Nearby city eyes Citrus Heights’ neighborhood model
By Mike Hazlip– Several hundred residents on Monday attended a community potluck at the Citrus Heights Community Center, which featured a speaker from Rancho Cordova who praised the city’s neighborhood model for community engagement…
LETTER: Cannabis stores will bring shootings, stabbings, robberies
By Bill Bird, Citrus Heights– Do you want more crime in Citrus Heights? Urge your City Council to support and allow stores that sell marijuana or dope. Your prayers will be answered. These places are crime magnets…
Spring musical performances underway at Mesa Verde High School
Following the closure of Theatre in the Heights last year, community theatrical performances have been a hard find in Citrus Heights — but this week, residents will performances of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown on display at…
New map tracks COVID-19 cases in Citrus Heights, county
A new interactive mapping tool released by county health officials this week shows the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths by zip code across Sacramento County, including the two zip codes that make up the city of Citrus…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: Chando’s Tacos, plant sale, COVID-19
Latest local news briefs include Chando’s Tacos setting up a food truck outside its future permanent location at Sylvan Corners, an update on COVID-19 cases in Citrus Heights, and water district officials reassuring the public that water will…
Guest Opinion: 16 ways pedestrians can make Citrus Heights a safer place
By Dennis Hook–We are fortunate to have a rich history in Citrus Heights, along with good local government and an outstanding Police Department with Chief Ron Lawrence at the helm. Residents of Citrus Heights may be aware that…
Organic garden in Citrus Heights hosting plant sale this weekend
The Sylvan Ranch Community Garden in Citrus Heights will host its annual spring plant sale fundraiser this Thursday through Saturday, with social distancing policies in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Realtor’s Corner: How’s the local housing market holding up?
Guest column by real estate broker Beth Moran– Citrus Heights has not escaped the impact of the coronavirus pandemic as we seem to be on par with the rest of the five-county region, with slowing sales.
Food drive in Citrus Heights called a ‘huge success’
More than 350 cars drove through the parking lot of Advent Lutheran Church in Citrus Heights between 10 a.m. and noon on Saturday, dropping off food to help re-stock critically low supplies at a local food closet.
LETTERS: paying homeless to work, shelter, pessimism
Latest letters from Citrus Heights readers discuss homelessness in Citrus Heights, including whether vacant lots on Sayonara Drive should be used as a temporary shelter area.
Citrus Heights News Briefs: job opps, sign ban, obituary
Latest local news briefs include a hiring spree at the local Small Business Administration office in Citrus Heights, the city announcing it won’t be enforcing a temporary sign ban for essential businesses, and an obituary for an 82-year-old…
What’s open? City publishes list of essential businesses open in Citrus Heights
From guns to groceries, Citrus Heights residents can still buy many items at dozens of businesses deemed essential amid COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
