At the Catalyst Convening in Long Beach on March 26, 2025, hosted by the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) and the California Strategic Growth Council (SGC), Public Bank LA and California Public Banking Alliance’s Trinity Tran participated in a funding panel to discuss the California Public Banking Act. Trinity discussed how public banks keep money local, funding climate action and affordable housing, and how a state public bank can address California’s urgent funding needs amid shifting federal priorities.
On the panel were:
Trinity Tran
Cofounder and Lead Organizer
California Public Banking Alliance
Amar Azucena Cid
Deputy Director, Community Investments and Planning
California Strategic Growth Council
Geoffrey Ross
Director of Government Services
Horne LLP
Moderated by:
Angie Hacker
California Climate & Energy Collaborative
CivicWell
The event convened local, regional, and tribal governments, community organizations, and state agencies to address climate, land use, and energy issues, co-create policies, and identify funding opportunities for local solutions.
