Current Campaigns

Product Safety

In 2007 more than 25 million toys were recalled worldwide for high levels of lead, unsafe magnets and other health hazards. To keep children safe, CALPIRG is working to get toxic lead out of children's products, and strengthen our safety net by increasing the authority and oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and allowing them to levy heavy fines against companies who break our toy safety laws. Read more.

Identity Theft Protection

In an increasingly high-tech marketplace, we trust businesses with more of our personal information than ever before. Yet many companies aren’t as careful as we think—concealing security breaches or questionable sales of information that make consumers vulnerable to identity theft. Read more.

Mortgage Lending Reform

We need to protect homeownership by making sure brokers act in the interest of their clients, requiring lenders to honestly assess a borrower’s ability to repay, and getting rid of unreasonable fees and penalties. Unbelievably, the mortgage lending industry is fighting these reforms tooth and nail. Read more.

Reining In Wall Street

For too long, the rules of Wall Street have been written by the bankers themselves.

This year, that has to change. Read more.