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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Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Thursday, May 23 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV. Test cook Keith Dresser makes host Julia Collin Davison a Southern Thai speciality, Khua Kling (Pork Stir-Fry). Science expert Dan Souza explains how broccoli and dogs are more similar than you think, and test cook Elle Simone Scott makes host Bridget Lancaster Khao Niaow Ma Muang (Sticky Rice with Mango).
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration says it will cost more than $20 billion to build a giant tunnel to capture and store more water.
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U.S. figures show that San Diego became the busiest corridor for illegal crossings in April.
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A shot of pure joy to start off the weekend: a charming video of kids from Cork, Ireland, rapping about finding and following their creative voice.
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Governor Gavin Newsom's May revision of the state budget includes cuts in education while protecting major TK-12 programs.
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Ahead of Biden's address at Morehouse, students share their frustrations
- Minimum wage violations rise in major California cities, including San Diego
- News watchdogs alarmed by proliferation of ‘pink slime’ sites in San Diego and elsewhere
- Professors sue Southwestern College for retaliation after reporting racial discrimination
- UC unionized workers authorize strike over protests
- Minimum wage violations are on the rise