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.
A 23-year-old man was charged Thursday with bringing military devices and a knife into John Wayne Airport in checked and carry-on luggage.
An unidentified man backed his truck into a Costa Mesa liquor store and got away with an ATM machine.
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A guide to local houses on the market, from our partners at Zillow.
Los Alamitos police say Eddie Dean McIntyre got into a fight with two brothers early Wednesday at the Starting Gate. One person was stabbed.
The checkpoint will be set up at Jamboree Road and Santa Barbara Drive.
A fish tank inside a home on Coral Reef catches fire, but the residents escape without injuries.
Debra H. Deem, 58, is critically injured while riding her bike on East Coast Highway and Newport Coast Drive.
School district officials say Ron Martin resigned from Corona del Mar High School over the summer. He was placed on administrative leave in June after a student accused him of battery.
Community members are invited to hear the sounds of the Elm Street Band and help raise money by sending city officials into a dunk tank.
Rodent droppings found by county health inspectors caused Great Mex in Newport Beach to close temporarily earlier this month.
Events taking place today and this week in Newport Beach area.
Seal Beach officials say the urgency ordinance is "a precautionary measure" to give city staff more time to research the pros and cons of electronic cigarettes.
