Citrus Heights Sentinel

How much rent is at those new low-income apartments in Citrus Heights?
By Mike Hazlip— Sunrise Pointe, which opened on Sunrise Boulevard near Oak Avenue this summer, is accepting tenants with varying rents calculated based on income as a percentage of the median income…

Large lot once slated to become church campus listed for $825k
By Mike Hazlip— Vacant land across from Rusch Park once slated to be home to a new church building is now on the market for $825,000…

Citrus Heights police plan Thursday-night DUI checkpoint
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police will hold a DUI checkpoint on Thursday night, as part of a nationwide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign…

Police investigate armed assault on Sayonara Drive
By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights police are investigating an assault with a deadly weapon that reportedly occurred Tuesday night on Sayonara Drive…

Citrus Heights council meeting cancelled for Aug. 24
The Citrus Heights City Council will not meet for their regularly scheduled second council meeting in August, according to an announcement made earlier this month and also posted on the city’s website…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: development, council meeting, DUI checkpoint
Latest local news briefs include plans for a DUI Checkpoint next week, cancellation of the next City Council meeting, and an upcoming community meeting regarding plans for development at Sylvan Corners…

Why this Citrus Heights resident is moving out of California after 50 years
Scott Meyer is calling it quits after more than 50 years living in the Golden State…

What is SJUSD doing to increase safety at Citrus Heights schools?
By Sara Beth Williams– Hiring additional staff, updating surveillance systems, purchasing locking blocks for doors and installing new fencing are among plans being implemented to improve safety at Citrus Heights schools, according to a report from the San…

Citrus Heights Police arrest man who broke into Panda Express
By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights Police arrested a man after he allegedly broke into the Panda Express restaurant near Sunrise Boulevard and Macy Plaza Drive in the early morning hours of Thursday, Aug. 17…

92-year-old Citrus Heights resident reflects on six decades with See’s Candies
Esther Pelkey started working for See’s Candies in the 1950s, long before the company’s now-shuttered location at Sunrise Mall ever opened…