Amita Sharma
Investigative ReporterAmita Sharma has worked at KPBS since 2000 and has covered a wide range of stories for TV and radio. She is part of the KPBS Investigative Reporting unit and occasionally hosts KPBS Evening Edition. She has covered the devastating toll of Covid-19 on San Diego nursing homes as well as some of the pre-existing conditions within facilities that contributed to the crisis. In 2018 and 2019, Sharma was assigned to public broadcasting’s California Dream Project and reported on California’s inequality crisis exemplified by stagnant wages, housing affordability, a dwindling middle class, senior poverty, and dropping birth rates. She also moderated a statewide town hall meeting on the economic challenges of aging in California.
Before working on the California Dream Project, Sharma’s investigative reporting helped uncover corruption, including questionable activities by private businesses, state regulators, and elected leaders.
Sharma previously served as a legal affairs reporter and anchor/host of KPBS news programs.
Amita Sharma earned dual bachelor’s degrees in journalism and international relations from the University of Southern California.
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Defend East County formed in the spring of 2020 after a racial justice protest turned into a riot in downtown La Mesa. While the group's public profile has diminished since last summer, its desire to impact local politics has not. -
Some impacts of the 9/11 attacks will likely be with us for centuries. Yet, in many respects, the nation that came together 20 years ago bears little resemblance to today. -
Key records on the incident involving a deputy trainee still haven’t been made public, including a toxicology report. -
The video, which went viral last week, depicts a Sheriff’s Department trainee apparently overdosing after being exposed to the powerful opioid. Doctors are dubious that he actually overdosed. -
Cases among local nursing home residents and staff have yet to spike like in other parts of the state, but experts worry that it’s just a matter of time. -
A Black lawyer walked into a branch in Pacific Beach hoping to cash an insurance settlement check. He said the bank’s assistant manager not only refused to cash the check, but also accused him of stealing.
