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
Kamala Harris didn't list her McDonald's job on a law clerk application in the 1980s. Would you?
Donald Trump made much ado about Vice President Kamala Harris not listing her summer job working at an East Bay McDonald's 41 years ago. So we set out to speak to regular people to see if they listed all their jobs on their resume.
Changes at the Oakland Police Commission; new Inspector General
There are many changes at the Oakland Police Commission.
Ex-coach at San Jose's Valley Christian High School charged with selling child porn
San Jose police have been investigating the case since August 2023 but turned it over to the FBI.
Ex-Alameda deputy can no longer work as California officer after Santa Rita Jail feces attack
A former Alameda County sheriff's deputy was put on California's police officer decertification list after she was convicted of orchestrating a feces-throwing attack against a man incarcerated at Santa Rita Jail. She's one of nearly 400 officers on the POST list.
Check out this ominous cloud formation over Antioch
An ominous cloud formation swirled over the skies of Antioch this week, prompting a KTVU viewer to capture the image and share it for all to see.
Bay Area woman alleges Diddy and entourage 'gang raped' her in Orinda: lawsuit
Diddy is currently being held in federal custody in Brooklyn on three criminal charges.
Oakland committee OK's extending controversial ShotSpotter contract
The Oakland Public Safety Committee on Tuesday approved a new contract for the controversial ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology after hours of debate.
Former FCI Dublin women burst out sobbing, placed in isolation at Minnesota prison
About 90 women from FCI Dublin who were transferred to a prison in Minnesota sobbed to attorneys, reporting they are repeatedly placed in lockdown and in solitary confinement for minor offenses.
What to know about the Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao recall election
For the first time in modern history, Oakland voters are being asked whether they want to recall a mayor they put into office two years ago.
Mario Gonzalez: Judge dismisses manslaughter charges against 2 of 3 Alameda officers
In a major blow to Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, a judge on Monday dismissed charges against two of three Alameda police officers charged with the involuntary manslaughter of Mario Gonzalez because of a prosecutorial paperwork and timing technicality.