‘Stormageddon’ a fizzle for Citrus Heights, says City engineer
Although distributing over 11,000 sandbags and preparing to handle the worst weather predictions, a lead engineer reported this week’s storm had “fizzled” in Citrus Heights as of Thursday night, with some staff even being sent home early…
City gears up for storm; offers preparation tips for residents
Updated Dec. 10, 12:33 p.m.– The City of Citrus Heights is busy providing storm preparation tips and getting staff and equipment ready for fallen trees, clogged gutters and flooding that often accompany the heavy winds and rain expected…
Attic fire ravages home across from Citrus Heights fire station
An attic fire caused extensive damage to a Citrus Heights home early Saturday morning, occurring just feet away from the Oak Avenue fire station. Although aided by crews from as far as Folsom, firefighters from Sacramento Metropolitan Fire…
Council to appoint 13 board positions; deadline to apply Dec. 18
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Elections Office: nearly 20,000 ballots still to be counted
Updated Nov. 12, 10:16 p.m.– Following a close race, or just want to know which ballots are left to be counted?
Close race: Miller now trails McKibbin by 839 votes in SJUSD election
Updated Nov. 12, 4:12 p.m.– Latest numbers released around 4 p.m. today showed McKibbin’s lead gaining by several hundred more votes, with a total of 839 votes ahead — beating Miller by a slim margin of less than…
RESULTS: voters re-elect Citrus Heights council; Schaefer trails by 3%
Updated 11:21 a.m. — Voters in Citrus Heights gave a nod of approval to their current city councilmembers Tuesday, with all three incumbents leading challengers by 3 percent or more, according to the latest election results from the…
Election Official: Too late to mail in ballots; must drop off at polling place
Warning Monday that it’s too late to mail in vote-by-mail ballots, Sacramento County Registrar of Voters Jill LaVine urged voters to make sure their votes count by dropping off their ballots at any polling place in the county…
2014 Citrus Heights Council Candidates Differ on Taxes, New City Hall
Looking to find out more about who’s running in the local Citrus Heights city council election? With the election coming on Tuesday, we’ve updated this candidate forum story from October with separate audio clips for each of the…
City council challengers urge change, incumbents say ‘continue’ path
Although mild for the most part, accusations of “backroom deals,” poor decisions and “PR mistakes” highlights some of the controversial remarks made during a second candidate forum for the Citrus Heights city council race, Thursday night. “I think…
VOTER FORUM: City Candidates Divided on Taxes, New Hall & Prop 47
Updated Oct. 13, 8:44 a.m. — A Citrus Heights city council candidate forum was broadcast live on Metro 14 television Saturday, revealing significant differences between the five candidates on a variety of local issues, with each candidate also…
City Council Votes 5-0 to Oppose Prop 47
Citrus Heights city council leaders unanimously voted Thursday to oppose California’s Proposition 47, following a recommendation by Police Chief Christopher Boyd about the controversial ballot measure which seeks to reduce penalties for certain nonviolent drug and property crimes.…
