Citrus Heights Sentinel
City seeks $10M housing-related grant for Sunrise Mall plan
By Phillip Pesola– The Citrus Heights City Council last week voted unanimously to seek a state grant of up to $10 million to be used toward the Sunrise Tomorrow Specific Plan.
Citrus Heights woman spreads joy with ‘Letters to Santa’ mailbox
By Sara Beth Williams– While the official USPS deadline to mail letters to the North Pole has passed, one Citrus Heights family has a special, red mailbox for kids who still need to send their requests to Santa
Toy drive underway in Citrus Heights to benefit military families
By Sara Beth Williams– A toy drive put on by Toys for the Troops’ Kids is now underway in Citrus Heights.
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.
Citrus Heights council to address million-dollar budget shortfalls
The Citrus Heights City Council on Thursday is set to consider adoption of an amended budget, in light of projected shortfalls caused by reductions in sales tax revenue amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Citrus Heights News Briefs: drug arrest, water, JCPenney, obituary
Latest local news briefs include Citrus Heights police seizing cash, drugs and a loaded gun in an arrest on Thursday, an update on the JCPenney store at Sunrise Mall, and an obituary for a 90-year-old Citrus Heights woman.
Virtual graduations for Mesa Verde, San Juan to be streamed online this week
High schools in Citrus Heights will be holding virtual graduations for seniors on Monday and Tuesday, as traditional, in-person ceremonies were ruled out by administrators last month amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID Q&A: Can non-family members sit together at local restaurants?
As restaurants begin to reopen for dine-in eating, questions still remain as to what restrictions are in place during life after coronavirus shutdowns…
94-year-old Citrus Heights veteran recalls service in World War II
Richard Baron, a 59-year resident of Citrus Heights and veteran of World War II, recalls being eager to serve his country when more than 160,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Northern France on June 6, 1944.
Citrus Heights largely unscathed by recent looting
Quick response from Citrus Heights police is credited with helping minimize damage from looters in recent days, but the city wasn’t without incident Sunday night.
Here’s what’s coming to the old Hometown Buffet in Citrus Heights
Following its closure nearly four years ago, the former Hometown Buffet location in Citrus Heights has remained dormant. But that will be changing, according to the shopping center’s property manager…
