Supervisor Frost to host community meeting at Citrus Heights city hall
Sentinel staff report– Sacramento County Supervisor Sue Frost will hold her first Citrus Heights community meeting of the year at city hall on Jan. 18 at 6 p.m., where she will give an update to residents on county…
Guest Opinion: Citrus Heights lacks safe disposal spots for unused drugs
Guest opinion by David Warren– The insidious proliferation of substance abuse and drug pollution is the silent killer of our community. Any resident having had the unfortunate experience of visiting the Mercy San Juan Hospital emergency room, a…
Winter shelter for homeless underway in Citrus Heights; volunteers sought
Sentinel staff report– Monday night began the first of a 55-night rotating shelter at area churches for homeless in Citrus Heights. Through Feb. 24, up to 20 homeless are able to grab a hot meal and warm place…
(Premium) News Briefs: local housing report, home fire, rental rates
Latest local news briefs include the latest report on the housing market in Citrus Heights, Metro Fire responding to a Friday night blaze at a Citrus Heights home, a report showing rental rates rose by 11% last year…
Garbage pickup in Citrus Heights to return to regular days on Jan. 8
Sentinel staff report– After two weeks of delayed trash and recycling pickup in Citrus Heights, regular collection days will return for residents beginning on Monday, Jan. 8th. Republic Services, which handles waste collection for the City of Citrus…
Citrus Heights mail carrier awarded for clocking in one million accident-free miles
By Hazel Ford– Keith Harris, a US Postal Service letter carrier in Citrus Heights has driven 1,000,000 accident-free miles — all without leaving the city limits. In a Dec. 27 news release USPS said he achieved this feat…
Guest Opinion: Expanding Prop 13 would help local housing market
Guest opinion column by County Supervisor Sue Frost– The last board meeting of the year has come and gone, and I have officially completed my first year as your County Supervisor. During the year I made it a…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: homelessness, Christmas, house fire, marbles
Latest local news briefs include a fire at a Citrus Heights home the day after Christmas, homelessness in Citrus Heights being featured in a statewide magazine, a local marble collector being featured in a Pennsylvania newspaper, and more.…
Here’s how you can recycle your Christmas tree in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Looking for a way to get rid of your Christmas tree? There’s several options in Citrus Heights for recycling live trees. Republic Services, which handles waste collection for the City of Citrus Heights, is offering…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: Shop with a Cop, viral story, citrus heist?
Latest local news briefs include video highlights from the police department’s annual Shop with a Cop event at Walmart, high speed 1-gigabit internet coming to the area, a house fire near Mesa Verde High School, and Citrus Heights…
Guest Column: Fact-checking the Christmas story
Guest column submitted by Michael Bullington– Perhaps you read in last week’s Sentinel about the seven must see Christmas displays in Citrus Heights. Yes, our wee city, playing Bethlehem to Sacramento’s Jerusalem, is filled with wonderfully lit displays…
Couple brings elaborate musical Christmas light show to Citrus Heights yard
By Hazel Ford– If you haven’t heard of Sampolo Court in Citrus Heights, you’ll likely want to drive by in the evening before New Year’s. While moving to Citrus Heights from Thousand Oaks earlier this year to be…
