Citrus Heights Sentinel
LETTERS: paying homeless to work, shelter, pessimism
Latest letters from Citrus Heights readers discuss homelessness in Citrus Heights, including whether vacant lots on Sayonara Drive should be used as a temporary shelter area.
Local school closures extended to May 1st; laptops being loaned for e-learning
Public schools in Citrus Heights are now extending closure until May 1st due to COVID-19 and are loaning laptops to students to continue online classes.
Citrus Heights News Briefs: job opps, sign ban, obituary
Latest local news briefs include a hiring spree at the local Small Business Administration office in Citrus Heights, the city announcing it won’t be enforcing a temporary sign ban for essential businesses, and an obituary for an 82-year-old…
City alerts residents of waste collection changes for Citrus Heights
The City of Citrus Heights on Friday alerted residents of immediate changes in effect for garbage collection in the city, in response to COVID-19 concerns.
What’s open? City publishes list of essential businesses open in Citrus Heights
From guns to groceries, Citrus Heights residents can still buy many items at dozens of businesses deemed essential amid COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
LETTER: Citrus Heights should let homeless camp on Sayonara Drive during virus crisis
Letter by Craig Hoppe, Citrus Heights– I am homeless in Citrus Heights and something has to be done to stop us from canning and going into trash. But for most of us, that means no food or money.
Citrus Heights woman arrested for stealing over $1k in goods from Big Lots
A 20-year-old Citrus Heights woman on probation was among three suspects arrested Friday after allegedly leaving a Big Lots store in Vacaville with a shopping cart filled with nearly $1,200 in items they didn’t pay for.
Citrus Heights council to vote on pay raises, COVID-19 response, roadway plan
The Citrus Heights City Council will meet Thursday night to consider proposed pay raises for non-sworn police employees, a $1.3 million contract related to plans for Auburn Boulevard, formal adoption of an emergency proclamation, and a final concept…
Citrus Heights food ministry hosting donation drive to boost low supplies
The Sunrise Christian Food Ministry is putting out an urgent call for food donations, as the nonprofit struggles to keep up with a significant increase in families requesting emergency food assistance.
Looting: Authorities say enhanced penalties are in effect for shoplifting, theft
The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office issued a statement Wednesday advising that “greatly enhanced” criminal penalties are now in effect under California’s looting law. The law goes into effect whenever a state of emergency has been declared.
