Community Voices
Citrus Heights Letters: marijuana, vaping and another Starbucks?
Latest letters from Citrus Heights Sentinel readers include commentary on marijuana use and varying perspectives on whether a sixth Starbucks is needed on Auburn Boulevard.
Guest Opinion: Should Sacramento County legalize recreational cannabis?
By Sue Frost– With the legalization of recreational cannabis in 2016, we have seen a status quo in terms of where you can legally purchase it in Sacramento County, with only Sacramento City and tiny Isleton currently allowing…
Guest Opinion: SB 1464 is a horrible bill to make police enforce health orders
By Sue Frost– With the legislature back in session, legislation has recently been introduced that compounds the progressive pillars of excessive mandates and defunding police. Below, I would like to explain what this bill is, and why I…
Guest Column: remembering our city’s own fight for independence
ONE SCORE and 2 years ago, our city fathers brought forth in Sacramento County the new city of Citrus Heights, fought for through the court system and dedicated to the proposition that county governments are not monarchical in…
Guest Opinion: AB 516 would wrongfully remove right to tow blight vehicles
One of the more common reasons that people call my office is to plead for help in getting junky/abandoned vehicles removed from their neighborhood…
Guest Opinion: Sunrise Mall doesn’t have to die.
As a lifelong resident of Citrus Heights and a Macy Plaza Drive apartment dweller, my heart breaks on an almost daily basis as I drive to work and see the remains of our once grand and bustling mall…
Guest Opinion: Governor’s housing plan unfairly penalizes cities, counties
Governor Gavin Newsom announced earlier this year that he was going to make housing his top priority and called for 3.5 million new homes to be built in California within six years…
Guest Opinion: AB 392 is not the answer for police use of force
There is a bill quickly making its way through the California Legislature (AB 392) that, if passed, will create a highly subjective standard for evaluating and holding law enforcement officers criminally liable for using force when responding to…
Guest Column: Even with new gas tax, there’s still not enough money for roads
Guest opinion column by County Supervisor Sue Frost– As you are undoubtedly aware, California voters went to the polls last November and voted not to repeal the “gas tax”, which is the largest tax increase in the history…
Guest Review: This Citrus Heights bake shop is the place to go for cakes
Guest review by Doreen Brown– Tucked back in the far right corner of the Greenback Square shopping center, located near Fair Oaks Boulevard on Greenback Lane is a small shop called Cake and Candy Specialties. Their motto is…
Guest Column: Getting local homeless into jobs? It’s about to happen here.
Guest opinion column by County Supervisor Sue Frost– Exactly a year ago, I wrote an article in the Citrus Heights Sentinel outlining why I thought Sacramento County was in need of a work program for people who are…
Guest Column: Remembering George Washington on Presidents Day
Guest column by Citrus Heights resident Michael Bullington– Monday, in Citrus Heights and across the U.S., we celebrate Presidents Day. Locally, our City Hall will be closed in honor of the occasion…
