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Hometown: Anaheim Hills, Calif.
Bio: Jessica E. Davis is a news reporter and multimedia journalist who has lived in Southern California nearly all her life. She is the type of reporter who likes to go beyond the surface level.
Before coming to Los Angeles County, Jessica launched Palm Desert Patch in the Coachella Valley in 2010, where she reported on environmental issues, crime, entertainment and the impact of the elimination of redevelopment on the city. She also covered the local extension of the Occupy Wall Street movement, camping out with the protesters for several days. She was the only journalist to witness the beginning of a police raid on the encampment, and provided up-to-the minute live coverage. In Malibu, she covered the Malibu Lagoon Restoration Project from start to finish, providing regular updates and behind-the-scenes features. She also covered the Santa Monica shootings, beating traditional media by 15 minutes with the early reports.
Before joining Patch, Jessica worked as a wire service reporter in Southern California, where she wrote about everything from celebrities to crime, especially celebrities committing crimes. She also started up a blog while living in Asia and freelanced photographs of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, which were published in The Christian Science Monitor and CBS.com.
Jessica graduated from Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash. with a B.A. in Journalism and History. While at school, she served as news and online editor of The Whitworthian. She also hosted a news radio show.
When she's not working on a story or editing video, Jessica can be found hiking, volunteering, reading a good book or hanging out with her husband.
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District board members called the bomb threat at Malibu High School during state testing week "disruptive," but said actions were taken to ensure the safety of the students.
Mayor Laura Zahn Rosenthal made the suggestion that the board use social media and Nixle to communicate with the public following a bomb threat that prompted the lockdown of three Malibu schools on Thursday.
Malibu High School Principal Mark Kelly sent out a message to parents about a bomb threat that prompted the lockdown of MHS and two nearby schools.
The students were among 554 who achieved the honor at California Lutheran University.
Commissioner John Mazza made the request as the Malibu City Council is expected to make new appointments on the commission at its meeting on Monday.
Mayor Laura Zahn Rosenthal gave her final of two state of the city addresses Wednesday night at City Hall.
Opening statements were heard Wednesday morning in the retrial of Sina Khankhanian, who is accused of killing Emily Shane, a Malibu eighth grader, in April 2010.
A benefit concert is set for Friday, May 4 at Juan Carbillo Elementary School in Malibu.
A fundraising effort for the lights is underway, and the Malibu Planning Commission is expected to vote on the final permits needed for the project in June.
A public scoping meeting is set for May 22 at City Hall, where residents are invited to give input on what they believe should be included in the project's environmental impact report.
Cary ONeal had claimed Pepperdine University was responsible for tainted storm water on Malibu beaches.
Burt Ross, who recently moved to Malibu, is well known in New Jersey for turning down a half million dollar bribe in the 1970s when he was the mayor of Fort Lee.
In this week's Readers' Choice poll we want to know where you go when you want to sink your teeth into a giant burrito.
Shoppers converged on the business on Saturday as part of Preserve Malibu's first "cash mob."
The Adamson House was built in 1930 for Rhoda Rindge Adamson and her husband, Merritt Huntley Adamson in what is now known as Malibu. The home features work by William Handly of the Malibu Potteries, and the grounds are also full of unique trees, flowers
Sina Khankhanian is accused of killing Emily Shane in April 2010 when his vehicle struck her while she stood on the shoulder of Pacific Coast Highway near the Heathercliff Road intersection.
Commencement ceremonies are set for Saturday morning at Alumni Park at Pepperdine University.
A fundraiser is set for May 12 at Malibu Family Wines and will benefit Operation Smile.
The MaliJew club at Malibu High School had the opportunity to hear Dina Frydman’s story of survival during the Holocaust on Thursday.
Three vehicles were involved in the crash on Pacific Coast Highway, according to the Lost Hills/Malibu Sheriff's Station.
