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California Public Banking Alliance

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Coalition of 10 cities/regions advancing socially & environmentally responsible Public Banks and a fee-free banking option through CalAccount. 🌿🌎 capublicbanking.org

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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
SF's housing crisis needs new tools. As @thomasmarois.bsky.social lays out, Prop B paves the way for a public bank that lends for public good. Think low-cost loans for affordable housing. Finland's public bank puts nearly half its lending there. CA cities can too! www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
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Thomas Marois, CRC Public Banking @thomasmarois.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
San Francisco will be deciding on the future of a new #municipal #publicbank. There are good reasons to vote 'Yes'. Check out my Op-Ed in today's San Francisco Chronicle 👇 lnkd.in/gykdjuBt @capublicbanking.bsky.social @publicbanksnow.bsky.social @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
SF voters will decide this Nov if the city should lay the groundwork for the nation's 1st municipal public bank! Prop B would let SF keep tax dollars local to fund affordable housing & small businesses directly, all without raising taxes. www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea...
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SF: Ballot Measure To Allow For Creation Of Public Bank Heads To Voters
San Francisco voters will be asked in November if the city should be allowed to set up a public bank and become the first in the nation to do so.
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Also tune in to Trinity's TED Talks Daily podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/42yH...
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Who controls your city's money? | Trinity Tran
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Take 5 minutes to watch Trinity Tran, 2026 TED Fellow and CPBA's Executive Director, break down why public banking matters & what it takes to build a financial system that actually serves communities. www.ted.com/talks/trinit...
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Who controls your city's money?
What if your city could borrow money from its own bank instead of private lenders? TED Fellow Trinity Tran is leading the push for public banks — which are owned by the people through their local gove...
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
David’s longtime friend Jim Reed wrote the tribute below, “An Ode to David Cobb.” David’s partner, Ruthi Engelke, asked that it be shared with our community: m.facebook.com/story.php?st...
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
David was a force to be reckoned with, inspiring us with his post-capitalist ideals & unwavering belief in what democracy could become.
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Throughout his career as an activist, movement builder, and People’s Attorney, David worked across the movement, from The Democracy Collaborative, where he served as special advisor and fellow, to the Green Party, where he ran for president in 2004, to the U.S. Solidarity Economy Network.
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
David gave over 30 years to social justice and the fight for democracy. He was more than a core part of this Alliance: our Onboarding Director, North Coast Regional Rep, and comrade since 2019. His fingerprints are on so much of what we’ve built. (2)
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We’re heartbroken to share that David Cobb passed away on Labor Day. His heart gave way during his usual beach walk, one of his favorite ways to clear his head and take in the world he fought so hard for. (1)
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Hella Bees in Oakland was buzzing on Thursday as East Bay and SF community members came together to talk about how public banking could change their lives. EPIC, SF Public Bank, Public Bank East Bay & CPBA co-hosted, and it got people asking how to support Berkeley's Measure Z and SF's Prop B. 🏦 🌎
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Public banking is on the ballots in San Francisco! Yes on B! 🏦🌳🗳️
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Public banking is on the ballot in Berkeley! Measure Z would fund Public Bank East Bay through a six-year parcel tax, projected to raise $9M+ in its first year, the largest single investment in a regional bank. www.berkeleyside.org/2026/08/25/b...
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Should Berkeley fund a public bank for the East Bay? Voters will decide in November
Measure Z, a parcel tax to fund a regional public bank, is on the November’ ballot. Proponents say it will invest in worthy local causes.
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This Nov, SF voters decide on a public bank, city-owned, could fund affordable housing, green energy & small biz. If it passes, SF is first in the US to do it. Tune in @kqednews.kqed.org! 🎙️ Misha Steier / SF Public Bank, Alyce McFadden @sfchronicle.com www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
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Should San Francisco Create a Public Bank? | KQED
We'll dive into what a public bank is and how it might work in San Francisco.
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Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
“Please share this message with as many people as you can.”
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jesse, head of endorsement deals at BOOingo Wireless @killgoldfish.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I didn’t know before watching some short documentaries on, of all places, Criterion Channel, that North Dakota’s public banking is a legacy of the Non-Partisan League (farmer activists from the early 20th century)
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Cary Moon @carymoon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This is an excellent snapshot of a superb idea! A state public bank that serves the public interest and returns profits back into our public purse instead of sending to Wall Street and investor class elites. We could do this is WA, all we need is political will. @waforpublicbanking.bsky.social
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Faye Wilson Kennedy w/ the Poor People’s Campaign brought the conversation back to who gets left out when Wall Street decides where California's money goes: renters, homeowners, transit riders & communities that have waited decades for investment. A state public bank changes who money serves!
