Sandhya Dirks
KPBS Metro ReporterAs KPBS’ Metro Reporter, Sandhya Dirks covers city news and politics for radio, TV, and online. She focuses not just on the political horserace, but on how policies affect people in the community. Prior to joining the KPBS Newsroom, Sandhya worked at Iowa Public Radio, where she covered the 2012 presidential campaign for that key state as well as state politics. Sandhya contributed regularly to NPR during the election year and produced stories for Harvest Public Media - a reporting collaboration focused on issues of food, fuel and field. As a state-wide reporter, Sandhya focused on stories of growing diversity in the heartland and investigated the broken mental health system in Iowa. Sandhya started her career in the Bay Area at public radio station KALW. Her work focused on investigative stories and features on poverty, violence, and the criminal justice system. Her work has been honored with a Mark of Excellence Award by the Society of Professional Journalists and a regional Edward R. Murrow award. Sandhya has a master’s degree from Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, where she refined her audio skills and learned multimedia reporting, editing, and production. Her master’s project on international adoption earned her a prestigious Patsy Pulitzer Preston fellowship.
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Biennial mammograms from age 40 suggested, despite advocates emphasizing the need for yearly screenings for early detection and better survival rates.
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The fire-scarred Oceanside Pier, which has been closed since flames engulfed its western end eight days ago, is on track to reopen — for the most part — next week, city officials announced Friday.
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Premieres Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Thursday, May 16 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. Grizzly 399, the most famous bear in Grand Teton National Park, has an exceptional litter of four cubs to raise. Every day, the family must contend with threats to their survival, including a warming climate and human encroachment in bear country. Now the stakes are higher than ever as Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana seek to remove grizzlies from the endangered species list—which would make it legal to hunt them. In a riveting story full of twists and turns, hope and heartbreak, Grizzly 399 stands as a symbol of the clash between humans and the wild.
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An original play about family, food and love is making its in-person debut at the Old Globe this weekend. “Stir” is a story that takes us back to the universal experience of the pandemic — to look at the challenges and beauty that came from it.
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In the wake of campus protests, Republican leaders in the Legislature say that students who committed violent or criminal acts shouldn’t receive Cal Grants.
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Two men were convicted Friday of conspiracy to commit a riot stemming from a 2021 Pacific Beach protest that turned violent.
- Fletcher asks judge to force accuser’s friend to release messages
- UC San Diego protesters say they're committed to keeping the peace
- Trump dice que utilizaría a la Guardia Nacional para deportar inmigrantes si vuelve a la presidencia
- UCSD students establish pro-Palestine encampment on campus
- Faith leaders support student encampment for Palestine at UC San Diego