[1][2][3][4] Davis helped launch San Diego CityBeat in 2002 with David Rolland and was one of the main editors.
[6] Davis has covered California laws about sex offenders,[7][8] and has investigated San Diego's homeless situation.
[2][11] In 2014, after the series had received widespread media attention, an inmate hanged himself while imprisoned and his widow sued San Diego county for negligence.
[2][12][4] It's been insinuated that San Diego county is trying to target or punish Davis for bringing negative media attention regarding the inmate deaths.
[13][14] Davis received national attention in 2016 for an essay she wrote about her sister Betsy, who suffered from late-stage ALS and legally ended her life under California's right-to-die law.