Jenn
Engstrom
State Director, CALPIRG
Started on staff: 2010
B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Berkeley
Jenn directs CALPIRG’s advocacy efforts, and is a leading voice in Sacramento and across the state on protecting public health, consumer protections and defending our democracy. Jenn has served on the CALPIRG board for the past two years before stepping into her current role. Most recently, as the deputy national director for the Student PIRGs, she helped run our national effort to mobilize hundreds of thousands of students to vote. She led CALPIRG’s organizing team for years and managed our citizen outreach offices across the state, running campaigns to ban single-use plastic bags, stop the overuse of antibiotics, and go 100% renewable energy. Jenn lives in Los Angeles, where she enjoys spending time at the beach and visiting the many amazing restaurants in her city.
Posts by Jenn Engstrom
Statement: California governor signs Right to Repair Act
On Oct. 10, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Right to Repair Act (SB244), which will significantly expand consumers’ and independent repair shops' access to materials and information needed to fix electronics and appliances.
Eight legislative victories every Californian should know about
The California Legislature recently passed eight bills that will have a big impact on our health, safety and wellbeing.
California is on the verge of winning the Right to Repair
How did we get this far, especially in the home of Big Tech?
Are Amazon’s packages as recyclable as the company claims?
A group of PIRG volunteers investigated — and they tracked Amazon’s plastic packaging to some surprising places.
