List of California Diaries Characters - Supporting Characters

Supporting Characters

Jill Henderson

Jill was once very close with Dawn, Sunny, and Maggie. However, as eighth grade progressed, Jill regressed, much to the annoyance of her friends. She liked to wear clothes that her friends considered childish, such as sweaters with ponies on them, and had an avid interest in teddy bears and troll dolls. Maggie and Sunny lost patience with her first, but Dawn finally turned against her when Jill revealed one of Dawn's personal secrets. Since then, Jill was no longer their friend.

James Kodaly

James was the guitarist for the band Vanish, in addition to being Amalia's boyfriend. As their relationship progressed, he became more and more controlling towards Amalia, finally lashing out with verbal abuse. Amalia eventually broke up with him, but James continued to harass her for months afterwards. He was kicked out of the band because of his torment of Amalia, and a lot of his former friends have taken Amalia's side against him.

Justin Randall

Maggie's love interest before Tyler. He took Maggie out on a few dates, though his interest in her waned when he realized she was anorexic. He eventually took James' place as the guitarist for the band Vanish and, at the end of the series, was dating Nancy Mercado.

Jason "Jay" Adams

Jason was one of Ducky's best friends, along with Alex Snyder. Jason began hanging out with the jocks at school and kept trying to get Ducky to be with them too, setting him up with girls as well as trying to play basketball with him. Ducky didn't like this, so their friendship began to die off.

Alex Snyder

Alex was once one of Ducky's best friends. His parents are divorced and he lived only with his mom. Though he had secretly been in therapy for a long time, he still sank into a depression, which escalated to the point of attempted suicide. After his attempt, he moved to Chicago with distant family.

Brendan Jones

Brendan is shy and withdrawn. He moved to Palo City about halfway through the year, and quickly made friends with Amalia, a friendship which progressed into a relationship.

Tyler Kendall

A movie star who Maggie is dating at the end of the series.

Rico Chavez

The grade Rico is in is never mentioned, though he is an upperclassman. He's the bass guitarist and back-up vocalist for the band called Vanish, and holds the band practices in his garage. He lives with his parents, who are very laid-back and supportive of his music and the band.

Patti and Bruce

Patti is the drummer for the band Vanish, and Bruce is the back-up guitarist.

Albert Carson Frame

Carson is a boy Sunny meets when skipping school at Venice Beach. They become friends, although Carson tells Sunny few personal details. Later Carson reveals he is a runaway, but doesn't explain why. Sunny eventually decides to run away herself, and join Carson, but he turns down her offer and leaves on his own. Sunny then decides not to run away after all, and calls Ducky to drive her home.

Carol Olson

Dawn's stepmother, married to Jack and mother of Elizabeth Grace. She provides advice for Sunny at various times in the series, and the two become close, however her relationship with Dawn is strained.

Elizabeth "Betsy" Winslow

Sunny's mother. She dies from having lung cancer in the series.