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
CPBA’s @trinitytran.bsky.social breaks it down. CA is the world’s 4th-largest economy, yet we pay billions in interest & fees to Wall Street banks and private investors. North Dakota’s economy is just 1/50th our size. Its public bank returned $335M to the state last year. Imagine our potential!
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Tristan Brown of CFT - California Federation of Teachers, repping over 120,000 teachers & educational workers across the state, laid out how workforce housing keeps stalling due to financing gaps banks won't touch. A public bank can make bridge loans to get those projects moving.
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Dr. Flo Cofer lays it out. When capital is redirected toward affordable housing, climate resilience & community investment instead of Wall Street returns, that's a public health strategy. It's time for a California State Public Bank to fund a healthy future!
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
California Federation of Teachers - CFT represents over 120,000 teachers & educational employees across California. Tristan Brown laid out how workforce housing keeps stalling due to financing gaps banks won't touch. A public bank can make bridge loans to get projects moving.
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
North Dakota's economy is 1/50th the size of California's. Its public bank has been profitable since 1919 & returned $335M to the state last year alone. CA is the 4th largest economy on Earth & doesn't have one yet. CPBA’s @trinitytran.bsky.social laid out exactly why that needs to change.
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Faye Wilson Kennedy with Poor People's Campaign Sacramento @californiappc.bsky.social: a state public bank changes who our money serves. Affordable housing. Public transit. Communities Wall Street never prioritized, finally first in line instead of last.
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Dawn Basciano, Vice President of Women Democrats of Sacramento County: when public money works for the public, it shows up everywhere from funding women-owned businesses, neighborhood reinvestment & people who can finally benefit from their own tax dollars.
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Dr. Flo Cofer @flojaune.bsky.social: public banking & public health aren't separate fights. Flo connected the dots between where our money goes & the health outcomes in our communities.
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Standing room only in 93° heat at our Public Banking Gathering in Sacramento & the room stayed packed. That's what momentum looks like! Huge thanks to our speakers & co-hosting orgs for making it happen. Sacramento showed up for their communities & our public dollars. More soon!
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Trinity Tran @trinitytran.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Join us in Sacramento on July 23rd for a public banking community gathering! I'll be speaking along with a powerful lineup including Tristan Brown - CA Federation of Teachers, Dr. Flo Cofer - Sacramento Climate Coalition, and more!
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Join us in Sacramento July 23 to talk building a California State Bank, money that could fund affordable housing & small businesses instead of bank fees. Hear from CFT, Sacramento Climate Coalition, Poor People's Campaign & CPBA! www.eventbrite.com/e/public-mon...
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
CPBA's @trinitytran.bsky.social joins Shelterforce to talk public banking & state/local community investment breakthroughs. "Nobody thinks their tax dollars should be making Jamie Dimon richer while our streets are crumbling and our neighborhoods are deteriorating." shelterforce.org/2026/07/09/l...
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Laboratories of Democracy: Emerging State and Local Policy Visions, a Shelterforce Webinar — Shelterforce
There's a lot that can be done to advance housing and community investment at the local and state level. This is the perfect moment to do it.
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 9-2 Tuesday to place a measure on the November ballot that would be a step towards creating the first city-run public bank in the country! missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-p...
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San Francisco supervisors put public bank measure on ballot
The ballot measure will create the governance structure for a public bank if voters pass it in November.
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
CA Public Banking Alliance's Nick Cortez & Jake Tonkel presented at the South Bay Progressive Alliance on how public banking can break the grip of private lenders and reduce the high financing costs that drain state & local government budgets. 🏦♻️
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Join South Bay Progressive Alliance and hear Nick Cortez & Jake Tonkel of the CA Public Banking Alliance explain what public banking is & how it can stop the grip that the private banking system have on state & local governments! June 27 at 3pm Tully Branch Library San Jose, CA
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
San Francisco Supervisor Chyanne Chen joins NBC Bay Area to discuss a push in the city to start the SF Public Bank! www.nbcbayarea.com/video/news/l...
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A closer look: San Francisco's public bank proposal
San Francisco Supervisor Chyanne Chen joins Raj Mathai to discuss a push in the city to start a public bank.
