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.
The body of Tina Hoang, 20, was found early Monday face-down in the sand near Tower 71 in the area of Highland Street and West Oceanfront in Newport Beach.
The panel will wait until May to decide whether Newport Beach can get rid of its 60 fire rings.
The body of the young woman was found face-down in the sand near Tower 71 in the area of Highland Street and West Oceanfront in Newport Beach. She has been identified, but her name has not been released.
Cars on 15th Street, St. James Road and Holmwood in Newport Beach were also targeted by thieves.
An off-duty Costa Mesa police officer was killed Tuesday night when the car he was driving crashed into a cement column.
Newport Beach's Harbor Justice Center will soon hear cases of drivers pulled over in Aliso Viejo. Costa Mesa traffic tickets, misdemeanors and felony charges will move over to Westminster.
Steve Rosanksy, who served on the Newport Beach City Council, is among 900 applicants who expressed interest in the clerk-recorder's position.
A construction project on East Coast Highway and Marguerite Avenue is causing traffic to back up in Corona del Mar.
City officials say the renovation is making good progress and Starbucks should be reopened in Corona del Mar soon.
Three homes burglaries, and one attempted burglary, were reported over the weekend in Fountain Valley.
Every morning, Gisberto Bertucci, 70, sits at a Newport Beach coffeehouse and sketches mini-portraits.
In her mid-20s, she was discovered face-down near Tower 71 in the area of Highland Street and West Oceanfront in Newport Beach.
Orange County Dr. Katherine Ahn shares useful tips about dental care for children.
Stanwood Fred Elkus, 75, is accused of lying in wait to kill Dr. Ronald Gilbert in Newport Beach.
The California Coastal Commission will take up the Newport Beach fire ring issue on Wednesday at its meeting in San Diego.
Stanwood Fred Elkus, 75, is accused of lying in wait to kill Dr. Ronald Gilbert in Newport Beach.
Lincoln Elementary School in Newport Beach is without power today, the Newport-Mesa Unified School District reported. School is still in session.
Outage started about 5 a.m. following equipment problems. Southern California Edison reports most power should be restored by 9:30 a.m.
A new Bicycle Master Plan Oversight Committee may take the place of the Newport Beach bike safety committee.
The alliance between Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian and St. Joseph Health was created to provide access to quality health care at affordable costs to its patients, officials say.
