Citrus Heights Sentinel
City moves forward with tree removal plan, after delay
By Mike Hazlip— After a week-long delay following criticism over the project, arborist crews began the removal of more than a dozen eucalyptus trees along Old Auburn Road Thursday.
Citrus Heights man sentenced to 20 years for hidden camera scheme
Sentinel staff report– Another man from Citrus Heights has been sentenced as part of a nationwide initiative to crack down on child sexual exploitation and abuse.
The Civic Minute: what’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall?
Citrus Heights council members will meet Thursday evening to hold several public hearings and consider taking action related to development on Sayonara Drive and opposing “inadequately funded state mandates.”
City pursues barrier fence to reduce pedestrian collisions near Greenback/Auburn
Following three pedestrian-related collisions near the intersection of Greenback Lane and Auburn Boulevard last year, the City of Citrus Heights is moving forward with plans to install barrier fencing to help keep people from running across the street.…
Supervisor Frost: cutting Citrus Heights polling locations was a bad idea
On June 6, Sacramento County voted to fundamentally change the way we vote in all of our future elections. Previously, you had the choice to either mail in an absentee ballot, or to go physically vote at one…
Food Review: Kabab N Tikka offers Pakistani-Indian flavor in Citrus Heights
Back-set from Greenback Lane in a largely unnoticed strip mall near San Juan High School, the front window of “Kabab N Tikka” is decorated with pictures of various ethnic dishes that diners will find offered inside. Entering the…
All-organic production facility in Citrus Heights now supplying Whole Foods
Thousands of cars pass by it every day on Greenback Lane, although drivers likely haven’t given thought to what goes on inside the 8,500-square-feet building located next to Bubba’s Car Wash. Hawaii-based Life Foods, Inc. opened its all-organic…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: domestic violence, grand theft, tire slashing
Latest Citrus Heights police logs include a $3,000 theft at Walgreens, transients harassing boys at an LDS church camp, a woman allegedly trying to assault her boyfriend with a hammer, and an arrest of a knife-wielding assault suspect.…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: cooling center, blood drive, free state fair tickets, affordable housing
Latest local news briefs include the city announcing a temporary cooling center inside the Citrus Heights Community Center in anticipation of an expected temperature spike in the area, an upcoming blood drive across from Sunrise Mall offering free…
Two eyesores in Citrus Heights finally being fixed up after local church buys property
A pair of vacant homes with boarded up windows, peeling exterior paint, and an overgrown yard. The sight has plagued a heavily-trafficked section of Old Auburn Road near Sylvan Corners for too long, but things are changing since…
House fire at Sunrise/Oak closes lanes, causes over $100k in damage
Several lanes of traffic at Sunrise Boulevard and Oak Avenue in Citrus Heights were partially blocked off around noon Thursday as emergency crews responded to the scene of a house fire on the west side of the intersection.…
Suspects sought after video of alleged Citrus Heights AM/PM robbery goes viral
Over 250,000 views were made in just over 24 hours on a local Facebook video that went viral on Tuesday evening. The short, 16-second video appears to show several shoplifters in a physical confrontation with employees at the…
