In the future, San Francisco may not need to rely on Wall Street for its banking needs (Photo: Takako Phillips/ Shutterstock)

Jackie Fielder is challenging the incumbent Scott Wiener in her bid for a seat in the California State Senate (Courtesy Jackie Fielder)

The old U.S. Mint building on Fifth Street could house San Francisco’s public bank. (Photo by Kevin N. Hume)

The old U.S. Mint building on Fifth Street on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)