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Trinity Tran

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Co-Founder & Executive Director, California Public Banking Alliance + Public Bank LA. #MainStreetNotWallStreet 🏦🌱

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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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Interdependent Study Podcast @interdependentstudy.com · 09/09/2026
🔗 EPISODE 266! 🔗 In today’s episode, we discuss the piece “Lessons From Fights For Public Control of Banking and Broadband Infrastructure”, ft. a convo between Adem Sengal, @trinitytran.bsky.social, & Sean Gonsalves in @forgeorganizing.bsky.social (in collaboration w/ @liberation-gen.bsky.social).
New episode announcement image for the Interdependent Study podcast featuring a gray background with black marks and stylized image renderings of the cohosts in each bottom corner of the image with episode title Banking and Broadband for the People in yellow text
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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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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
You guys go on ahead, I’m going to hang out here for awhile ☺️ Armchair Books, Edinburgh's Old Town
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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
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 · 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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Trinity Tran @trinitytran.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Main Street vs. Wall Street. LFG! 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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Trinity Tran @trinitytran.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Great piece from Christopher Armitage: "Public banking belongs at the center of every blue city & state’s legislative agenda for the 2026 & 2027 sessions... it is the only major lever that funds the rest of the agenda rather than competing with it." cmarmitage.substack.com/p/we-could-e...
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We Could End Every Blue State’s Budget Deficit With One Policy. Even a Five-Year-Old Could Explain It.
If we can convince a five-year-old, we can convince our state and city representatives.
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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 · 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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Trinity Tran @trinitytran.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Earth Day 🌎 rally for the CA State Public Bank! Join us on the west steps of the State Capitol to launch #AB2243! Hear from Assembly members Matt Haney, Ash Kalra + community leaders. www.eventbrite.com/e/ca-state-p...
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Communities are organizing for public banking and public broadband, and they ARE winning. @trinitytran.bsky.social shares what that fight looks like, in conversation with @liberation-gen.bsky.social and @theforge.bsky.social in "The Corporate Power of It All." forgeorganizing.org/article/less...
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Lessons From Fights For Public Control of Banking and Broadband Infrastructure - The Forge
Looking around our economy, many of us know that the fight to rein in corporate power isn’t limited to a few very powerful tech companies. In this conversation, Trinity Tran from the California Public...
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
We’re all in and getting ready to launch #AB2243 the California State Bank bill championed by Assemblymembers Matt Haney & Ash Kalra! Public dollars should fund what communities need: housing, small business & climate solutions. More soon. Join 80+ orgs! forms.gle/6a17WCn7SDKX...
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Public Bank LA @publicbankla.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Motion passes! The LA Charter Reform Commission approved a clarification aligning the City Charter with state law, the California Public Banking Act (AB 857), so LA has a path to pursue a public bank if it chooses. Thanks to Chair Raymond Meza & Commissioner Carla Fuentes.
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Public Bank LA @publicbankla.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Full house at the LA public banking listening session! Community members shared barriers to accessing capital & how a public bank could support housing, small biz. Councilmember Jurado & Michael Tubbs spoke on economic inequality. Photos + video soon!
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Public Banking Institute @publicbanksnow.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
“...The question isn’t just is there enough money,” Tran said. “...who decides where our common dollars go today, how they’re used, and whether they stay in communities and benefit our localities, or... keep getting signed out to private institutions...” #CreatePublicBanksNow! #It'sOurMoney!
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Public banking movement gains momentum in Sacramento - The Sacramento Observer
Discover the growing public banking movement in California and how it could transform communities by reinvesting funds locally for affordable housing and climate resilience.
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Public Bank LA @publicbankla.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
LA budget season is here! Public Bank LA coalition joined Councilmember Hernandez, @controller.lacity.gov & community leaders to demand a 2026 People’s Budget: immigration services, care-first investments & funding the public bank plan. Public dollars for public good 🤝
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Incredible turnout and a full house with nearly 200 attendees for Sacramento's first community town hall on public banking! Stay tuned for additional photos, recording and event wrap-up!
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Calling all Sacramento friends and allies! On Tuesday, January 27th, join us for Sacramento's first public banking community town hall! Doors open at 5:30pm. Live music, light refreshments & community tabling. Panel Starts at 6:30PM. RSVP below! www.eventbrite.com/e/town-hall-...
