Email: Jessica.Davis (at) patch.com
Phone: (310) 321-8309
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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.
Residents say they want to put an end to a lawsuit filed against the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District over athletic field lights at Malibu High.
Up to $8,500 in jewelry is snatched from the home on Dantes View Drive in Calabasas.
Annette Cook, a 48-year-old mother of three sons, founded Barefoot Dreams, a manufacturer of luxurious blankets and loungewear in 1994.
A list of Malibu wildfires through the years from 1929 through 2007.
Concerns about the risk of wildfire has many Malibu residents in opposition to plans by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy for camping in Corral Canyon and other parts of Malibu.
More and more people have become supportive of the restrictions on fishing in Marine Protected Areas off Malibu's coast, but there are some pockets that have resisted the change in policy.
A wind advisory is in effect Thursday with gusts up to 40 mph expected.
The outage began about 1 p.m. along Pacific Coast Highway between Heathercliff and Latigo Canyon roads, according to Southern California Edison.
The petition comes in response to recent comments from the executive director of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy about his plans for overnight camping in Corral Canyon.
Enough people speak out against a proposed fee for property owners to fund the cleanup of local waterways, forcing the L.A. County Board of Supervisors to rework the proposal.
As part of Underwater Parks Day, Marine Protected Areas signs will be installed by the Los Angeles Waterkeeper, Paradise Cove, Heal the Bay and the L.A. County lifeguards.
Los Angeles County Waterworks District 29 is close to finishing upgrades to its primary water supply interconnection with the Metropolitan Water District, the water wholesaler for the Malibu area.
Mayor Pro Tem Joan House says she hopes the land swap will solve the need for more active recreation areas for Malibu's youth.
Many residents ask for the city to slowly deliberate the proposed land swap outside of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy's tight end-of-January deadline.
The group's board of directors asks for a town hall meeting so the public has a chance to discuss the merits of the proposed land swap.
The captain of the sheriff's Malibu-Lost Hills station is under investigation for allegedly sexually harassing a subordinate, a claim that he denies.
Wind gusts up to 60 mph are expected in the Santa Monica Mountains, according to the National Weather Service.
Wind gusts up to 40 to 45 mph are expected along the Malibu Coast, according to the National Weather Service.
The first class will take place on Jan. 25 at Malibu High School.
The Malibu City Council is expected to renew the contract with Thousand Oaks-based Solid Waste Solutions, which handles all permits for filming within the city limits.
