Citrus Heights Sentinel

Chuze Fitness opens new gym in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Chuze Fitness is now open in Citrus Heights, with its official opening taking place Oct. 20 in a space formerly home to Sports Authority.

Citrus Heights council to hold vote on shopping cart ordinance
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights City Council is slated to hear public input and hold a vote Thursday night on whether to approve a proposed ordinance aimed at reducing the number of abandoned or stolen shopping carts…

Meet this Mesa Verde High School alumni who’s now an actor
By Sara Beth Williams– Mesa Verde High School graduate and local resident Chris Laird always held a strong interest in acting and participated in theater classes throughout high school. But after graduating in 2004, acting took a backseat…

EDITORIAL: Why no one listens to outrage at repeated water rate hikes
Every year that the Citrus Heights Water District proposes rate increases, you can count on a clamor of loud voices on social media criticizing the increase, along with several dozen protest letters sent to the district, followed finally…

LETTER: Charter schools are not the answer
By Kimberly Montgomery–[RE: SJUSD shoots down proposed charter school in Citrus Heights; appeal planned; Nov. 17th] I live in Citrus Heights and am teaching in Roseville, in the elementary district — a K-8 school district — and have…

LETTER: Water district execs should try living on my salary of $520/wk
By Citrus Heights resident Katherine Sterrett–[RE: Citrus Heights Water District to vote on new double-digit rate increase; Nov. 21st] It makes me so very angry and sad that our water company wants to, yet again, raise customer water…

Citrus Heights residents may see this unusual vehicle around town. Here’s why.
Through Thanksgiving, residents across Citrus Heights may be seeing an unusual vehicle traveling through neighborhoods and city streets.

Citrus Heights Police Logs: ‘parrot guy,’ homeless, grand theft
Latest local police logs include a rash of more than 15 homeless-related calls, grand theft at Macy’s and problems with a man known as “the parrot guy.”

Citrus Heights News Briefs: Hoarders, Thanksgiving, lawsuit
Latest local news briefs include an episode of the reality show “Hoarders” being filmed in Citrus Heights, a lawsuit against local police being settled for $1.2 million, and confusion over an incorrect date for Thanksgiving listed on the…

What’s happening with economic development in Citrus Heights?
From plans for redevelopment at Sunrise Mall, to a 260-home development off Arcadia Drive and the revitalization of several aging shopping centers, the city’s economic development manager says she sees a bright future for business in Citrus Heights.

Citrus Heights Water District to vote on new double-digit rate increase
The Citrus Heights Water District will hold a public hearing on Monday, Nov. 25, regarding another proposed water rate and service fee increase, which the district has raised each year since 2012.

Whoops. Citrus Heights waste collection calendar lists wrong date for Thanksgiving
Sentinel staff report–Residents in Citrus Heights relying on their waste collection calendar for anything other than knowing when to put their garbage bins out at the street will likely want to disregard the calendar for Thanksgiving plans. The…




