E-bike safety course at MVHS cancelled, organizers say
The Citrus Heights Police Department is partnering with the San Juan Unified School District and several e-bike industry organizations to host its first E-bike Safety Course later this summer…
New AI-driven data shows steady growth in Citrus Heights Stars & Stripes attendance
City officials say new artificial intelligence data technology the city has been utilizing for about one year has enabled them to capture more accurate attendance numbers of large-scale events…
Have you seen this new mural outside City Hall in Citrus Heights?
A new mural commemorating and celebrating the history and legacy of Citrus Heights along with the United States, has been installed on the walls of Citrus Heights City Hall…
GUEST COLUMN: SB 802 risks creating another LA-style homelessness bureaucracy
A bill moving through the State Legislature, SB 802, would create a new regional homelessness governing structure for our county. On paper, it sounds cooperative and coordinated. But before we rush into a new system, we should look…
Citrus Heights community garden to host 2026 annual plant sale
The Sylvan Ranch Community Garden is hosting its 14th annual plant sale beginning April 11…
Art, uncertainty shape Ukrainian refugee’s new life in Citrus Heights
With nowhere safe to return to in her home country, a young Ukrainian artist featured at Citrus Heights City Hall faces an uncertain future…
GUEST OPINION: Road funding debate missing major piece
By Mark Dempsey– Republican Assemblyman Josh Hoover’s latest editorial describes his effort to fund our gas-tax-maintained roads fairly.
GUEST OPINION: New cardroom regs will impact Citrus Heights families, jobs, safety
Submitted by Sue Frost, and contributors– Attorney General Rob Bonta and the Bureau of Gambling Control finalized cardroom regulations this month that will impose unnecessary burdens and destabilize responsible cardrooms, jeopardize local jobs, reduce city revenues, and ultimately…
LETTERS: Sunrise Mall, sports complex, homeless shelter, housing
The latest Letters to the Editor discuss future plans for Sunrise Mall, with one resident supporting a new sports complex, another supporting affordable housing, and another rejecting…
Guest Column: A letter from the Mayor
By MariJane Lopez-Taff– When I introduced my theme for the year, Service, I shared that service is not limited to a title or position. It is a mindset. It is the daily choice to care for our community,…
LETTER: Turning the mall into a homeless shelter is a bad idea
Submitted by Arthur Kislitsa– As a local business owner and resident in the Citrus Heights area, converting the vacant space at Sunrise Mall into a large-scale centralized homeless housing complex would likely create serious unintended consequences for the…
Spring concert series coming to Citrus Heights in April
A “Backyard Bash” spring band series is coming to Citrus Heights this spring, bringing three evenings of free live music, food and outdoor fun to the Marketplace at Birdcage.
