Citrus Heights Sentinel

Coroner seeks help to ID body found in homeless camp on Citrus Heights border
Sentinel staff report– The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office on Wednesday released sketches of an unidentified man whose skeletonized remains were found last year near the border of Citrus Heights and Roseville.

Capitol Pops to host free holiday concert in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights-based Capitol Pops Concert Band will host a “Sounds of the Season” performance at the Rusch Park Community Center this Saturday.

Semi-final vote count shows two winners in close Citrus Heights council races
Sentinel staff report– With election officials now reporting zero ballots remaining to be counted, Mayor Porsche Middleton and newcomer MariJane Lopez-Taff have won the most votes in a pair of razor-close races for Citrus Heights City Council.

Guest Opinion: Some healthy advice for both leaders and protesters
To the protesters against public health restrictions: You object to the stay-at-home, social distance, business curtailment measures and public event cancellations as infringements on your liberty.

Guest Opinion: San Juan Water District shouldn’t delay move to district elections
Rate payers from the Citrus Heights and Fair Oaks Water districts represent over 60% of the San Juan Water District’s wholesale water service connections; however, four of the San Juan Water District Board’s five..

Macy’s building at Sunrise Mall sold for $3.5M
Namdar Realty Group, a commercial real estate investment group based in New York, has acquired the 172,000-square-foot Women’s Macy’s building on the east side of Sunrise Mall, according to the Sacramento Business Journal…

Construction continues at new facility on Dewey Drive amid COVID-19 shutdowns
Construction of a more than 40,000-square-foot facility has continued to progress on Dewey Drive, between Greenback Lane and Madison Avenue, unhindered by shelter-in-place orders that exempt construction as an essential service.

Citrus Heights business owners ‘in limbo’ awaiting end to virus shutdowns
Steve Dismukes, owner of Corner Pocket Sports Bar in Citrus Heights, used to look forward to each March being his highest income month each year — until this year when his business shut its doors in mid-March following…

60th COVID case confirmed in Citrus Heights, as county extends shelter order
Sacramento County health officials extended a stay-at-home health order on Wednesday, in a continued effort “to slow the spread of COVID-19 to the maximum extent possible.”

Guest Opinion: Fatal crash sheds light on need to reconsider LED street lighting
Guest opinion submitted by Mark Baker– In February, I met with the Citrus Heights staff about the dangerous glare at the intersection of Auburn Boulevard and Greenback Lane.

Dad, daughter recovering after deadly collision in Citrus Heights
A father and his six-year-old daughter are still recovering after a head-on collision in Citrus Heights left them seriously injured and killed two others.

What happened to Yippie’s Playcenter in Citrus Heights?
Several months before Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered businesses deemed “non-essential” to be shut down in California, a newly opened 5,800-square-foot kids play center in Citrus Heights had already shut its doors for good.




