HOW PUBLIC BANKS CAN MEET PUBLIC NEEDS


Steve Dubbs with Shelterforce interviews Public Bank LA’s Trinity Tran and Dan Pelegero. As federal funding streams face cuts, the idea of public banks is gaining ground as a tool for states and localities to finance community development. Trinity and Dan are part of a national conversation in Shelterforce with public banking leaders across the country. The piece highlights how the California Public Banking Alliance is building a public financial ecosystem, public banks to finance community priorities, alongside CalAccount to ensure people can actually access it.

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