
Real Estate Bargains: What can you buy for under $400K in Citrus Heights?
Soaring housing prices have made it a challenge for buyers seeking a single-family home for under $400,000, but in Citrus Heights there’s some options available…

Guest Opinion: California’s Air Resource Board is off the rails
By Sue Frost– I would love to be able to drive an affordable car that hovers over traffic and runs on a spoonful of tap water, but since that technology doesn’t exist, it would be crazy to impose…

Resident seeks to boost involvement in Citrus Heights neighborhood
Citrus Heights resident Elyjah Wilbur is working to help turn his once-inactive neighborhood area to the north of Interstate 80 into an “active and thriving” group of residents…

Obituary: Jean Duncan, ‘Mrs. Citrus Heights’ (1938-2020)
Jean Duncan passed away peacefully at her home in Citrus Heights on September 11, 2020. She fought COPD and lung cancer for five years. Her loving husband, Jack of 66 years and her family were by her side.

Guest Column: The good and the bad about Sac County’s latest budget
This year has been one filled with extraordinary circumstances, forcing us to adapt in the way we do even the most routine of things. The budget process for Sacramento County is no exception.

Popular bingo center in Citrus Heights shifts outdoors during COVID-19
Grand Oaks Bingo Center has resumed hosting games during the coronavirus pandemic, with modified operations bringing the game outdoors to the center’s expansive parking lot on Auburn Boulevard.

Guest Opinion: A pandemic is the worst time imaginable for Citrus Heights to raise taxes
In the November election, Citrus Heights residents will be tasked with voting on Measure M, a proposed sales tax increase that, if passed, will take in millions of dollars every single year with no roadmap for where the…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: smoke, shooting, obituary
Latest local news briefs include a one-year-old boy from Citrus Heights dying while his family tried to escape an out-of-state wildfire, smoke-filled skies in Citrus Heights, a shooting on I-80, and an obituary of a local resident.

‘There’s so many that have forgotten it.’ 9/11 remembrance held in Citrus Heights
The second annual 9/11 observance in Citrus Heights was held Friday morning at Sylvan Cemetery against a backdrop of smoke-filled skies and chairs set apart for social distancing.

Planning phase for new 2.9-mile trail in Citrus Heights nears $1M cost
Plans for a 2.9-mile multi-use trail that would connect multiple parks in Citrus Heights continue to move forward, with a contract for plans and environmental review nearing a cost of $1 million.

Smoke, heat in Citrus Heights prompts postponements of drive-in movies
Citing concerns with smoke-filled air quality, organizers have postponed this weekend’s planned drive-in screening of the movie “GOONIES.”

LETTERS: Measure M is ‘penny wise and dollar strong’
By Tolya L. Thompson– As a small business owner, I support Measure M on this November’s ballot. I have been in business in Citrus Heights for 16 years..




