Episode 44
Why public bank advocates want to pull SF's money out of Wall Street
For years, advocates in San Francisco have pushed for the city to create its own bank, to divest from enterprises like oil pipelines and for-profit prisons, or to fund urgent needs, like affordable housing development. Jackie Fielder, co-founder of the SF Public Bank Coalition, lays out the details of how such a bank would be formed and what steps are being taken toward creating one.
Civic · Laura Wenus, Mel Baker
January 17, 202030m 33s
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Show Notes
For years, advocates in San Francisco have pushed for the city to create its own bank, to divest from enterprises like oil pipelines and for-profit prisons, or to fund urgent needs, like affordable housing development. Jackie Fielder, co-founder of the SF Public Bank Coalition, lays out the details of how such a bank would be formed and what steps are being taken toward creating one.
Topics
housing crisisbanksaffordable housingwall streetinvestmentpublic banksan francisco