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Latest count shows just 89 homeless people in Citrus Heights. Is it accurate?

By Mike Hazlip— Sacramento County’s 2022 Point-In-Time (PIT) count tallying the number of people living on the streets of Citrus Heights and across the county was released over the summer, but advocates say the numbers reported are far too low. According to the report, there were 9,287 individuals in Sacramento[Read More…]
Sunday Funday to bring live music, family fun to Rusch Park this weekend

By Sara Beth Williams–
The annual Sunday Funday is set to return to Rusch Community Park on Sunday, Sept. 25 after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, just in time for Citrus Heights’ 25-year anniversary of cityhood.
Citrus Heights council eyes expanding borders of city

By Mike Hazlip—
Twenty-five years after becoming a city, the City of Citrus Heights is again looking into expanding the borders of the city to include one or more areas of unincorporated Sacramento County that were left out of the city limits in the incorporation effort of the late 1990s.

Recent News

‘Just disgusting.’ Homeless camp, litter cleaned up along Citrus Heights on-ramp

Sentinel staff report–
Homeless encampments, litter, and shrubs along Antelope Road at Interstate 80 were cleaned up on Wednesday by Caltrans crews in partnership with the City of Citrus Heights and the California Highway Patrol.

September 24, 2022

Latest tenant confirmed for Citrus Heights center under renovation

September 23, 2022
Greenback Lane tire shop listed for sale at $2.8M

September 22, 2022
Police identify, contact U-Haul driver who crashed into Citrus Heights skate shop

September 22, 2022
Sunday Funday to bring live music, family fun to Rusch Park this weekend

September 22, 2022