64° OvercastMegan Burks
Reporter and Web Editor, Speak City Heights
Megan Burks is a reporter and editor for Speak City Heights, a media collaborative focused on community health and quality of life issues in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego.
Before joining the collaborative, Megan wrote about City Heights for Daniel Weintraub’s HealthyCal.org, a statewide health news publication based out of Sacramento.
Megan was born and raised in El Cajon, California and graduated from San Diego State University, where she studied journalism and sociology. Her thesis looked at the media’s effects on attitudes toward immigrants. She interned with San Diego CityBeat and KPBS’ Envision San Diego.
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Megan Burks, left, interviewing candidate Mateo Camarillo in the June 2012 California Primary
Recent Stories
Senate Farm Bill Would Hurt Some San Diego Seniors
The U.S. Senate proposal would eliminate a program that lets seniors collect food stamps despite their retirement savings.
Construction On Mid-City Rapid Bus Line Begins This Month
Expect lane closures along Park and El Cajon boulevards during the next year as SANDAG completes a rapid bus line from downtown to San Diego State University.
Little Saigon District Wins Official Designation
It's been two years in the making, but San Diego's Vietnamese community has finally gotten the recognition it's been asking for.
A Clinical Trial To Lure Doctors Where They're Needed
A City Heights clinic is starting a residency program to help lure new doctors away from hospitals and specialty care.
City Considers Taxi Industry Overhaul Amid Reports Of Low Wages And Unsafe Cabs
The city will not renew its five-year contract with MTS for overseeing San Diego's taxi industry due to complaints about poor working conditions, passenger safety and lax oversight.
A Year Later, Dalai Lama Visit Inspires San Diego
A consortium of faith and community groups hosted a daylong celebration of compassion Saturday. They were inspired to put on the event after hearing the Dalai Lama speak in San Diego last year.
'Bike To Work Day' Highlights San Diego's Infrastructure Needs
City Heights groups seize on Bike to Work Day to advocate for better bike infrastructure.
A Case Of 'Planning Fatigue' In City Heights
There's plenty of money for studying how to improve City Heights streets, but not much for actually improving them.
A City Heights Ballroom Stuck in Redevelopment Limbo
The Silverado Ballroom restoration is stuck in limbo as San Diego sniffs out redevelopment scraps.
Teen Condom Access Project Expands To San Diego County
California teens in "high STD areas" can request free condoms online and have them delivered to their doorsteps.
