Community Voices
Guest Opinion: What you should know about the Sac County jail vote
By Supervisor Sue Frost– You may have seen some news recently about a controversial vote at the Board of Supervisors involving a debate between releasing more inmates and expanding the current jail facility which serves all municipalities in…
Guest Opinion: If you don’t vote, don’t blame political leaders
By David Warren– Day after day we are bombarded by individuals yelling from the airways and electronic media distressing messages using vicious rhetoric instead of civil discourse. The tools used by propagandists for dictators are suddenly becoming popular.
Guest Opinion: Here’s why the roads don’t get fixed
By Sue Frost– As I come to the close of my sixth year on the Board of Supervisors, I have seen many issues fall and rise in terms of importance for the residents of Sacramento County. For example…
Guest Opinion: Imposing fines for shopping cart theft will be futile
By David Warren– The Citrus Heights City Council is considering an ordinance to institute fines and misdemeanor penalties for individuals who remove shopping carts from business premises as well as civil penalties for businesses whose shopping carts are…
Guest Opinion: Do voters have short memory? Some candidates are counting on it.
By Tim Schaefer– As I watched the Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum last month, City Council Candidate Mary Jane Lopez-Taff brought up the Citrus Heights Police Department budget cuts that were included in the 2021/22 budget…
Guest Opinion: What Citrus Heights voters should know about this new tax measure
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…
Guest Opinion: Pay attention to who’s running for local school board
By David Warren– “Coloured people don’t like Little Black Sambo. Burn it. White people don’t feel good about Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Burn it. Someone’s written a book on tobacco and cancer of the lungs? The cigarette people are…
Guest Column: Some hope for residents fed up with homeless camps, trash
By Supervisor Sue Frost– The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 11 unanimously approved two ordinances that will ban homeless encampments in several important locations. As this was an intensely controversial…
Guest Column: What you should know about Sacramento County’s $7.3B budget
By Sue Frost– The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on June 9 voted unanimously to approve the $7.3 billion recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
Guest Column: Remembering those who died for our freedom
By Michael Bullington– At cemeteries in Citrus Heights and across our country, the last Monday in May is set aside to commemorate those men and women who lost their lives in service to our country in all past…
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…
