
Meet Nick Bloise: Candidate for San Juan Unified School Board, Trustee Area 4
As part of The Sentinel’s 2024 coverage of local elections, we have asked a series of six identical questions to each of the San Juan Unified School District Board of Education candidates for Trustee Area 4…

Meet Martin Ross: Candidate for San Juan Unified School Board, Trustee Area 4
As part of The Sentinel’s 2024 coverage of local elections, we have asked a series of six identical questions to each of the San Juan Unified School District Board of Education candidates for Trustee Area 4.

Tensions rise at Planning Commission meeting over 6-acre subdivision request
Controversy surrounded the Planning Commission’s decision to approve the subdivision of two different lots on Old Auburn Road into a total of six smaller lots.

Citrus Heights Water District votes 3-0 for new water rates, fees
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights Water District’s board of directors on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a new $10 fee to be added to customer water bills, along with various other water rate and fee increases.

The Civic Minute: What’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall?
Due to City Hall being closed Thursday in recognition of Veterans Day, the Citrus Heights City Council will meet Wednesday evening for their regular November meeting with items on the agenda including a study session on funding from…

Final public hearing for Sunrise Mall plan set for Wednesday
Sentinel staff report– After years of planning and discussion, the city’s ambitious plan to guide redevelopment of the nearly 100-acre Sunrise Mall is slated to finally reach the City Council this Wednesday where a public hearing will take…

Read the City Council’s full resolution supporting vaccine choice
The Citrus Heights City Council voted 4-1 last month to approve a resolution supporting “citizens’ individual rights and choice as it relates to the COVID-19 vaccine.”

Report: Citrus Heights ended up with $3.6M surplus, despite projected shortfalls
Sentinel staff report– Despite dire projections of shortfalls and cuts to police amid the coronavirus pandemic and budget discussions, a financial update presented to the City Council last week shows Citrus Heights concluded the last fiscal year with…

Citrus Heights council approves significant green waste fee increase
By Mike Hazlip— Following a split vote from the City Council last week, Citrus Heights’ historically low waste collection fees appear set to significantly increase starting mid-next year as a result of a new state-mandated organic waste collection…

Citrus Heights council votes to support choice in vaccine mandate controversy
Following discussion and last-minute wording changes on Thursday, the Citrus City Council voted 4-1 to support a resolution officially “expressing support for citizens’ individual rights and choice as it relates to the COVID-19 vaccine.”

Citrus Heights General Services Director shares update on storm response
By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights weathered last weekend’s storm without major flooding or damage, according to a report by General Services Director Regina Cave.

The Civic Minute: What’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall?
The Citrus Heights City Council will meet Thursday evening for a closed session discussion, followed by a regular council meeting to address CARES Act funding, a proposed rate increase, and a resolution regarding vaccine mandates.




