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.
Peter Chadwick, who is accused of slaying his 46-year-old wife, posted bail early Wednesday after prosecutors dropped a murder-for-financial-gain charge.
The Newport-Mesa school board plans to strengthen security measures at district schools in response to a shooting at Fashion Island and the Connecticut elementary school massacre.
Prosecutors say Marcos Sarinana Gurrola fired 54 rounds Saturday. He is also charged with a shooting at the mall in November 2011. He is being held without bail pending his arraignment, which has been continued to Jan. 11.
Christmas-themed yachts, boats, kayaks and canoes will light up Newport Harbor this week.
Newport Beach dog trainer Vladae Roytapel says some holiday decor is toxic to pets.
Tomoo Kawai, 68, of Newport Coast faces up to six months in jail for allegedly throwing soiled adult diapers onto Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach and Laguna Beach.
Marcos Sarinana Gurrola remains jailed today in lieu of $250,000 bail after allegedly opening fire over the weekend outside Macy’s at a parking structure in Newport Beach.
Police say a man is in custody after shots were fired outside Macy’s at a parking structure at Fashion Island in Newport Beach.
Police say a man is taken into custody after shots are fired outside Macy’s at a parking structure at Fashion Island in Newport Beach.
Homes on East Balboa Boulevard and Patrice Road were recently broken into and several items were stolen.
On Friday the Newport Beach Police Department is hosting a free Internet Safety meeting at the Newport Coast Community Center.
Residents packed into the Newport Beach City Council meeting Tuesday to voice their opposition to the increase in dock rent fees, but that didn't stop the council from voting to approve the hikes.
Mayor Pro Tem Keith Curry took the gavel from Nancy Gardner at Tuesday night's council meeting.
Alex Bassinne, 51, who once lived in Laguna Niguel, now of Newport Beach, pleaded guilty Tuesday to two felony counts of lewd acts upon a child and a felony count of child pornography.
Twenty-seven people have contracted the illness this year in Orange County. It can cause severe headaches, high fevers and confusion, and may require hospitalization.
Alex Bassinne, 51, of Newport Beach pleaded guilty Tuesday to two felony counts of lewd acts upon a child and a felony count of child pornography.
A Santa Ana man was arrested Monday after he allegedly broke a glass window at a home on West Balboa Boulevard and startled the resident.
The Newport Beach City Council will vote today on the proposed dock fee hikes which has resulted in an independent group taking a strong stance against the annual Christmas boat parade.
