Citrus Heights Sentinel
$1.25M home in Citrus Heights attracts buyer after price drop
By Mike Hazlip— Homes in Citrus Heights selling for the once-unheard of price of more than $1 million are now a reality in today’s housing market.
Citrus Heights now has its first green bike lane, with more coming
By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights has joined a growing number of cities using bright green paint to mark off the bicycle lane on busy streets.
Vacant lots on Sayonara Drive could become new site for groundwater well
By Phillip Pesola– The Citrus Heights City Council on Thursday will consider a plan to sell three vacant, city-owned lots on Sayonara Drive to the water district.
New Greenback Lane senior care facility to break ground in October
By Carole Hawkins– A new 32,000-square-foot assisted living and memory care center is set to break ground in October on Greenback Lane, near Dewey Drive in Citrus Heights. Developer Quantum Care Place CH LLC has secured $14.3 million…
Developer withdraws controversial proposal for new ARCO on Sunrise Blvd
Sentinel staff report– A neighborhood association in Citrus Heights is claiming victory after a proposal to demolish an office building and construct a new ARCO gas station on Sunrise Boulevard was officially withdrawn. The proposal was originally submitted…
The Civic Minute: what’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall? (Sept. 13)
Sentinel staff report– The City Council’s regularly scheduled meeting for Sept. 13 has been cancelled, in light of several City officials attending the annual League of California Cities’ Conference going on this week in Long Beach. A summary…
Sunday Funday coming to Rusch Park on Sept. 23
By Stacey Hanks– Fall is beginning to peek its head out from behind the glare of the California summer sun, bringing cooler temperatures and offering up all the makings for a perfect day to spend with your family…
Local applicants sought for new manufacturing apprenticeship program
Sentinel staff report– Eighty applicants from Citrus Heights and the Sacramento region are being sought for a new three-month apprenticeship program targeted at training machinist welders and fabricators…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: bait arrest, school, pink house?
Latest local news briefs include the iconic “pink house” in Citrus Heights getting a makeover, a vehicle crashing into a home on Sylvan Road, City officials gathering for the kick-off of a new program at Mesa Verde, and…
What can Citrus Heights do to reduce blight, improve neighborhoods?
Sentinel staff report– Keeping neighborhoods clean was one of the top priorities Citrus Heights residents said the City Council should focus on in a survey commissioned by the City last year. The topic also came up in one…
LETTERS: $5 million, homeless, roads in Citrus Heights, racism?
Latest letters and comments from readers discuss ideas for how Citrus Heights should allocate additional funding, as well as continue discussion about whether City Council Candidate Porsche Middleton should be able to use her title as Planning Commissioner…
Circus Vargas is returning to Citrus Heights this month
Sentinel staff report– Jugglers, flying acrobats, motorcycles and more will return to Citrus Heights later this month as Circus Vargas rolls into town from Sept. 20-24.
