Citrus Heights Sentinel

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.

‘Just disgusting.’ Homeless camp, litter cleaned up along Citrus Heights on-ramp
Sentinel staff report– Homeless encampments, litter, and shrubs along Antelope Road at Interstate 80 were cleaned up on Wednesday by Caltrans crews in partnership with the City of Citrus Heights and the California Highway Patrol.

Latest tenant confirmed for Citrus Heights center under renovation
By Mike Hazlip— A new eatery concept known as a “micro food hall” is slated to open in a shopping center currently under renovation in Citrus Heights.

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…

Citrus Heights medical building opening date pushed back
Summer officially arrived on Friday, but the long-anticipated spring opening of Dignity Health’s three-story medical office building in Citrus Heights is still not yet complete…

The story behind Sunrise Rollerland in Citrus Heights
Sunrise Rollerland is one of those special places in Citrus Heights where, for skaters young and old, time feels like it has stood still.

City answers Citrus Heights road questions in live online Q&A
More than a dozen transportation-related questions ranging from potholes to roundabouts to repaving were asked and answered during a first-ever Facebook Live question-and-answer session with two city staffers on Thursday…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: obituaries, needles, rental prices
Latest local news briefs include reports of hypodermic needles near a playground in Citrus Heights, a latest report on local rent prices, and a pair of obituaries for two longtime residents…

Citrus Heights Police Logs: ducks, indecent exposure, homeless camps
Latest police logs include reports of a disturbance involving ducks in a pool, transients “having intercourse” in public, and a resident calling police on their neighbor for trying to start a fight and endangering an animal…

Meet Sharon Sharpnack, owner of A Wig Galleria in Citrus Heights
Not everyone is blessed with good hair, but they’re often surprised with “how much better they can look with an attractive wig,” says Sharon Sharpnack, owner of A Wig Galleria on Sunrise Boulevard in Citrus Heights…

Guest Opinion: AB 516 would wrongfully remove right to tow blight vehicles
One of the more common reasons that people call my office is to plead for help in getting junky/abandoned vehicles removed from their neighborhood…

Citrus Heights Dimple Records store to close
Another retailer will be closing its doors in Citrus Heights, with Dimple Records announcing plans on Monday to close all seven of its stores in the region…




