Citrus Heights Sentinel

Repaving work to begin this month in Citrus Heights neighborhoods
Sentinel staff report– The city said in a social media update Wednesday that its 2022 Residential Street Resurfacing project will begin this month.

Citrus Heights News Briefs: coyotes, City Council, obituary
Latest local news briefs include an update on the races taking shape for Citrus Heights City Council, coyotes making an early appearance around town, and an obituary for a 72-year-old local resident.

Theatre in the Heights cancels all performances of ‘Strange Bedfellows’
Sentinel staff report– After initially postponing the first weekend of a locally produced political comedy due to a COVID outbreak, organizers with Theatre in the Heights announced Friday that the show has been cancelled entirely.

LETTER: Navigator program is working, but homeless have to want help
Homelessness continues to be a challenge in Citrus Heights and throughout the nation; however, the City of Citrus Heights remains committed to providing services to those in need…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: $4.2M, checkpoint results, obits, shop with a cop
Sentinel staff report– Latest local news briefs include Bearpaw buying up a pair of buildings for $4.2 million, the passing of one of Citrus Heights’ longest residing residents, results from Friday night’s DUI checkpoint, and a Shop with…

Citrus Heights Planning Commissioners split over low-income housing proposal
Sentinel staff report– Following a public hearing attended by about 50 people Wednesday night, Citrus Heights Planning Commissioners issued a split vote over a key aspect of a controversial low-income supportive housing project proposed for a 2.3-acre former…

Citrus Heights Police Logs: reckless driver, sideswiped cars, stolen vehicle
Latest police logs include reports of several parked vehicles being sideswiped by a suspected DUI driver on Mariposa Avenue, a disturbance outside a massage establishment on Sunrise Boulevard, and a driver having their vehicle stolen after it ran…

Meet Farley, Citrus Heights PD’s new drug-sniffing K-9
The Citrus Heights Police Department introduced a new addition to the force during Thursday night’s City Council meeting — a two-year-old black Labrador Retriever named Farley. Police Chief Ron Lawrence told council members during the meeting that Farley…

LETTERS: low-income housing, what about the middle class?
Latest letters to the editor address housing needs in Citrus Heights and the proposed 47-unit low-income housing project on Sunrise Boulevard…

Supervisor Frost: My thoughts on the inspector general controversy
Guest opinion column by County Supervisor Sue Frost– In August, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors were thrust into the local media spotlight after Sheriff Scott Jones lost faith in the inspector general (an independent contractor retained by…

The Civic Minute: what’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall (Dec. 13)
Salary increases. “Shelter crisis” declaration. Closed session. Selection of new mayor and vice mayor. SacRT annexation. Street tree ordinance. New K-9 officer. Those are some of the topics on the agenda for the Citrus Heights City Council’s Dec.…

Realtor’s Corner: Historic ’14-Mile House’ may have found a buyer… finally
Guest column by Klint Sheridan– Remember that Gold Rush Era home in Citrus Heights that was listed for sale at $340,000 earlier this summer? Well, after more than 200 days on the market, it still remains unsold… but…




