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.
Throughout the day, master weaver Brenda Spencer will demonstrate traditional weaving techniques. It takes a weaver 400 hours to produce a medium-sized rug from start to finish.
Patch's quick take on the essential things to know, the most interesting things to do and best places to be on Wednesday, Aug. 7.
Here are five things residents of Santa Monica need to know today.
The city plans to launch an interactive website to coincide with the public meetings and provide additional opportunities for the public to provide feedback.
Here are five things residents of Santa Monica need to know today.
Here are five things Malibu residents need to know today.
The case goes before the jury Tuesday.
Kealy Jaynes, Anna Sherod and Natalie Forde, who are all 2013 Seaver College graduates, will work as English Teaching Assistants and researchers under the prestigious scholarly program.
The court upholds the environmental review of the Expo Line, meaning work can proceed as planned.
The main cause of motorcycle-involved crashes include speeding, unsafe turning and impairment due to alcohol and other drugs.
The Malibu junior lifeguards raced against top teams from around the world, including the Newport Beach Jr. Lifeguards, Huntington Beach Jr. Lifeguards and New Zealand's PIHA Jr. Lifeguards.
