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 woman hits four cars on East Balboa Boulevard, causing her truck to land on its side. Three men come to the rescue.
A Newport Beach-based German Shepherd dog rescue is in the running to win $5,000 to help care for at-risk dogs in Orange County.
Burglars watch as Newport Beach surfers hide car keys and break in as soon as they hit the waves.
We all love Thanksgiving because of the delicious food, but there is so much more to be thankful for this year. Patch wants your photos of what you are thankful for this holiday season.
Cars parked on Orange Street and West Coast Highway were recently targeted by thieves. Police urge residents to lock car doors at all times.
Lindsey Lamoureux sells her handmade, eco-friendly gift and shopping bags at Fashion Island and Downtown Disney.
Westminster Police pursued a suspected stolen car into Corona del Mar Thursday and arrested two people, according to police.
Mary Louise Phillips, 90, was killed Wednesday when a fire broke out at her home on Heather Lane in Newport Beach.
Amazon.com will donate a portion of its sales proceeds to the Newport Beach bike safety improvement fund.
Corona del Mar's Onquestyle expands to a bigger store and introduces a charitable way to consign clothes, shoes, handbags and accessories.
Newport Beach's Original Pizza is donating 20 percent of Tuesday's sales to a New York neighborhood devastated by Superstorm Sandy.
The burglary took place at a home on Dolphin Terrace. Police say several items including jewelry and a racing bike were stolen.
Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth brings a 9-year-old from Newport Beach on stage during her solo performance at Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa.
Peter Chadwick, who is charged with murdering his wife for financial gain, will appear in court Friday for a pretrial hearing. Court records show he told detectives a painter strangled and killed his wife.
A Costa Mesa family escaped a house fire without injuries, but firefighters had to give their cat oxygen after they found it in a smoke-filled room.
The residents were asleep inside the home on Prospect Street when the burglary occurred, police reported.
Diane Pratt taps into her 12-year-old son's passion to open a new store on Balboa Island.
Police say there have been eight home burglaries within the Dover Shores and Mariners neighborhoods since the end of September.
With all the votes tallied, Measure EE is victorious. Among 37 other changes to the city charter, the voters have banned red light cameras in Newport Beach.
As voters head to the polls, unopposed city council candidates are sitting pretty.
