Sandhya Kambhampati

Sandhya Kambhampati is a data reporter on the Los Angeles Times Data Desk, where she covers the demographics and diversity of California and the nation. At the LA Times, she is working on a series of stories to understand the experiences of long haul COVID-19 people and their caregivers and how they’re navigating the medical, financial, mental and emotional challenges of the illness in California.

She previously worked at the Chronicle of Higher Education, Correctiv and ProPublica Illinois. Her co-reported work on the widespread inaccuracies in Cook County’s property tax assessment system was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for local reporting in 2018. Send her tips at sandhya@latimes.com or at (323) 640-6424.