Community Voices
Guest Opinion: Three Citrus Heights council members got it wrong
Guest opinion submitted by David Warren– The primary safeguard of a democracy is the requirement that officials act only under the light of public scrutiny, and the Brown Act requires placing all matters for which action is taken…
Supervisor Frost: Court ruling on unions is good for Citrus Heights, Sac County
Last month, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in the case of Janus v. AFSCME, ruling that the First Amendment protects public employees from being required to pay money to a union without their consent. As…
Guest Opinion: Crime at Citrus Town Center is getting out of hand
Guest opinion submitted by Jayna Karpinski-Costa– Sylvan Old Auburn Road Neighborhood Association (SOAR, Area 10) has an annual fireworks booth in the parking lot of the Citrus Town Center, formerly known as the Sunrise Festival Shopping Center. We…
Guest Column: Remembering the fight for independence as a nation and a city
The Citrus Heights annual “Red White and Blue Parade,” which took place last month, was created as a “thank you” to the city, shortly after it had declared its independence from the county. Its themes of patriotism and…
Supervisor Frost: Reflections on challenges, opportunities with new vote system
Guest opinion column by Supervisor Sue Frost– In the most recent June 5th election, most of the Sacramento County voters were shocked or confused and some were angry. They were unware that one year prior, the Sacramento County…
Guest Opinion: The political lynching of Bret Daniels
Guest opinion submitted by David Warren– Last Thursday night, there was a political lynching at the Citrus Heights City Hall. Four City Councilmembers acting as police, prosecutor, judge, jury and executioner of Councilmember Bret Daniels’ reputation, relying upon…
Guest Opinion: here’s why it’s so hard to vote someone out of office
Guest opinion column by County Supervisor Sue Frost– I think we need to make it easier for you to vote me out of office. Yes, you read that right – and no, I haven’t lost my mind.
Guest Opinion: What I learned from a law enforcement training simulator
Since I was first elected to office six years ago, and continuing now as Supervisor, I have tried to be open minded and research all sides of every issue so I can make informed decisions and support policy…
Guest Opinion: City owes more than lip service to neighborhood groups
Guest opinion by Jayna Karpinski-Costa– I love the term “lip service.” Describes exactly what it is. Kissing without feeling. Movement without meaning. Words without action. Take, for instance, the city’s promise to let neighborhoods have a role in…
Citrus Heights reader voices: lockdown, rent control, Sunrise Mall
Latest reader perspectives and comments include responses to Sentinel stories on future plans for Sunrise Mall, the lockdown at Sylvan Middle School, and guest opinions on rent control and replacing the median fence along Greenback Lane near Birdcage…
Guest Opinion: Rent control would be bad for Citrus Heights
Guest opinion by Sacramento County Supervisor Sue Frost– It is quite rare to see economists largely agree with each other on governmental policy. While economists are supposed to be non-partisan and purely scientific, that’s not really how it…
Guest Opinion: Solid roots, New growth – How do we get there?
Guest opinion column by Citrus Heights resident Tom Scheeler– Now that we have celebrated Citrus Heights’ 20th anniversary of its birth and we have a new identity slogan “Solid Roots, New Growth,” I would propose that we all…
