Citrus Heights Sentinel

Restaurant stimulus offering free meals to seniors extended
By Mike Hazlip–The California program helping struggling restaurants and seniors shut-in by COVID-19 restrictions will be in place until July 10, after FEMA officials approved a funding extension last week. The Great Plates Delivered program uses state and…

Thousands in Citrus Heights still haven’t responded to US Census. Does it matter?
The self-response rate for the 2020 US Census is lower than officials hoped for in Citrus Heights, but still well-above the state and national response rate.

Citrus Heights News Briefs: Bulldogs, theft, obituary
Latest local news briefs include an obituary for a Citrus Heights Air Force veteran, burglary at a laundromat, Bulldog babies on CBS 13, and a Bearpaw giveaway to help frontline healthcare workers.

Citrus Heights teen spends birthday helping clean creek
Seeking to fulfill a birthday wish, a family from Citrus Heights spent the day helping local teen Josie Patik clean up a local creek and park.

Citrus Heights man shot to death while visiting out-of-town grave site
Police said Citrus Heights resident Jaquan Cheatham, 26, was shot to death Monday while visiting a grave site in a small Bay Area town.

Citrus Heights COVID-19 cases surpass 100; related deaths remain at 8
Latest numbers updated by county health officials on Thursday show Citrus Heights has now had a total of 101 confirmed cases of COVID-19, up from 79 cases two weeks ago. Associated deaths have remained at eight since May…

State, county give OK for more reopenings. Here’s what’s opening in Citrus Heights
Theaters, gyms, bars and other businesses have been given the green light by health officials to reopen on Friday, but not all in Citrus Heights are jumping at the first chance to reopen.

American flags, trees torched in Citrus Heights arson spree
Police are investigating a series of fires set in a Citrus Heights neighborhood over the weekend that involved multiple American flags and trees being burned.

Six Citrus Heights restaurants helping with senior meal delivery stimulus program
The Citrus Heights City Council will vote on Thursday on whether to extend contracts with six local restaurants in Citrus Heights who are participating in a FEMA-sponsored stimulus program to deliver meals to qualifying seniors shut in by…

City releases new visuals of concept plan for transformed Sunrise Mall
Plans to completely transform the aging, 100-acre Sunrise Mall property into a “21st Century Main Street” continue to move forward, as the city on Friday announced plans for a June 30 public workshop to discuss the mall’s future.