Citrus Heights Sentinel

Citrus Heights vice mayor proposes moratorium on new drive-thru’s
Citrus Heights Vice Mayor Tim Schaefer on Thursday sought the support of his fellow council members in considering a five-year moratorium on new drive-thru restaurants, saying the city has gone “a little over the top” on such businesses.

Citrus Heights council votes 3-2 for waste fee hike, amid opposition
Sentinel staff report– Residents can expect to see, on average, a 26% increase in their bill for waste collection in Citrus Heights, after the City Council held a public hearing Thursday night and narrowly voted to affirm a…

Outgoing Citrus Heights city manager says ‘its been an honor of a lifetime’
Sentinel staff report– Christopher Boyd formally said farewell to the City Council on Thursday night, after serving for a decade as the city’s founding police chief and his subsequent service as city manager since 2016.

Fact Check: candidate claims Citrus Heights among top ‘least safe’ cities; but is it?
The claim: “There’s a dirty little secret about Citrus Heights and that is that we are in the top 100 of least safest cities in California… we have to do something to change that.” – Bret Daniels, candidate…

SWAT team serves narcotics search warrant in Citrus Heights; 1 arrested
Updated Sept. 23, 3:55 p.m.– Citrus Heights police confirmed resident reports of a search warrant being served near Woodside Elementary school on Thursday, involving a SWAT team and an armored police vehicle. Reached by phone Friday, Commander Daman…

Police seek to identify suspect in Citrus Heights commercial burglary
Photos appearing to show a man caught on video burglarizing a business in Citrus Heights on Tuesday were released by police on social media yesterday, with officers hopeful the images will help identify the suspect. “Look familiar?” police…

Likely voters list 4 top candidates after Citrus Heights council forum
A survey of likely voters who attended a Monday-night Citrus Heights city council candidate forum narrowed a field of eight candidates down to four — with attendees notably naming the youngest candidate in the room among their top…

Human Bean: coffee drive-thru seeks to open new Citrus Heights location
For those looking for a new way to get their morning caffeine fix, plans are underway to bring a new coffee drive-thru to Citrus Heights at the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and Old Auburn Road. Human Bean franchise…

2016 Citrus Heights Police Logs: Sept. 9 – 15
Looking for records of local police activity? Here’s direct links to the Citrus Heights Police Department’s Daily Incident Logs for Sept. 9 to Sept. 15, 2016: Sept. 9, 2016 | Sept. 10, 2016 | Sept. 11, 2016 |…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: teacher awarded $10k, ‘odor’ investigation, music, DUI’s
Latest news briefs include a $10,000 check being awarded to a local teacher, Metro Fire responding to a “strange odor” at the Citrus Heights police station, results from a Sept. 16 DUI checkpoint on Sunrise Boulevard, and a…

Citrus Heights police seek to identify man in connection with retail theft
Police in Citrus Heights took to social media this week to seek help from the public in identifying a man sought in connection with a recent theft. In a Tweet on Thursday from the Citrus Heights Police Department’s…

DUI, drivers license checkpoint planned in Citrus Heights this weekend
A DUI and drivers license checkpoint will be conducted this Friday and Saturday in Citrus Heights, police said in a news release issued this week. The checkpoint will be held at “an undisclosed location” in the city between…




