CPBA in Crain’s Chicago Business

The California Public Banking Alliance (CPBA) is covered in a Dec. 9, 2025 article in Crain’s Chicago Business. California is on the leading edge of this fight, and CPBA’s Trinity Tran puts the stakes plainly: many funding streams will be hit by federal volatility, which is why public banking feels urgent right now. “The power of a public bank is that you can maximize the impact of public dollars at scale.” For CA, that’s the promise of building on the California Public Banking Act and turning public money into long-term community capacity.

Read the article : https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/federal-funding-cuts-stir-interest-public-banks