Sandhya Dirks

Sandhya Dirks is a reporter and producer at KALW Public Radio in San Francisco.

Sandhya Dirks is a reporter and producer at KALW Public Radio in San Francisco.She covered the 2012 presidential election in Iowa, investigated sexual misconduct by the ex-mayor of San Diego, and made award winning radio documentaries about violence and inequality in Oakland.She lives in Oakland with her two cats.

Ai Weiwei at his studio in Beijing, June 2014

A Chinese artist transforms Alcatraz into a Lego-carpeted political statement

October 2, 2014Arts

An unprecedented exhibit on “The Rock” by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei focuses on freedom of expression and political prisoners around the world.