Retirement & Personal Savings Protection Act Officially Qualifies for November 2026 Ballot
The Retirement & Personal Savings Protection Act officially qualified for the 2026 ballot today, giving Californians the opportunity to vote this November to protect their retirement and personal savings from any new state taxes. With California’s high taxes and cost of living putting retirement further out of reach, the Act provides needed protections to help ensure the money people worked hard to earn and save will be there when they need it.
New Statewide Poll: 85% of Californians Say Cost of Living and Taxes Are Making It Harder to Save for Retirement
A new statewide survey of California voters found significant anxiety about retirement security, with overwhelming majorities saying the state’s high cost of living and taxes are making it harder to save for retirement. Voters also express widespread concern regarding potential new and retroactive taxes on retirement savings and the impact such taxes would have on when – or if – they can retire in California.
New survey finds Californians increasingly worried about retirement security
The poll of nearly 900 likely voters found 94% say that the states high cost of living is making it harder to save for the future. With many worried that they may not be able to retire comfortably nearly 8 in 10 respondents said that state taxes also make saving more challenging.
New survey finds Californians increasingly worried about retirement security
A new statewide survey paints a concerning picture of retirement security in California, with most voters saying the state’s high cost of living and taxes are making it increasingly difficult to save for the future.
State Building and Construction Trades Council of California Endorses the Retirement & Personal Savings Protection Act
The campaign for the Retirement & Personal Savings Protection Act today announced the endorsement of the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, which represents hundreds of thousands of construction workers across the state. The endorsement adds one of California’s largest and most respected labor organizations to the growing coalition supporting the measure, which will appear on the November ballot.
Coalition of Seniors, Veterans, Financial Advisors, Taxpayers, and Small Businesses Submitting More Than 1.4 Million Signatures to Qualify Retirement & Personal Savings Protection Act for November 2026 Ballot
A growing coalition of seniors, Veterans, taxpayer advocates, and small businesses today announced submitting more than 1.4 million signatures to qualify the Retirement & Personal Savings Protection Act for the November 2026 ballot.
Opinion: California veterans have earned retirement — voters should protect it
I grew up living on military bases around the world — Alaska, France, Germany and the American Southwest. My father, Staff Sergeant Elmer Fred Green, served in the Marine Corps and then the Air Force.
Why ‘unretired’ seniors are picking up gig work to pay the bills
Before Stu Goldberg begins his night shift driving for Uber, he pulls out a notebook to read a handwritten list of reminders. “No tickets. Full stops,” he’d scrawled in the book. “Careful backing up. Watch for pedestrians and bikes.”