Lisa Fernandez
Lisa Fernandez is an old-fashioned newspaper reporter who works online in a TV station.
Lisa came to KTVU in 2017 and has worked in the Bay Area as a journalist for more than 30 years.
At KTVU, Lisa covers the sexual abuse scandal at the all-women's FCI Dublin prison, where she was chosen by the Society of Professional Journalists of Northern California in 2024 as the "Journalist of the Year," the in-custody deaths at Santa Rita Jail, and the federal oversight over the Oakland Police Department. She also covers breaking news, civil rights cases, immigration and education issues and actually loves doing a light feature.
Lisa truly believes that journalism can effect change, by letting the public know more about the world that they live in.
Lisa spent most of her career as a print reporter for the San Jose Mercury News, covering cops, city hall and religion. She's also worked at the LA Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Reuters, NBC Bay Area, and the Democrat & Chronicle in Rochester, New York, where she is from.
She met her husband in 1995 when they were both young reporters at her first real journalism job: Bay City News in San Francisco.
Lisa loves to teach journalism and she has been an adjunct professor at San Jose State University. She has her master's degree in journalism from Medill at Northwestern University.
In her free time, Lisa volunteers with the Society of Professional Journalists at San Quentin Prison helping incarcerated men hone their writing and reporting skills, and she coaches high school seniors write their college essays.
She is also an exercise instructor, teaching spin, yoga, aqua and body sculpting classes.
Lisa lives in Oakland, Calif., with her husband. She has two adult children.
Have a story tip or idea for Lisa? Contact Lisa at lisa.fernandez@fox.com or (510) 874-0139.
The latest from Lisa Fernandez
Antioch, civil rights attorney John Burris reach settlement over 45 officers
The city of Antioch and civil rights attorney John Burris on Friday announced the settlement of long-standing police abuse cases involving 23 people and 45 police officers and three former police chiefs.
Jewish group calls for Richmond mayor to resign over posts
A Bay Area advocacy group is calling on the mayor of Richmond to resign, citing a series of controversial social media posts about a recent mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia.
27-year-old man dies in custody at Oakland courthouse: sheriff
A 27-year-old man died Wednesday while in custody at an Oakland courthouse, according to sheriff’s officials.
Delayed deaths: 2 men in San Jose, Oakland die years after injuries
Two people died years after they were injured, authorities announced this week, including a man in San Jose who was hit by a car in 2019 and a person in Oakland who was shot in 2016 – back when Brexit was occurring and Barack Obama was president.
FCI Dublin: Nearly 300 more women expected to file sex assault claims vs. BOP
Nearly 300 women who were formerly incarcerated at the now-closed FCI Dublin prison have come forward with sex assault claims and lawsuits, or soon plan to, against the Bureau of Prisons, after 103 women won an unprecedented $116 million from the agency exactly one year ago.
Dublin council says no to FCI Dublin becoming another prison, ICE facility
The Dublin City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution that states they don't want the now-closed FCI Dublin to become a prison or ICE facility in the future.
Sheng Thao won't ask to move criminal case out of Oakland
Lawyers for former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao told a federal judge that they won't be asking to move her criminal bribery case out of Oakland, something they had brought up as a possibility at a prior court hearing.
Judge dismisses Orinda gang-rape allegations against Diddy, entourage
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the case of a woman who alleged that she was gang-raped by Sean "Diddy" Combs and an entourage of other people in Orinda seven years ago.
Highland Hospital identifies unknown patient
Officials at the Wilma Chan Highland Hospital need help identifying a patient who came in without without identification.
Grand jury indicts Alameda County deputies in Maurice Monk death at Santa Rita Jail
Three Alameda County sheriff's deputies were arraigned Tuesday morning following a new grand jury indictment regarding the in-custody death of Maurice Monk roughly four years ago.