Citrus Heights Sentinel

Citrus Heights police respond to bank robbery on Sunrise Blvd.
By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights police on Thursday afternoon responded to a bank robbery call at Union Bank on Sunrise Boulevard.

Naija Cuisine brings tastes of West Africa to Sunrise Mall
By Mike Hazlip— A West African cuisine restaurant is the latest business to open in the largely vacant food court of Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights.

Vacated repair shop on Auburn Blvd. reopens as smog station
By Mike Hazlip— A new smog shop has opened up next to 7-Eleven on Auburn Boulevard near Van Maren Lane, taking up space in a former auto repair shop that was vacated earlier this year.

Citrus Heights police ramp up DUI enforcement for Memorial Day weekend
The Citrus Heights Police Department is deploying additional officers over Memorial Day Weekend to lookout for drivers under the influence of drugs or alcohol…

Elephant Bar Restaurant abruptly closes in Citrus Heights
The popular Elephant Bar Restaurant on Sunrise Boulevard in Citrus Heights closed its doors to customers for the final time this week…

LETTER: Concrete strip makes turn lane near Kohl’s impossible to navigate safely
If you’re going north on San Juan Avenue towards Greenback Lane, the left-hand turn cut-out going into the Kohl’s parking lot is impossible to make going the speed limit or even half the speed limit…

What’s with that run-down building on Greenback Lane?
A white, single-story commercial brick building, built in 1962, on a half-acre lot in Citrus Heights sits shuttered and empty at 7210 Greenback Ln. Tufts of brown grass poke through crumbled asphalt in an adjacent parking lot…

The Civic Minute: what’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall? (May 23)
The Citrus Heights City Council will hold a closed session meeting tonight, followed by a special meeting and budget study session, before their regularly scheduled council meeting at 7 p.m. Here’s a brief summary of what’s included in…
CHPD cracking down on seat belt violations thru June 2
The Citrus Heights Police Department is putting additional officers on patrol in an effort to crack down on drivers and passengers not using seat belts…

2019 Memorial Day ceremony to be held Monday in Citrus Heights
Every year, Sylvan Cemetery in Citrus Heights honors those that gave their lives in the defense of their county. This year’s Memorial Day ceremony will be held on Monday, May 27, 2019, at Sylvan Cemetery, 7401 Auburn Blvd.,…

City proposes temporary ban on development at Sunrise Mall
The City of Citrus Heights is considering an urgent and rare move to prohibit undesirable development at Sunrise Mall, with city staff recommending council members approve an “urgency ordinance” on Thursday to temporarily ban any new development at…

City poised to buy old Sylvan school site for $3.4M on new line of credit
Following more than a year of discussion and several closed-door negotiations, a proposed purchase price of $3.43 million has finally been made public and a vote by the Citrus Heights City Council has been set for May 23…




