Citrus Heights Sentinel
CHPD deploying more officers thru Labor Day to crackdown on DUI
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights Police Department said in a news release last week that additional officers will be on patrol from Aug. 17 through Sept. 5 as part of a nationwide heightened DUI enforcement campaign.
Royal Stage to host grand opening next month at Sunrise Mall
By Sara Beth Williams– A nonprofit performing and visual arts group is preparing to open its new studio and theater at Sunrise Mall next month, after facing delays but receiving some significant community donations to help renovate the…
Prominent Citrus Heights gas station sold to new owner
By Mike Hazlip— The owner of a Valero gas station at the corner of Auburn Boulevard and Antelope Road is in the process of selling the location, with plans to instead open a smog station at a recently…
City releases new map, Q&A about 2.9-mile Citrus Heights trail project
Sentinel staff report– The City of Citrus Heights has updated its website with a new interactive map and answers to more than two dozen questions residents raised about a 2.9-mile paved trail project set to connect a series…
Meet the husband-wife duo behind this Citrus Heights flower shop
By Thomas J. Sullivan– Looking for some Valentine’s Day flowers and gifts? You might try Awesome Blossom in Citrus Heights, owned and operated by a husband-wife team for the past three years on Greenback Lane near San Juan…
Inmate who ‘walked away’ from state prison has ties to Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Authorities are looking for a 34-year-old inmate who reportedly “walked away” from a state prison located about 30 miles outside Sacramento on Thursday…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: dancing transients, burglary, ‘hand bomb’
Latest police logs include reports of someone hugging a light pole on Sylvan Road, transients dancing in a parking lot around 5 a.m., a mobile home ransacked on Auburn Boulevard, and a woman alleging someone had thrown a…
Citrus Heights issued 56 new business licenses in January. See the list:
By Thomas J. Sullivan– New restaurants, services and retail businesses are among the 56 new business licenses that were issued by the City of Citrus Heights in January of this year. Sixteen licenses are registered at commercial addresses,…
Citrus Heights woman found guilty of embezzlement; to repay $490k
Sentinel staff report– A 61-year-old Citrus Heights woman on Monday was sentenced by a federal judge and ordered to pay $490,000 in restitution and serve a 24-month prison term for embezzling money during a six-year period while employed…
LETTER: Will Christmas and the tree lighting be next to go?
I liked our Red White and Blue Parade and the timing in between Flag Day and the Fourth of July. It always made me feel like our city was satisfying two salutes to our nation’s history, our patriotism…
Kayak City boasts 7,000 sq ft showroom in Citrus Heights
By Thomas J. Sullivan– Carl Haussmann, owner of Adventure Sports-Kayak City, at 7812 Auburn Blvd. in Citrus Heights, considers his company to be “the largest kayak-exclusive shop in the U.S.”
First public hearing set for Citrus Heights’ transition to district-based elections
Sentinel staff report– The first of five public hearings addressing the transition to district-based voting in Citrus Heights has tentatively been set to take place at the end of this month, followed by four more public hearings and…
