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.
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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.
Dr. Ronald Gilbert is remembered as a devoted family man and friend who brought smiles into the operating room.
Suspects are offering car repairs and scamming Newport Beach residents throughout the city.
Stanwood Fred Elkus, 75, is accused of lying in wait to kill Dr. Ronald Gilbert in Newport Beach. Prosecutor says it was Elkus' first appointment with Gilbert.
Verta Parker was last seen Tuesday at the Pacifica Royale Assisted Living Community where she lives in Midway City.
Dr. Ronald Gilbert is remembered as a devoted family man and friend who brought smiles into the operating room.
Stanwood Fred Elkus, 75, is accused of lying in wait to kill Dr. Ronald Gilbert in Newport Beach. Prosecutor says it was Elkus' first appointment with Gilbert.
Police say a robber grabbed a woman as she parked her car in an apartment complex garage, hit her in the face and stole her purse.
Nerves may be jangled, but the incident was isolated and visitors should feel safe, a hospital official says. When asked about possible security changes, the official declines to comment.
Stanwood Fred Elkus, 75, of Lake Elsinore is identified as the alleged gunman in the slaying of Huntington Beach resident Dr. Ronald Gilbert at his Newport Beach office.
Stanwood Fred Elkus, 75, of Lake Elsinore is identified as the alleged gunman at a Hoag medical office.
Stanwood Fred Elkus, 75, of Lake Elsinore is identified as the alleged gunman at a Hoag medical office.
UPDATE: A 75-year-old barber is arrested in the Newport Beach slaying. The victim was a urologist from Huntington Beach who would have celebrated his 53rd birthday Wednesday.
The waters at North Star Beach in Newport Bay were closed earlier this week due to a sewage spill.
The burglary took place on Mariners Drive in Newport Beach.
Residents sell gold jewelry and teeth to help Corona del Mar's Toy Boat! Toy Boat! Toy Boat! store stay afloat.
Dogs and cats will be up for adoption Sunday through the Fuzzy Pet Foundation at JustFoodForDogs in Newport Beach.
In one case, a suspect tried to steal a third row seat from a car parked on Orchid Street.
The City Council voted to exempt Newport beach from a state requirement that compels cities to pay workers prevailing wages.
More than 100 Newport Beach employees could net at least $15,000 if they agree to retire early.
Police say Newport Beach resident Robert Pimental sexually abused 20 students and one adult while teaching in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
