Cassandra Garibay

Since 2016, I have covered a range of beats, from breaking news to housing and homelessness. As a local news reporter, I learned to juggle dailies and long-term investigations.

Housing & Homelessness

Fresno renters face mold, no heat and broken windows. Code enforcement is failing them

By Cassandra Garibay & Monica Vaughan | Fresnoland | Fresno Bee

Fresno housing policy gaps cause lack of timely inspections on substandard rental units

Fresnoland | Fresno Bee

Tribune investigation: What it’s like for SLO County renters stuck in bad housing

By Cassandra Garibay & Lindsey Holden | SLO Tribune | USC Center for Health Journalism

Evicted in a pandemic: Hundreds in Fresno, Valley locked out despite COVID protections

Fresnoland | Fresno Bee

Fresno homes are in high demand. Will ‘pay-to-play’ model get houses built faster?

Fresnoland | Fresno Bee

Fresno council denies ‘pay-to-play’ plan for expedited developer permits. Dyer has new idea

Fresnoland | Fresno Bee

‘It’s been a mess.’ Hear from Fresno renters, landlords struggling to access help

Fresnoland | Fresno Bee

Fresno County home sales skyrocketed during pandemic. See how renters were affected

Fresnoland | Fresno Bee

Six months in, Fresno has millions in emergency rent money to distribute. What’s the holdup?

Fresnoland | Fresno Bee

‘An impossible situation.’ Elderly Clovis renters priced out as affordability contract expires

Fresnoland | Fresno Bee

Climate

Fresno County heat waves will last longer in the future. Here’s what that means for your health

Fresnoland | Fresno Bee | USC Center for Health Journalism

Health & COVID-19

Bad air from the Oceano Dunes forces people inside. Is it a crisis or exaggeration?

By Cassandra Garibay, Ashley Ladin & Monica Vaughan | SLO Tribune | USC Center for Health Journalism

‘It’s a lot of chaos.’ SLO nurses are on front lines of coronavirus pandemic in New York

SLO Tribune

‘I’ve never been that sick in my life.’ How a COVID chain reaction hit 3 Paso Robles women

SLO Tribune

15 SLO County residential care facilities have had COVID-19 outbreaks. Here’s what we know

SLO Tribune

How do you learn remotely with no internet? SLO County families struggle to connect

By Micahel Finch II, Cassandra Garibay & Lindsey Holden | SLO Tribune

Election Coverage

Everything you need to know about who is running for Clovis City Council, explained

By Danielle Bergstrom, Cassandra Garibay, Heather Halsey Martinez & Gregory Weaver | Fresnoland

Black Lives Matter Protests

How once-peaceful Black Lives Matter march in SLO ended in a standoff and tear gas

By Cassandra Garibay & Lindsey Holden | SLO Tribune

Were Tianna Arata’s free speech rights violated? Defense argues for case dismissal

By Matt Fountain & Cassandra Garibay | SLO Tribune

Motorcyclist drives into Black activists protesting in downtown SLO, video shows

By Cassandra Garibay & Lindsey Holden | SLO Tribune

Breaking News

Live updates: Suspect confirmed dead, additional officers shot near Ramada Drive

By Laura Dickinson, Matt Fountain, Cassandra Garibay, Lindsey Holden, Kaytlyn Leslie & Nick Wilson | SLO Tribune

‘This was not a win.’ Paso Robles manhunt ends with suspect dead, officers wounded

By Matt Fountain, Cassandra Garibay, Lindsey Holden, Kaytlyn Leslie & Nick Wilson | SLO Tribune

White supremacist gang member killed after ambushing deputies in Templeton

SLO Tribune