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Sentinel staff report–
Citrus Heights City Council members, with some reservations and caveats, voted unanimously on Thursday to officially oppose controversial statewide legislation known as AB 392 that seeks to narrow the circumstances for when police officers can use deadly force. The council also…
Citrus Heights council members will consider adopting a pair of resolutions declaring their position on current use-of-force legislation during their April 11 City Council meeting…
Sentinel staff report–
About 100 people showed up to a community workshop on Tuesday to make their voice heard about a plan to improve a high-traffic section of Old Auburn Road, from Sylvan Corners to just past Fair Oaks Boulevard.
The two-hour workshop, held in Saint Joseph Hall at Holy Family Catholic Church, featured informal questions and answers with city staff and consultants, as well as various visual layouts and details about the 1.8-mile stretch of roadway on Old Auburn Road.
A popular interactive aspect of the workshop was a pair of 8-foot-long aerial maps of Old Auburn Road, where attendees could place sticky notes to point out problems or suggest solutions.
Ideas ranged from recommendations to add center turn lanes, to complaints about the white traffic posts that…
Sentinel staff report–Since 2015, Citrus Heights has had a homeless navigator on its payroll, launching first as a part-time program and becoming a full-time program the following year…
Drivers should expect upcoming lane closures and restrictions as Caltrans installs a new ramp meter at the on-ramp for Eastbound Interstate 80 at Antelope Road…
Sentinel staff report–
The City of Citrus Heights will hold a community workshop this Tuesday, March 26, to receive public input on a major improvement plan for a high-traffic portion of Old Auburn Road, from Sylvan Corners to just beyond Fair Oaks Boulevard…
Sentinel staff report–
Do you know which street in Citrus Heights has the highest amount of traffic each day? How about the average household income for residents in Citrus Heights, or the total number of housing units are in the city?
Sentinel staff report–
The city’s mayor and at least three other council members directed the police chief during a March council meeting to draft a resolution and letter opposing proposed state legislation that seeks to narrow the circumstances for when police officers can use deadly force…
