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
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Post On January 16, 2025
By PBLA Admin
Los Angeles faces $250B in wildfire damage, projected to be the worst natural disaster in U.S. history. Instead of paying Wall Street to rebuild, a public bank can keep our dollars local, funding critical services and projects. The devastation is immense, but so is the resilience of Angelenos.
To...
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Post On November 11, 2024
By PBLA Admin
We’ve put together essential resources to support the push for public banking in Los Angeles and beyond! Check out the strategies that are driving real change in cities across the state. Our resources include lending and investment reports, business plans, municipal documents, and organizing tools from...
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Post On September 8, 2024
By PBLA Admin
People power for public banking! Huge shoutout to our amazing community coalition partners Inclusive Action for the City, United Parents and Students, ACCE Action, SEIU 721, and the Public Bank LA team! We took over LA City Hall with a full day of meetings, urging council offices to fund the Los Angeles...
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Post On August 2, 2024
By PBLA Admin
Check out our latest newsletter: Join us for Advocacy Day at LA City Hall on August 21! We’ll be meeting with council offices to urge immediate funding for the public bank plan. A Los Angeles Public Bank could save over $1 billion annually, lower borrowing costs, and fund local needs like affordable...
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Post On July 26, 2024
By PBLA Admin
Join coalition leaders from ACCE Action, Inclusive Action for the City, SEIU 721, United Parents and Students, and Public Bank LA as we meet with council offices to urge immediate funding for the public bank plan.
When: Wednesday, August 21st, 1:30pm-5pmWhere: Los Angeles City Hall
Why it matters: The...
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Post On January 16, 2025
By PBLA Admin
Los Angeles faces $250B in wildfire damage, projected to be the worst natural disaster in U.S. history. Instead of paying Wall Street to rebuild, a public bank can keep our dollars local, funding critical services and projects. The devastation is immense, but so is the resilience of Angelenos.
To...
![Copy of Untitled Design](https://publicbankla.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Copy-of-Untitled-Design-768x512.png)
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Post On November 11, 2024
By PBLA Admin
We’ve put together essential resources to support the push for public banking in Los Angeles and beyond! Check out the strategies that are driving real change in cities across the state. Our resources include lending and investment reports, business plans, municipal documents, and organizing tools from...
![456613624_2743096445860328_6608049066999876536_n](https://publicbankla.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/456613624_2743096445860328_6608049066999876536_n-768x512.jpg)
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Post On September 8, 2024
By PBLA Admin
People power for public banking! Huge shoutout to our amazing community coalition partners Inclusive Action for the City, United Parents and Students, ACCE Action, SEIU 721, and the Public Bank LA team! We took over LA City Hall with a full day of meetings, urging council offices to fund the Los Angeles...
![449508532_818693980357880_6125080569718571404_n](https://publicbankla.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/449508532_818693980357880_6125080569718571404_n-768x576.jpg)
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Post On August 2, 2024
By PBLA Admin
Check out our latest newsletter: Join us for Advocacy Day at LA City Hall on August 21! We’ll be meeting with council offices to urge immediate funding for the public bank plan. A Los Angeles Public Bank could save over $1 billion annually, lower borrowing costs, and fund local needs like affordable...
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Post On July 26, 2024
By PBLA Admin
Join coalition leaders from ACCE Action, Inclusive Action for the City, SEIU 721, United Parents and Students, and Public Bank LA as we meet with council offices to urge immediate funding for the public bank plan.
When: Wednesday, August 21st, 1:30pm-5pmWhere: Los Angeles City Hall
Why it matters: The...
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