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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.

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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…

An AI generated cartoon in response to recently submitted Letters to the Editor.

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…

A map showing the road closures affecting Citrus Heights.

Road closures in Citrus Heights for the 2025 California International Marathon

Several key road closures will be in effect during the upcoming annual California International Marathon, which is set to take place this Sunday, Dec. 8. 

Sunrise Christian Food Ministry volunteers

Citrus Heights charity among 5 beneficiaries of new ‘Giving Machine’

A new vending machine selling items that will benefit families and individuals in need has officially opened at the Westfield Galleria Mall in Roseville, with a Citrus Heights–based organization as one of five nonprofits participating…

Kids enjoyed an inflatable gingerbread house during the 2024 Laser Light car show and night market at Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights. // SB Williams

December Events: What’s going on in Citrus Heights

This December is packed with civic and community events, and variety of holiday-themed festivities, offering residents multiple ways to celebrate the season…

The laser light shows could be seen from the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane, with bright lasers shooting into the sky.

2025 laser light show, night market coming to Sunrise Mall

The Sunrise MarketPlace business district will kick off its 2025 holiday season events with a laser light show and night market on Dec. 5 in the parking lot outside the former Men’s Macy’s store at Sunrise Mall…

Walmart employees used a forklift to lift a shipping container to free a trapped kitten on Tuesday morning, Nov. 25, 2025. // Citrus Heights Rescues Animals.

Feral kitten trapped for days rescued from beneath Citrus Heights Walmart shipping container

An orange, feral kitten trapped for several days beneath two massive shipping containers behind Walmart in Citrus Heights is finally safe thanks to the persistence of local feline rescuers…

Christmas tree lighting

Citrus Heights to host annual tree lighting Dec. 4

The City of Citrus Heights will host its free, annual tree lighting next week. 

Money

SMUD unclaimed checks list issued for 2025: Find out if your name’s on it

It’s that time of year again, when the Sacramento Municipal Utility District seeks to unite customers with unclaimed money in their name before it’s too late….

Associate professor Katherine Whitcom along with multiple students and another professor colleague help distribute Thanksgiving meals at Sunrise Christian Food Ministry Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. // SB Williams

Food pantry in Citrus Heights distributes over 1,000 Thanksgiving meals

The Sunrise Christian Food Ministry last week handed out at least 1,500 Thanksgiving meals, including 1,000 turkeys and…

LETTER: Time to merge water districts

By Mark Mitchell, Citrus Heights– This is never ending. There’s always something or some reason to raise our rates..