“Creative solutions like CalAccount are essential to lifting up working families – especially those in underbanked Black, brown and immigrant communities.” Read more about the CalAccount from April Verrett and Felicia Wong in Capitol Weekly: capitolweekly.net/ca-can-improve… Fiona Ma, CPA

Today union members and workers from across industries are in Sacramento and Los Angeles to demand a better banking system: one that serves all working class people, including people of color and immigrants, not just big banks. We’re demanding CalAccount!

The CalAccount Community Coalition in Sacramento & LA turned out today in support of #CalAccount to advance the nation's first state-run universal banking program. People shouldn't have to pay fines & fees to access their own hard-earned money! 💵

Los Angeles labor & coalition leaders gathered at SEIU Local 2015 in support of #CalAccount. Fee-free banking is crucial to help nearly 8 million un/underbanked Californians with basic banking access!

Thank you for your leadership, Fiona Ma, CPA. CalAccount is essential to protect Californians from predatory financial practices—giving everyone a fair shot at building wealth & breaking the cycle of poverty. We look forward to working w/ the Legislature to bring this program to life.

Great turnout in Sac & LA for CalAccount Blue Ribbon Commission meeting last week. "It is a much needed program ensuring low income families are not burdened by unnecessary fees." -Samuel Molina of The Academy of Financial Education. More about CalAccount: bit.ly/CalAccount

A Public Bank would recapture public funds sent to Wall Street. It will have baked-in environmental & racial justice mandates, aligning investments & lending with community values. It's time to put people & planet over corporate profits! 🏦♻️

Welcome, Public Bank Fresno, to the CA Public Banking Alliance! We're pioneering socially responsible public banks across CA and excited to transform Fresno & Central Valley communities w/ the leadership of Samuel Molina, The Academy of Financial Education CEO & Eric Payne, ED of The Central Valley Urban Institute.

We will be meeting with council offices along with Public Bank Los Angeles Acce Action SEIU 721 United Parents and Students to advocate for immediate funding for LA Public Bank. Join us on Aug 21st at 1:30p at the LA City Hall, click for more information publicbankla.org/public-bank-la…

Let's go Sacramento! Another major California city moves forward with public banking. Sacramento City Council has issued an RFQ to hire consultants to develop the Sacramento Public Bank business plan.

Exciting news for democratizing finance in California!

People power for public banking! We took over LA City Hall for our Advocacy Day to push for funding the Los Angeles Public Bank plan. Thanks to our community partners for helping shift public funds from Wall Street back into LA communities! 💪#PublicBankLA

Thank you to Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez Eunisses Hernandez for meeting with our public bank advocacy team and standing strong with Main Street and LA communities! 🏦♻️🌳

The Public Bank LA Activist Toolkit is here! 🌱 Your guide to reclaiming Wall Street funds and keeping local dollars in our community. Toolkit: 📚 talking points 💪 action steps 📲 social media posts Reclaim LA’s financial future! bit.ly/pblatoolkit