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.
Authorities say the male was climbing through the restricted Ladder Rock area when he became stranded. The rescue took two hours and included a helicopter and rescue boat.
Meanwhile, a similar invoice sent to the Obama campaign for the president's February visit is past due.
More than 500 cars passed through Friday's checkpoint on northbound Dover Drive and 16th Street.
One person was injured in the accident that happened about 5:30 p.m. Monday on East Coast Highway when a car crossed the center divider.
Brats Berlin and Calbi will be serving lunch today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hoag Health Center. On Thursday from 1 to 6:45 p.m. donors will receive a free Subway sandwich plus a 50 percent off voucher.
The temporary project will affect traffic on East Coast Highway near MacArthur Boulevard.
In the name of protecting ocean life, has the ban on sportfishing gone too far?
Police say the suspect stole money, a watch and electronics from a home on Prospect Street in Newport Beach.
The former basketball star must still comply with a restraining order keeping him from contacting his ex-wife, but he can see their two kids as long as a sheriff's deputy is present.
At a press conference Friday morning, the Newport-Mesa trustees name Fred Navarro the new schools chief.
One person was aboard the 28-foot boat that was found in the surfline at F Street, but he managed to escape safely. Officials say the boat later broke apart and is unsalvageable.
A group of sailors performs its own independent investigation into the crash of the Aegean; wreckage was found near the islands just south of the border.
A group of sailors performs its own independent investigation into the crash of the Aegean in the Newport Beach to Ensenada Yacht Race.
Be sure to secure all your valuables while enjoying a day at the beach.
A group of sailors performs its own independent investigation into the crash of the Aegean in the Newport Beach to Ensenada Yacht Race.
The company's volunteer group receives the OneOC Spirit of Volunteerism Award for helping revamp a local veteran's rehabilitation facility.
Prosecutors say Kent Wycliffe Easter and Jill Bjorkholm Easter put a bag of Vicodin, Percocet and marijuana in the woman's car. Prosecutors say the call to police to report the drugs was made from a Newport Beach hotel.
Are you a sushi Lover? Where do you frequent for a good California roll or Ahi? We are looking for the best sushi place in the area.
Newport Beach-Corona del Mar Patch wants to find out the best spots in the city for food, entertainment and more. Tell us where you love to get a bargain, eat, and your favorite place for a cup of Joe. WE WANT TO KNOW, and so do your neighbors.
Do you like your steak rare or well done? Prefer a filet to a T-bone? We're looking for the best steakhouse in the area.
