FEATURED PRESS
- Reps. Tlaib and AOC Introduce the Public Banking Act of 2023
- Los Angeles Times – After years of ups and downs, Los Angeles moves forward on creation of a public bank
- Next City – Public Banking Efforts Are Gaining Momentum And Clarity In California
- Truthout – The SVB and Signature Bank Crashes Show Why We Need Public Banking
- SEIU CA – Governor Newsom Signs First in the Nation Legislation on Universal Access to Free Banking Services
- Los Angeles Times – Free Banking in California? New Bill Tackles Access and Racial Equity
- ABC 7 News – Los Angeles Could be 1st Major U.S. City to Get a Public Bank
- KCET – Los Angeles Unanimously Supports Statewide Public Banking Option
- The Real News Network – California Legalizes Public Banking
- RT – How Public Banking is a Revolution
- Democracy at Work with Richard Wolff – Public Service v. Private Profit
- Los Angeles Times – Why Los Angeles Should Start a Bank
- Bloomberg – Los Angeles Weighs Bringing Its Wall Street Cash Home
- Huffington Post – What If Banks Were Publicly Owned? In LA, This May Soon Be A Reality
- ABC 7 News – Measure B Would Allow Los Angeles to Create a Public Bank
Visit California Public Banking Alliance for additional coverage and news from the public banking movement.
NEWS ARTICLES
CalAccount was featured in La Opinión, the US’s largest Spanish-language paper. Fast food workers and community leaders gathered at the CalAccount Town Hall in Los Angeles. They shared experiences with unfair banking practices and spoke to the critical need for universal banking access in CA.
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At the CalAccount LA Town Hall, labor and community leaders unite to support California’s first free universal banking program, #CalAccount, providing essential financial services to all residents, regardless of income or background.
Watch the town hall speeches and public comment on the PBLA...
PEOPLE’S WORLD, KEN BANKS — The last few years have seen significant momentum towards the goal of making public, people-owned banks a reality in many parts of the country. This is especially true in California. In 2019 the governor of California signed a bill allowing counties and municipalities...
NONPROFIT QUARTERLY – Today, more public banks are being launched and planned. For example, Public Bank Los Angeles (PBLA) was established as a socially and environmentally responsible municipal bank for the City of Los Angeles. PBLA also helped pass AB 1177, the California Public Banking...
Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Public Banking Act of 2023! Thanks to all of our coalition partners across the country who helped craft this transformative bill! For too long, Wall Street has failed to meet the moment, pursuing profits over people’s needs. This...
CalAccount was featured in La Opinión, the US’s largest Spanish-language paper. Fast food workers and community leaders gathered at the CalAccount Town Hall in Los Angeles. They shared experiences with unfair banking practices and spoke to the critical need for universal banking access in CA.
Read...
At the CalAccount LA Town Hall, labor and community leaders unite to support California’s first free universal banking program, #CalAccount, providing essential financial services to all residents, regardless of income or background.
Watch the town hall speeches and public comment on the PBLA...
PEOPLE’S WORLD, KEN BANKS — The last few years have seen significant momentum towards the goal of making public, people-owned banks a reality in many parts of the country. This is especially true in California. In 2019 the governor of California signed a bill allowing counties and municipalities...
NONPROFIT QUARTERLY – Today, more public banks are being launched and planned. For example, Public Bank Los Angeles (PBLA) was established as a socially and environmentally responsible municipal bank for the City of Los Angeles. PBLA also helped pass AB 1177, the California Public Banking...
Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Public Banking Act of 2023! Thanks to all of our coalition partners across the country who helped craft this transformative bill! For too long, Wall Street has failed to meet the moment, pursuing profits over people’s needs. This...