Local News, Crime, Events & more
Latest local news briefs include an apartment complex on Sunrise Boulevard selling for $32 million, the City Council approving a cost-of-living pay increase for most city staff, and tickets for a local fundraiser selling out.
Sentinel staff report–
Homeless encampments, litter, and shrubs along Antelope Road at Interstate 80 were cleaned up on Wednesday by Caltrans crews in partnership with the City of Citrus Heights and the California Highway Patrol.
By Sara Beth Williams–
The annual Sunday Funday is set to return to Rusch Community Park on Sunday, Sept. 25 after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, just in time for Citrus Heights’ 25-year anniversary of cityhood.
I’d like to send out a special thank you to Jim Monteton, the organizer of the 9/11 Memorial event. The short ceremony only lasted about 30 minutes, but in that short period of time, everyone in attendance was able to honor the 2,977 lives taken on that tragic day.
By Sue Frost–
In the general election this November, voters will have the opportunity to vote on “Measure A,” a transportation sales tax that would impact not just the unincorporated areas of County of Sacramento, but the seven cities as well.
Latest local news briefs include police activity near Holy Family Catholic Church, a homeless advocacy event being held outside City Hall, and an obituary of a 79-year-old longtime priest and resident of Citrus Heights.
By Mike Hazlip—
September marks 160 years since the first burial took place at Sylvan Cemetery on Sept. 4, 1862, hailing back to a time when early settlers were establishing farms in the area.
By Sara Beth Williams–
The Citrus Heights Homeless Assistance Resource Team (HART) is putting on a spaghetti fest dinner this month to help raise funds for homeless assistance and prevention programs.
