Citrus Heights Sentinel
‘To remember.’ ‘To honor.’ Annual 9/11 event held at Sylvan Cemetery
By Mike Hazlip— The annual 9/11 remembrance in Citrus Heights was held at Sylvan Cemetery on Monday to commemorate the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon…
Coroner releases name of motorcyclist killed on Greenback Lane
By Mike Hazlip— Authorities have released the name of the motorcyclist killed in a Sept. 4 collision along Greenback Lane between Arcadia Drive and Sunrise Boulevard…
Plans for mystery ‘grocer’ tenant in Citrus Heights still moving forward
By Mike Hazlip— Months after exterior renovations were completed, a prominent anchor suite at the Sunrise Village shopping center on the northwest corner of Sunrise Boulevard and Madison Avenue remains vacant with an unnamed grocer tenant still slated…
$10.4 million in funding approved for new 2.9-mile trail in Citrus Heights
By Phillip Pesola– More than a dozen people spoke during a council meeting last week, as the City Council voted 4-0 in favor of spending more than $10 million to construct a 10-foot-wide, 2.9-mile trail through the city.…
Citrus Heights woman pleads ‘no contest’ to setting fire to her home
By Mike Hazlip— The fire-damaged home of a Citrus Heights woman charged with arson remains unrepaired, as she is left with little options a year later.
Guest Column: Some hope for residents fed up with homeless camps, trash
By Supervisor Sue Frost– The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 11 unanimously approved two ordinances that will ban homeless encampments in several important locations. As this was an intensely controversial…
Citrus Heights bar hit with 30-day suspension on alcohol sales
By Mike Hazlip— Rocky’s 7440 Club was hit with a 30 day suspension by the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC), according to an Aug. 16 press release. Sales of alcohol at the club are immediately suspended,…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: Trail project, movie night, election
Latest local news briefs include plans for a $10 million-plus trail project moving forward, nine residents qualifying to run in this year’s City Council races, and a car show and movie night drawing residents out to Rusch Park…
What is the Greater Sacramento Economic Council?
By Phillip Pesola– The Citrus Heights City Council voted last month to renew membership with the Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC) for $35,124, in a continued effort to strengthen the local economy.
Citrus Heights officer commended for attempting to save homeless woman’s life
By Mike Hazlip— A Citrus Heights police officer is being commended by an area homeless rights advocate following a “heroic” attempt to save the life of a 48-year-old Citrus Heights resident.
Abandoned Citrus Heights church building leaves behind questions
Citrus Heights United Methodist Church, which operated for more than half a century at 7833 Highland Ave., now has plywood covering the windows and shards of broken glass in several places throughout the grounds. Weeds spring up through…
City releases details on plan for Citrus Heights senior apartment complex
Sentinel staff report– Following two closed-door City Council sessions over the past two weeks, the city on Thursday night made public preliminary details about its involvement in property negotiations with a 130-unit senior apartment complex on Sunrise Boulevard…
