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, 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
San Francisco weather: The difference between a bomb cyclone and an atmospheric river
A bomb cyclone and an atmospheric river are headed to the Bay Area. We break down what the differences are.
What is an atmospheric river?
The federal government estimates that atmospheric rivers have been associated with $1 billion of damage every year, with 80% of the flood damage in California.
What is a bomb cyclone? Bay Area braces for wet weather
As winter is upon us, bomb cyclones will surely be a popular search term. We thought we'd explain what it is.
Lawyers 'horrified' at conditions for FCI Dublin transfers at Alabama prison
Two Bay Area lawyers have been trying to visit the 600 women who are now in federal prisons across the country after the Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin shut down this spring. "And we were pretty horrified by what we heard and saw," said Susan Beaty.
10 charged in Oakland man's 2021 death at Santa Rita Jail make 1st court appearance
Nine deputies and two medical staff charged with the Santa Rita Jail death of an Oakland man are expected to make their first court appearance on Monday following the revelation that KTVU exposed last year that no one had performed a meaningful check on him for several days, despite the fact that he refused any food and lay dying in his cell until his body was discovered.
DA Pamela Price won't address recall in announcing charges vs. deputies in Santa Rita Jail death
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is holding a news conference on Thursday, her first public appearance since being recalled last week.
Brentwood pays woman $1M after police K-9 rips off her scalp: attorney
The city of Brentwood paid a woman $1 million after a police K-9 bit her, ripping off her scalp as she was hiding in some bushes after stealing makeup from Ulta Beauty.
9 deputies, 2 medical staff charged with Santa Rita Jail death of Oakland man
The outgoing Alameda County District Attorney on Tuesday charged nine sheriff's deputies and two medical employees with the death of an Oakland man who had been languishing in his Santa Rita Jail cell for days before anyone noticed he was no longer alive.
Is progressive politics dead in California? Experts weigh in
With counties turning red and liberal politicians getting ousted during the last election, the question on many people's minds is: Is progressive politics dead in California?
Criminal charges pending in Santa Rita Jail death of Maurice Monk: memo, sister
Criminal charges are pending against several deputies, and possibly medical staff, in the tragic death of an Oakland man who languished in his Santa Rita Jail cell for days before deputies discovered his body on a bunk, near a pool of his own urine and fluids, according to a memo from the sheriff and an interview with the man's sister.