Citrus Heights Sentinel

New Citrus Heights retail plaza, drive-thru project moving forward
Heavy duty earth-moving equipment can now be seen at the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and Sungarden Drive, as crews excavate the site where a future corner retail plaza is to be built.

Woman arrested after smashing into Citrus Heights police vehicle
Auburn Boulevard was shut down Tuesday night after a Honda Civic collided with a Citrus Heights police vehicle, causing the SUV to spin out and travel into opposite lanes of traffic.

Election 2020: Where to vote in person, drop off ballots in Citrus Heights
Citrus Heights this year has three locations where voters can securely drop off their ballots, along with several locations for voting in person.

Citrus Heights council votes 3-2 for controversial rule change
In an unusual 3-2 split vote Thursday night, the Citrus Heights City Council voted to change a long-standing rule that will make it more difficult for individual council members to place items on the agenda.

Citrus Heights continues development of new tool to address speeding, safety requests
The City of Citrus Heights held an online workshop on Monday to update community members on progress for the development of a new tool aimed at prioritizing traffic and safety requests for residential streets of Citrus Heights.

Catalytic converter etching event draws over 50 vehicles in Citrus Heights
In an effort to deter theft, Citrus Heights police and Pastor’s Auto Care collaborated in the city’s first catalytic converter etching event Saturday.

Citrus Heights News Briefs: obituary, lawsuit update, new park
Latest local news briefs include the death of a longtime Citrus Heights resident and civil engineer, a new defamation lawsuit filed by a poker player in an ongoing dispute about cheating at Stones Casino, and an update on…

COVID-19 cases near 1,000-mark in Citrus Heights, while hospitalizations drop
Latest data from county health officials show a little over one percent of the population in Citrus Heights has now tested positive for COVID-19 at some point during the pandemic, with a total of 15 associated deaths reported.

Citrus Heights floral shop forced to close amid landlord-tenant dispute
Mom’s Wholesale Florist on Auburn Boulevard was forced to close Thursday after Code Enforcement Officers placed red tag notices outside the building, declaring it uninhabitable and unfit to occupy. The closure comes amid a longstanding dispute between the…

Guest Opinion: Four reasons why I’m voting ‘NO’ on Measure M
By Micah Hancock– Dear fellow residents of Citrus Heights, I am very frustrated with our City Council for trying to sell us and foist upon us this permanent one percent sales tax increase – known as Measure M.