Citrus Heights Sentinel
New 16,000-square-foot surgery center opens in Citrus Heights
By Mike Hazlip— Community leaders gathered with Dignity Health executives Tuesday morning for the official opening of a new medical facility in Citrus Heights.
Family loses everything in Citrus Heights apartment blaze
By Mike Hazlip— An apartment fire near Sunrise Mall on Wednesday left one unit destroyed and two additional units affected by smoke and water damage.
New Stadium: Neighbors raise concerns over lights, noise
By Mike Hazlip— Plans to finally build a new sports stadium at Mesa Verde High School in Citrus Heights have drawn praise from former and current students and families, but not everyone is happy.
Old home demolished on Sunrise Blvd; neighbors glad it’s no longer a homeless attraction
Sentinel staff report– A mountain of rubbish, the smell of charred wood, and part of a still-intact peaked roof were all that was left of a nearly 100-year-old home at the busy intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and Oak…
Guest Opinion: Prop 47 has reduced crime and made Citrus Heights safer
Guest opinion column submitted by David Warren– Recent comments by Citrus Heights Police Department representatives assert that legislation adopted to divert nonviolent offenders to local supervision has increased the crime rate. That legislation includes Prop 36, which allows…
Supervisor Frost: County should prioritize funding cops and roads
Last month, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors adopted our final budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. This was the first county budget that I have participated in, so I wanted to share with you my thoughts. In…
Annual Pumpkin Farm attraction in Citrus Heights to open Oct. 1
The 12-acre Pumpkin Farm on Old Auburn Road will open again this October for its month-long “farm experience,” annually featuring corn maze activities, farm animals, a 30-foot tower slide, and more. The Pumpkin Farm is located at 7736…
Citrus Heights coffee shop window smashed again; homeless suspected
The owner of Java Cherry, a popular local coffee house on Van Maren Lane in Citrus Heights, says her storefront window was smashed early Wednesday morning — the third time in the past five years. “I just showed…
Citrus Heights sees spike in burglaries, drop in violent crime
Sentinel staff report– Latest crime data released by the Citrus Heights Police Department shows a sharp rise in burglaries in the city so far in 2017, compared to the same period last year. Data also shows an overall…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: arson, mariachi music, grand theft
Latest police logs include reports of a man with a knife outside Grand Oaks Elementary, “mariachi music” causing a disturbance with neighbors on a dead-end street, grand theft at Rite Aid, an arson report of a neighbor setting…
Community Voices: ideas abound for new restaurants on Auburn Blvd
Following a developer winning approval from the Citrus Heights Planning Commission earlier this month to add more restaurant tenants in front of Costco and Walmart on Auburn Boulevard, over 100 comments from Sentinel readers on Facebook poured in…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: strategic planning, street flood, marijuana bust
Latest news briefs include business owners gathering to discuss homelessness and vacancies on Auburn Boulevard, a 300-plant indoor marijuana grow discovered by Citrus Heights detectives, flooding near Sunrise Mall after a contractor hit an underground water main, results…
