CALACCOUNT LA TOWN HALL FEATURED IN LA OPINIÓN

CalAccount was featured in La Opinión, the US’s largest Spanish-language paper. Fast food workers and community leaders gathered at the CalAccount Town Hall in Los Angeles. They shared experiences with unfair banking practices and spoke to the critical need for universal banking access in CA.

Read the coverage in La Opinión: Revolución bancaria en favor de los más vulnerables (Banking revolution for the most vulnerable).

Article excerpt: Trinity Tran, co-founder of Public Bank LA/CA Public Banking Alliance stated that, to achieve the enactment of the California Public Banking Choice Act (AB 1177), also known as CalAccount, they worked with the Council State of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Rise Economy, in addition to the support of community groups throughout the state.

The bill created the CalAccount Blue Ribbon Commission, which was formed in September 2022. The commission is responsible for overseeing consultants to complete a market analysis of the CalAccount program, through which the feasibility, need and costs of implementing the CalAccount program.

“That report is already underway, which is why it’s so important to hear people’s stories about unfair banking practices and the harmful impact the current banking system has on communities and working families in Los Angeles [and across the state ],” Tran said.

Testimonials from banking users will help build the case for why it is crucial for California to create the CalAccount banking program and provide free essential banking services to all Californians, regardless of their financial or immigration status.

“This is a historic effort to create the first nationwide state program for universal banking services,” said Trinity Tran.

Trinity Tran, cofundadora de Public Bank LA/CA Public Banking Alliance declaró que, para lograr la promulgación de la Ley de Opción de Banca Pública de California (AB 1177), también conocida como CalAccount, trabajaron con el Consejo Estatal del Sindicato Internacional de Empelados de Servicios (SEIU), Rise Economy, además de contar el apoyo de grupos comunitarios de todo el estado.

El proyecto de ley creó la Comisión Blue Ribbon de CalAccount, que se formó en septiembre de 2022. Dicha comisión es responsable de supervisar a los consultores, para completar un análisis de mercado del programa CalAccount, a través del cual se evaluará la viabilidad, la necesidad y los costos de implementar el programa CalAccount.

“Ese informe ya está en marcha, por lo que es tan importante escuchar las historias de la gente sobre las prácticas bancarias injustas y el impacto dañino que el sistema bancario actual tiene en las comunidades y familias trabajadoras de Los Ángeles [y de todo el estado]”, dijo Tran.

Los testimonios de los usuarios del sistema bancario ayudarán a desarrollar el caso sobre el por qué es crucial que California cree el programa bancario CalAccount y brinde servicios bancarios esenciales gratuitos para todos los californianos, independientemente de su situación financiera o migratoria.

“Este es un esfuerzo histórico para crear el primer programa estatal a nivel nacional para servicios bancarios universales”, precisó Trinity Tran.

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