Email: Nisha.Gutierrez@Patch.com
Phone: 949- 201-0615
Hometown: Baldwin Park, CA
Birthday: Jan. 18, 1980
Nisha Gutierrez-Jaime is the local editor of the Newport Beach Patch and the Corona del Mar Patch. She is a Southern California native and has worked as a print, wire and television reporter for the past eight years.
Nisha discovered her passion for journalism at a young age while watching TV news and listening to radio news reports with her father.
Nisha first began reporting stories for her school newspaper during her junior year at Bishop Amat High School in La Puente. She continued her education at California State University Fullertion where she received a bachelor's degree in print and broadcast journalism and started her professional career while reporting for a weekly newspaper.
After graduating from college, Nisha became the crime reporter at the San Gabriel Valley Tribune in West Covina, and was the producer and host of the newspaper's first daily morning webcast.
Nisha has also worked as a television reporter, producer and videographer at a cable station in Torrance, CA and then at an NBC affiliate in Idaho.
Nisha most recently worked as a staff reporter for City News Service in Los Angeles and has had feature stories published in Inland Empire Magazine and other online news sites.
In May 2012 Nisha received her master's degree in Communications from California State University Fullerton. When she is not digging for news stories or interviewing people, Nisha enjoys traveling with her husband and watching crime documentaries.
Your Beliefs
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Politics: How would you describe your political beliefs? I am a member of the Democratic Party.
Religion: How religious would you consider yourself? I am and have always been a practicing Catholic. I attended Catholic schools throughout my elementary and high school years and I believe Catholicism has played a huge part in my life. One of my favorite things to do is go to Sunday mass with my family.
Local Hot-Button Issues
What do you think are the most important issues facing the community? Education and community development are of high importance to the people of Corona del Mar.
Where do you stand on each of these issues? I am a huge supporter of education and am looking forward to reporting education news. By the same token, I believe community development is important to helping a community thrive.
Joe Ferrentino, of Newport Beach-based Newmeyer & Dillion LLP, is named Orange County Real Estate Litigation Lawyer of the Year for 2014.
Designer items are stolen from a home on Via Lido Nord in Newport Beach.
Old Ranch Country Club was closed for one day this week after county health inspectors found evidence of rodents in the snack bar.
More than 500 Bank of America employees raise $11,000 for the 2013 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.
Bacteria levels currently exceed health standards at Little Corona Beach.
The 52nd annual Sandcastle Contest at Corona del Mar State Beach themed "Haunted Castles," will be held on Sunday, Oct. 6.
As part of the city's Bicycle Master Plan, city officials work to track bike usage throughout the city with the help of volunteers.
Orange County Fire Authority officials say firefighters respond to a cooking fire once every three days in Orange County.
Car washes by local Marines to benefit the Newport Beach 1st Battalion 1st Marines Foundation.
The company agrees to a $12.3 million settlement with district attorneys from around the state. New safeguards put into place.
Blake Neidhart was arrested Tuesday after allegedly getting caught breaking into a home in Old Town Seal Beach.
The company agrees to a $12.3 million settlement with district attorneys from around the state. New safeguards put into place.
Seal Beach officials say the extension tacks on up to 10 more months and 15 days for city staff to research the pros, cons and potential regulations of electronic cigarettes.
The detection canines are also trained to look for alcohol and gunpowder based items. Dogs will conduct searches on a random basis at middle and high schools in Newport Beach.
The latest job opportunities in Newport Beach.
The latest job opportunities around Seal Beach and Los Alamitos.
Watch the Newport Beach Fire Department's Community Emergency Response Team be honored Tuesday at the White House with a Champion of Change Award. A screening will be held at the Newport Beach Central Library.