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Dr. Flojuane Cofer, SacACT leader @flojaune.bsky.social: “A public bank can help finance what actually keeps people healthy: affordable housing, clean energy, safe water systems & good jobs. This is about whether we have the courage to align our money with our values.”
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
“California generates roughly $300 billion in public revenue each year, yet we still pay private banks to finance our own projects. That means billions of dollars are leaving our state year after year." -CPBA's Executive Director @trinitytran.bsky.social
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Michael Tubbs, former Stockton mayor & End Poverty in CA: “There are different visions for California, different ideas about who this economy should work for. If we believe that public money should be used for the public good, then we need to organize and fight for it.”
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Assemblymember Ash Kalra, #AB2243 CA State Bank Act joint author: “California currently borrows from private banks. We pay their fees, and they benefit from the interest. When we borrow, we end up paying double, and taxpayers are the ones who bear that cost.” @ashkalra.bsky.social
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Asm. Matt Haney, #AB2243 author: "We have a cost-of-living crisis, a housing crisis; everywhere you look, people are struggling. If people in our state are working hard & paying taxes, they should be able to expect that those dollars are invested back into their communities.”
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
BIG! California’s State Bank Act #AB2243 cleared its 2nd Assembly committee & moving through the Legislature. CA sends billions to Wall Street in interest while communities fight for housing, infrastructure & investment. This bill starts changing that. www.theobserver.media/california/c...
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Lawmakers Launch AB 2243 To Study A California Public Bank
CA lawmakers unveil AB 2243 to explore a publicly owned state bank, aiming to keep public funds local and support housing, infrastructure, climate and more.
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
CPBA’s Debbie Notkin and Julian LaRosa are featured in the DailyCal and are submitting signatures for the Berkeley ballot measure to raise the funds needed to capitalize the Public Bank East Bay! www.dailycal.org/news/city/be...
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Berkeley ballot measure seeks to establish first California public bank
The Coalition to Keep Berkeley Money Local is working to bring the first public bank in California history to the East Bay. In partnership with Public Bank East Bay, the
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Massive win! Santa Clara County just voted to divest its ~$10B investment pool from fossil fuels. Over the past 2 years, $30M in Chevron and Exxon bonds were allowed to expire, and no new fossil fuel bonds will be purchased moving forward. @fossilfreeca.org fossilfreeca.org/santa-clara-...
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Santa Clara County Supervisors vote to divest from Fossil Fuel Companies - Fossil Free California
Contacts: Carlos Davidson 650-784-1276Cynthia Kaufman 650-270-8857 The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted this morning to divest the roughly 10 billion dollar county investment pool from fo...
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Catch up on the latest with the California public banking movement and the exciting launch of the CA State Bank campaign! capublicbanking.org/ca-state-ban...
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CA State Bank campaign launches as AB 2243 passes two Assembly committees! - CA Public Banking Alliance
California State Bank campaign kicks off as AB 2243 clears two Assembly committees Big Earth Day launch for AB 2243, the California State Bank Act, with a powerful statewide coalition, putting the pow...
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
California State Bank Act #AB2243 passes two committees! Thanks to Assembly authors @matthaneysf.bsky.social @ashkalra.bsky.social, Chair @AsmSolache, Chair @AsmValencia, committee members, and the California State Bank Coalition.
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Public Banking Institute @publicbanksnow.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
"Michael Tubbs, Founder of End Poverty in California says California is the 4th largest economy, but many are locked out. This bill aims to keep money in-state and invest in small businesses, education, and communities -- using public money for public good." @capublicbanking.bsky.social #ItsOurMoney
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Michael Tubbs - Why California Needs a Public Bank Now
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Big Earth Day launch for California State Bank #AB2343 with a strong statewide coalition. A bill for people & planet, putting the power of money back in CA communities. haney.asmdc.org/press-releas...
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Tristan Brown, Legislative Director for @cftunion.bsky.social, rep'ing 120K educators, calls compound interest the “8th wonder.” It builds wealth, but mostly for Wall Street. Teachers can’t afford to live locally. Public banking can invest long-term in housing & schools.
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
@flojaune.bsky.social, an epidemiologist with Sacramento Area Congregations Together & Sacramento Climate Coalition, says this is bigger than banking. It’s about aligning money with values - continuing inequality OR building health & shared prosperity.
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Michael Tubbs, Founder of End Poverty in California asks: CA is the 4th largest economy, but for who?Poverty & homelessness are still high. A CA State Public Bank is about keeping money here and investing in people, education & small businesses.
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