Citrus Heights Sentinel
Community Center providing kitchen space for business destroyed by fire
By Mike Hazlip— A business destroyed by two consecutive fires is managing to still operate by temporarily using commercial kitchen facilities inside the Citrus Heights Community Center.
San Juan High alumna helping in-need families, homeless in Citrus Heights
By Sara Beth Williams– Kaylon McBride, a volunteer and board member with the Citrus Heights Homeless Assistance Resource Team (HART), has been instrumental in helping bring the dream of a community clothing closet to life. She helped establish…
LETTER: Redirecting trail around Sundance Park makes the most sense
By Tom DiGiacomo– The trail project was approved, but Councilman Bret Daniels suggested a major point that will keep project within budget.
Citrus Heights News Briefs: obituary, fallen tree, poor roads, arson
Latest local news briefs include a massive tree crashing down in a Citrus Heights neighborhood, an obituary remembering a 21-year-old San Juan High School graduate, cars torched near Sayonara Drive, and a county survey finding poor road conditions…
New interactive map lets residents draft lines for Citrus Heights voting districts
Sentinel staff report– Want to have a say in how voting district lines are drawn in Citrus Heights? The city released an interactive mapping tool on Thursday that allows viewers to see population and racial demographics — inviting…
Meet the two brothers behind this popular aquarium shop in Citrus Heights
By Thomas J. Sullivan– Jason and Jeff Liang aren’t surprised when their younger customers think they will find “Nemo” or “Dory” from the popular Disney movies when they walk inside their store. Both species of fish, Dory, a…
Guest Review: This Citrus Heights bake shop is the place to go for cakes
Guest review by Doreen Brown– Tucked back in the far right corner of the Greenback Square shopping center, located near Fair Oaks Boulevard on Greenback Lane is a small shop called Cake and Candy Specialties. Their motto is…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: shoplifting, window-smashers, transients on the roof
Latest police logs in Citrus Heights include reports of several transients living in tents on the roof of an animal hospital, window-smashers wearing “49er gear” burglarizing a vehicle at an apartment, and a group of teenage girls stealing…
City’s new hire seeks to boost business in Citrus Heights
By Thomas J. Sullivan– Meghan Huber is the City of Citrus Heights’ new economic development manager, a position she’s been in for just over a month. She was hired by the city to replace Devon Rodriguez, who held…
Construction to begin on new coffee drive-thru in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Construction fencing went up last week on a grassy pad along Sunrise Boulevard, soon to be home to a new coffee drive-thru near Old Auburn Road…
Tickets nearly gone for Citrus Heights Marching Band’s 2019 dinner fundraiser
Sentinel staff report– Only a few tickets remain for the Citrus Heights Community Marching Band’s 10th annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser, slated for March 16 at the Community Center…
The Civic Minute: what’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall (Feb. 28)
The Citrus Heights City Council will hold the first of five public hearings on Thursday night regarding the city’s intent to transition to a district-based voting system for electing council members. The council will also hold a closed-door…
