Citrus Heights Sentinel

The Civic Minute: What’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall?
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights City Council will meet Thursday to consider authorizing $150,000 to go towards a park playground expansion project, as well as hold several public hearings and vote on a proposed contract to begin…

Election 2022: Citrus Heights residents can run for seats on these 7 boards this year
Through Aug. 12, residents in Citrus Heights have the opportunity to file to run for a seat on seven different governing boards this year including, city council, fire district, water district, school board, community college board, and the…

Plans stall for new charter school building on Antelope Road
By Sara Beth Williams– Plans for construction of a 25,000-square-foot charter school building in Citrus Heights have stalled, but the goal to bring the campus to Citrus Heights still remains, says Robin Stout, Superintendent of the Rocklin Academy…

Waste pickup for Citrus Heights residents will be delayed one day, thru Jan. 7
Sentinel staff report– Notice your trash or recycling wasn’t picked up on the usual day this week?

Plans approved for new surgery center in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Construction on a new 16,000-square-foot ambulatory surgery center in Citrus Heights could begin as early as next month, following a unanimous decision by the Planning Commission earlier this month to allow the project to move…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: $47M sale, hitman, closure, bait arrest
Latest local news briefs include the $47 million sale of a Citrus Heights apartment complex, a local resident charged with being the hitman in a murder case, police nabbing another suspect with bait, and a recently opened shop…

Public library in Citrus Heights to stay closed for six months during remodel
Sentinel staff report– Sylvan Oaks Library closed its doors on Dec. 16 and won’t reopen until mid-summer 2019, while the library undergoes various upgrades and modernization improvements…

Guest Column: So, about all those Christmas manger scenes in town…
A tour of Citrus Heights neighborhoods this year reveals a greater prevalence of manger scenes than in years past…

LETTER: Pay raises at City Hall should require approval from voters
Pay raises should be put to the will of the voting public. If 3/4 of the voters believe these individuals deserve raises, then so be it…

Police discover, seize large marijuana grow in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police said a 38-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after a search warrant served in a residential neighborhood uncovered more than 500 marijuana plants being grown illegally.

Citrus Heights police convoy delivers ‘Christmas cheer’ to families, kids
Sentinel staff report– With flashing lights and sirens blaring Thursday afternoon, a convoy of police vehicles traveled through Citrus Heights to bring gifts to the homes of several in-need families, as well as to children at the Sayonara…

Citrus Heights Police Logs: stolen F-350, hazmat, shoplifting
Latest police logs include reports of an F-350 being stolen outside Stones Casino, someone breaking into a Goodwill donation box and defecating in it, a shoplifter being caught at Target, and suspicious activity involving a man with a…




