Citrus Heights Sentinel
Citrus Heights mayor highlights ‘remarkable strides’ in State of the City update
By Phillip Pesola– Mayor Tim Schaefer and City Manager Ash Feeney presented the 2023 State of the City address last week on Thursday, highlighting the city’s achievements over the past year and outlining goals for the future…
School Board: Big money flows into Citrus Heights special election
Campaign finance disclosures show the Nov. 7 special election for a key school board seat in the San Juan Unified School District is drawing some significant interest from donors, including a $10,000 donation from a teachers association political…
LETTER: Kudos to City Council for blocking housing project
By Mark Mitchell– I myself was stunned too when I saw the Sylvan Corners subdivision being voted down by 3 out of 5 council members…
LETTER: Citrus Heights Water District rate increase won’t raise bill by much
Letter by Ray Riehle, Orangevale– [RE: Citrus Heights Water District seeks 20% increase in water usage rates; Nov. 19th] The headline may be potentially misleading, but the customer bill will not increase by 20%. The Usage Charge referred…
Citrus Heights police make arrest after series of bank robberies
By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights police on Tuesday announced the arrest of a suspect in multiple bank robberies, after a months-long investigation involving several law enforcement agencies.
Citrus Heights to look into putting police officers in every school
By Sara Beth Williams– Prompted by school shootings across the United States and other security concerns, the City of Citrus Heights is moving ahead with studying the feasibility of putting a police officer on every public school campus…
Q&A: Why were ballot estimates off so much in Sacramento County?
Sentinel staff report– In response to a reader question about the accuracy of figures released by Sacramento County elections officials, The Sentinel inquired with county spokeswoman Janna Haynes for some answers.
Citrus Heights News Briefs: obituary, rent prices, home prices
Latest local news briefs include a report showing rent prices are finally dropping, an obituary for a Citrus Heights woman who had a 30-year-battle with Multiple Sclerosis, and latest news on home prices.
Middleton pulls ahead with slim lead in Citrus Heights council race
The latest vote count totals released Nov. 22 show Mayor Porsche Middleton has regained a slight lead of 29 votes in the race for Citrus Heights City Council District 5.
Vandalism temporarily shuts down popular zip line at Citrus Heights park
Sentinel staff report– The zip line at Arcade Creek Park Preserve was temporarily closed on Tuesday and part of Wednesday, after the parks district said the attraction’s seat mechanism and wire trolly were stolen Monday night.
Playground construction complete at Tempo Park
Construction is now complete on a new playground and basketball court at Tempo Community Park.
President of Sunrise Christian Food Ministry retires after 13 years
By Mike Hazlip— For more than a decade, Rocky Peterson served the community of Citrus Heights through his role as president of the board of Sunrise Christian Food Ministry. Now he’s passing on the reins.
