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Jargon, acronyms, and technical language can exclude people who want to get involved. The following thread might help anyone interested in #PublicBanksNow
DBO

California Department of Business Oversight

Headquartered in Sacramento they issue business licenses and bank charters in California.

Their job is to make sure that businesses don’t fail.

@CaliforniaDBO
CPBA

California Public Banking Alliance

“A coalition of grassroots activists representing 10 cities & regions working to create public banks.”

They wrote #AB857

@calpba
RFP / RFQ

Request for proposal or Request for quotation.

This is how you hire someone to do a specific job. In this case we need an economist to write a viability study and a business plan for the city bank.

@CityofSanDiego uses a program called PlanetBid for this process.
BND

Bank of North Dakota

Celebrating 100 years in business, America’s first public bank gets better returns than Wall Street and is a model worth emulating.

If they can do it, so can we.

@BankofND
FDIC

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

They insure bank accounts. All Public Bank accounts will be insured.

@FDICgov
Don’t let the details stop you from getting involved.

#PublicBanksNow is for everyone. In California there are groups all over @PublicBankSD @publicbankeb @publicbankla @sfpublicbank.

We’ve got Wall Street on the run, help us make this money.

@calpba
IBA

Office of the Independent Budget Analyst

After the pension funding crisis where San Diego nearly went bankrupt, we established an office to keep us out of trouble. They will help make sure the public bank is a good investment.

@SanDiegoIBA
ED&IR

Economic Development and Intergovernmental Relations Committee

This is part of the SD City Council.

They help grow the economy here. @CD4Monica @barbarabryd1 & @markkersey are chaired by @ChrisWardD3. He is working hard to bring #PublicBanksNow to San Diego.
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