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Town Hall: Support the Sacramento Public Bank
Join a panel of experts to learn about the Sacramento Public Bank campaign to keep community funds local and pay for unaddressed needs.
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
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.
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
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
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
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
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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
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Public Bank LA @publicbankla.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Los Angeles City Council President Harris-Dawson joined six colleagues to fund LA’s Public Bank Plan.👏 We need real solutions on the table to cut borrowing costs & Wall St fees; invest in affordable housing. Let’s put millions back to work for LA communities. 🏦♻️🏡
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Sylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
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. capublicbanking.com/california-n...
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California Needs a State Public Bank - CA Public Banking Alliance
California Needs a State Public Bank California is facing budget deficits, federal rollbacks, and deep cuts to housing, climate, CDFI funding, and small business programs. Just as our communities need...
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
🚨 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
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Public Bank LA @publicbankla.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
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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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
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...
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Public Bank LA @publicbankla.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Should LA start a public bank? Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez says yes & we agree! A public bank means local control, no new taxes, and real investment in housing, small biz & green jobs. It's time our money worked for Angelenos, not Wall Street shareholders.
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Public Bank LA @publicbankla.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Backed by four council offices, the public bank plan will explore how the city can cut Wall Street fees, lower borrowing costs & invest in community needs. With $1.4B in annual debt costs, it's time! labusinessjournal.com/finance/lead...
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Leaders Take Another Stab at Public Banking - Los Angeles Business Journal
Four Los Angeles City Council members took a critical step to bolster the campaign to develop the city’s first public bank. Councilman Curren Price Jr., a
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Trinity Tran @trinitytran.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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.
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Sylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Today we took another step towards implementing a fee-free public option for basic financial transactions for all Californians!
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
🚨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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Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy @racepowerpolicy.org · 12/06/2025
Join us to explore new research at the intersection of the #PublicBanking and #GuaranteedIncome movements—with Rep. Rashida Tlaib, @terrifriedline.bsky.social, @amycastro.bsky.social, @trinitytran.bsky.social, @grahamsteele.bsky.social & @darrickhamilton.bsky.social. RSVP: bit.ly/PublicBankingandGI
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California Public Banking Alliance @capublicbanking.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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...
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California Fast Food Workers Union @cafastfoodunion.org · 09/06/2025
This is the spirit of Los Angeles. This is California. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. #FreeDavidEndRaids
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Ryan Barr @artbyrbarr.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Thinking of Greta Thunberg (and co) and those being attacked by ICE in LA. Lot of horrible stuff going on right now but also A LOT of people standing up for what's right.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 07/06/2025
ICE raids hit across Los Angeles today—and locals are rising up. This is what resistance looks like. ✊🏾 This was about an hour ago…
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Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy @racepowerpolicy.org · 05/06/2025
Join us on June 17 at 2PM ET to explore how #PublicBanks can power #GuaranteedIncome and a just economy! Feat. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, @terrifriedline.bsky.social, @amycastro.bsky.social, @trinitytran.bsky.social, @grahamsteele.bsky.social & @darrickhamilton.bsky.social RSVP: bit.ly/PublicBankingandGI
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Trinity Tran @trinitytran.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Had the honor of speaking at LA City Hall with Councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez, Hugo Soto-Martinez, and Ysabel Jurado, as they committed their own funds to launch LA’s Public Bank plan. Institutional change takes time, persistence & collective will, but it’s happening.🏦✨ @publicbankla.bsky.social
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Mike McCarthy @itsmccarthy.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Democratic finance isn’t an unrealistic idea disconnected from what working people fight for and want. It’s something currently being made by working-class coalitions in places like LA. Keep it moving @publicbankla.bsky.social!
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Public Bank LA @publicbankla.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
It's time for a public bank to recapture interest & fees paid to Wall Street and reinvest in our cities. We're on our way to creating the People's Bank of LA. Let's GO! 🔥
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Public Bank LA @publicbankla.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
The coalition & allies backed our city leaders as they took action using their own discretionary funds for the Public Bank plan. Given that LA faces severe budget deficits year after year, this moment couldn’t be more urgent. It's time to save public dollars. 🏦✨
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