coalition Call
Back in 2021, supporters from across the state helped pass the California Public Banking Option Act (AB 1177). Because of your support, the CalAccount Blue Ribbon Commission was created to explore how...
View ArticleSan Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer Calls for a Public Bank to...
San Diego County Board of Supervisors acting Chair Terra Lawson-Remer called for bold local action in Wednesday evening’s State of the County Address, including the creation of a public bank to finance...
View ArticleCalAccount (AB 1365) Clears Its First Two Assembly Committees!
SEIU California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 23, 2025Contact: Maya Polon, maya@paschalroth.comMaria Elena Jauregui, 818.355.5291, Spanish-languageAs Trump Administration Rolls Back Consumer Protections,...
View ArticleCalifornia Public Banking Alliance Featured in “Busting the Bankers’ Club”...
Our work is featured by world renowned progressive economist Gerald Epstein in his book Busting the Bankers Club: Finance for the Rest of Us! California has been a hub for the public banking movement,...
View ArticleMaking American Banking Risky Again
CPBA’s Rick Girling writes in his latest op-ed: public banking advocates stand with the CFPB and against efforts to gut the few safeguards working people have left. Wall Street and billionaire tech...
View ArticleLA’s Next Urban Revolution: A Public Bank
The California Public Banking Alliance’s Executive Director Trinity Tran led the passage of the first law in the U.S. to let cities and regions form public banks, backed by our California alliance of...
View ArticleCPBA Featured in New Demos + NEP Report on Public Banks and Racial Equity
At a national convening in Washington, D.C., marking the launch of Demos and New Economy Project’s report, Public Banks for Racial Equity: Democratizing Finance to Build Community Wealth,CPBA’s...
View ArticleJoin Us for a Public Banking Webinar with Rep. Rashida Tlaib and CPBA’s...
Public Banking: Financial Infrastructure for Guaranteed Income and a Just EconomyTuesday, June 17 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT | ZoomRegister Online via ZoomAs federal support for climate and...
View ArticleWatch the Public Banking Panel Recording ft. Rep. Rashida Tlaib
Thanks to everyone who joined The New School’s Public Banking Panel featuring Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and CPBA’s Trinity Tran! Watch the recording and hear about how Public Banking and Guaranteed...
View ArticleBREAKING! CalAccount Approved by California Legislature!
We’re excited to share that CalAccount is moving forward this year through the state budget process, and was included in the budget deal agreed to by the Governor, Senate, and Assembly, a strategic...
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