Citrus Heights Sentinel

Citrus Heights News Briefs: $32M sale, fundraiser sold out, COLA increase
Latest local news briefs include an apartment complex on Sunrise Boulevard selling for $32 million, the City Council approving a cost-of-living pay increase for most city staff, and tickets for a local fundraiser selling out.

SMP board split over proposed ban on gas stations, car washes
Sentinel staff report– Board members for the Sunrise MarketPlace business improvement district during their September meeting could not come to a consensus on whether to support or oppose the city’s proposed ban on new auto-oriented uses in the…

Planning Commission to hold public hearing on car wash, gas station ban
By Phillip Pesola– A public hearing will be held Wednesday at City Hall in Citrus Heights regarding a proposed zoning code amendment that would ban new gas stations and other auto-focused businesses within the Sunrise MarketPlace business district.

Cleanup continues at old Citrus Heights home; will it be demolished?
Drivers busily passing by the former Wheeler house at the corner of Old Auburn Road and Mariposa Avenue have likely noticed recent indications that cleanup of the property is actively continuing.

Citrus Heights Police Logs: squatters, golf carts, robbery
Latest police logs include reports of squatters setting up camp inside a condemned residence, juveniles recklessly driving golf carts through a neighborhood, and customers reportedly being locked inside Taco Bell…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: cheap gas, arrest, obituary
Latest local news briefs include gas prices briefly hitting under $3 per gallon in Citrus Heights, an obituary for a 39-year-old resident who unexpectedly passed away, and a local taekwondo instructor being charged with sex crimes involving a…

The Civic Minute: what’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall? (June 27)
Several public hearings are on schedule for the Citrus Heights City Council’s meeting this Thursday at 7 p.m. The meeting will also be preceded by a study session and closed session…

Column: Theater at Sunrise Mall still a great option to beat the heat this summer
$3.99 movie tickets all day, every day. For a young family, you just can’t beat the price. Especially since school is out for the summer, and recent temperatures have broken the 100-degree mark…

Popular Citrus Heights eatery opens second location on Madison Ave.
Martin Garcia, owner of Crepes & Burgers, a popular café and creperie in Citrus Heights, has at last opened the doors of his second restaurant at 6720 Madison Ave., in Fair Oaks…

New 76 Gas Station in Citrus Heights to slash gas prices for grand opening
Drivers looking for gas prices under $3 a gallon will find it in Citrus Heights this Saturday during a two-hour grand opening event scheduled for a newly re-opened 76 Gas Station on Auburn Boulevard…

LETTERS: homeless, stop signs, Sunrise Mall, event center
Latest letters to the editor from Citrus Heights Sentinel readers include comments regarding the city’s efforts to help homeless, a recommendation to make Sunrise Mall an indoor event center, and a request for a new four-way stop on…

Blight finally cleaned up at problem property on Old Auburn Road
Piles of trash, tall weeds and evidence of homeless camps at the site of a former chiropractic office on Old Auburn Road have now been cleaned up, following Code Enforcement activity and a recent story about blight on…




