Hilda Gutierrez is an investigative journalist with over 13 years of broadcast news experience in top markets; Los Angeles, Chicago, and now the Bay Area. Gutierrez has been recognized with 8 Emmy Awards and an Edward R Murrow. She is currently an investigative reporter with NBC Bay Area's award-winning Investigative Unit. Throughout her career Gutierrez has taken roles in national, international, and local newsrooms as producer, general assignment reporter, correspondent, and news anchor. Most recently Gutierrez served as a news anchor and bilingual investigative reporter for Telemundo Chicago Investiga and NBC 5 Investigates.
Having joined NBC Telemundo in 2017, Gutierrez covered award-winning and data driven investigations on topics like sexual harassment, police misconduct, registered sex offenders living in hotels, and a true crime docu series known as the Massacre of Gage Park. She also reported extensively on the impact of the Covid health crisis on vulnerable communities. Gutierrez covered Pope Francis’ visit to Mexico in 2016 and investigated deputy abuse inside L.A. County Jail that set off a federal investigation and led to the convictions of nearly two dozen sheriff officials in 2011. Gutierrez has also been a guest anchor on Noticias Telemundo’s nightly national news and collaborated as a national correspondent.
Prior to working in Chicago Gutierrez was a news anchor and especial assignment reporter in Los Angeles. Early in her career she was a producer for national newscast 'Cierre de Edicion' with Enrique Gratas and became an international correspondent for the magazine investigative show ‘En la Mira’. Raised in Los Angeles, Gutierrez was recognized as one of the “Most Influential Latinas in L.A.” by Alegria magazine in 2014. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Economics and Spanish Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles-UCLA and a Broadcast Journalism certification from UCLA Extension. In her free time Gutierrez enjoys exploring, hiking, learning about new cultures, and trying new restaurants locally and abroad.
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San Jose family fights for service dog access at school
A San Jose family is in dispute with their son’s school over the use of their dog during school drop-offs and pick-ups.
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Message in a bottle sparks international friendship
A message in a bottle that traveled over 1,500 nautical miles for eight years was discovered, connecting an Australian hiking group with three Bay Area women.
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Message in a bottle written 8 years ago by Bay Area trio found in Australia
A message in a bottle that took eight years to be found is now connecting an Australian hiking group and three Bay Area women.
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Bay Area express lanes generate millions above projected revenue. Where is it all going?
Over the past 14 years, more than 300 miles of express lanes have been introduced or are under construction on Bay Area freeways, providing solo drivers with the option to bypass rush-hour gridlock for a fee and carpoolers at a discount or for free.
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Advocates call for removal of SJ fire chief over scandals, lack of women in department
An advocacy organization with the goal of ending discrimination in the fire service is calling for the removal of San Jose Fire Chief Robert Sapien, pointing to a string of recent scandals and saying he’s failed to address the low number of women in the department’s ranks.
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Fatal delay: Federal probe reveals Vallejo man died at Kaiser ER after 8-hour wait for chest pain treatment
A Vallejo man lost his life after spending more than eight agonizing hours waiting for treatment at Kaiser Vallejo’s emergency room. Francisco Delgadillo, 53, arrived at the hospital last December, experiencing severe chest pain.
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San Francisco's record high vacancy rate showing signs of stabilization
San Francisco’s office market is looking emptier than ever before.
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Landlord drops SF eviction case against 40-year tenants following NBC Bay Area story
After their landlord stopped pursuing what they believe was a retaliatory eviction attempt, an elderly couple can now remain in the San Francisco apartment they’ve called home for more than four decades.
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Lawsuit accuses University of California of botching response to employee's sex assault allegation
The University of California was hit with a lawsuit Wednesday alleging it severely mishandled a sexual assault allegation from one of its employees.
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Scandal-plagued San Jose Fire Department takes heat over lack of women in the ranks
Advocates and former female firefighters say cultural issues in the San Jose Fire Department have fueled recent scandals and made life on the job tough for women in the service.
