Citrus Heights Sentinel

Citrus Heights council approves funding to repave 4 more streets this year
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights City Council on Thursday added four more streets to a list of 14 deteriorated streets already being repaved this year.

Citrus Heights welcomes new coffee shop on San Juan Ave
By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights’ newest coffee shop is now open at 6001 San Juan Ave., setting up where a Vietnamese restaurant once operated for several years.

Home sales indicate market is slowing slightly in Citrus Heights, region
Sentinel staff report– Latest home sales data shows just over 100 homes closed sale in Citrus Heights last month, down from a high point of 130 in May.

The Civic Minute: what’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall? (Aug. 12)
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights City Council will meet Thursday evening to vote on adding four more streets to a repaving contract, hold a final public hearing regarding a renewal effort for a business improvement district, as…

Local pet owners club to host bake sale at C-Bar-C Park
By Mike Hazlip— The Pet Owners Organization of Citrus Heights, more commonly known by its acronym “POOCH,” will be hosting a bake sale this Saturday to raise money for a new walking path at C-Bar-C Dog Park.

Obituary: Jenny M. Jaime (1930-2021)
Submitted by Tony Maldonado– My mother’s life spanned through 3 major wars, the civil rights movement, a presidential assassination, and 9/11. Two marriages, ending in divorce, left her a single mother of 8 children. Whatever challenges, losses and…

Citrus Heights police investigating Sunday-night shooting on Auburn Blvd
By Mike Hazlip— The Citrus Heights Police Department is investigating another shooting that occurred Sunday evening on Auburn Blvd., about two blocks from where several other shootings occurred earlier this year.

These 19 Citrus Heights restaurants received over $4.8M in extra federal relief
Sentinel staff report– While more than 500 businesses in Citrus Heights received millions in forgivable loans from the well-known Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) during pandemic-related shutdowns last year, just 19 local restaurants were lucky enough this year to…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: water, obituary, arson fire
Latest local news briefs include the death of a 99-year-old former Citrus Heights resident, surveillance video from a suspicious house fire, and the water district seeking $600,000 in federal funds to construct a new well to boost water…

County committee votes 6-1 to approve SJUSD map, despite opposition
Sentinel staff report– Despite last-minute pleas from community members to redraw map boundaries and delay a vote until after 2020 Census data is released, a key county oversight committee voted Thursday to approve the San Juan Unified School…



