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Water From Leaking Water Fountain in the Sunrise Mall Food Court. May 20, 2025. // City of Citrus Heights

Sunrise Mall majority owner has now accrued over $3.5M in fines

The troubled Sunrise Mall property and its majority owner have now accumulated over $3.5 million in fines to kick off the new year, city officials say….

The first 8 homes in a 26-home housing project on Sayonara Drive in Citrus Heights are currently under construction, expected to be completed in late spring. // SB Williams

Phase 3 of Sayonara housing project in Citrus Heights to begin accepting applications Feb. 1

Applications for 14 new affordable homes in Citrus Heights will officially open on Feb. 1 as part of Phase 3 of a partnership project between Habitat for Humanity Greater Sacramento and the City of Citrus Heights…

A fire burns inside the vacant food court at Sunrise Mall, January 2026

Here’s what’s happened at Sunrise Mall over the last year

By Sara Beth Williams– After a spark of hope for potential redevelopment with a proposal from real estate mogul Ethan Conrad in early 2025, the Sunrise Mall has continued to decline, with stores vacating the mall in clusters.…

A new left turn lane is being constructed on Sunrise Blvd. In Citrus Heights.

New left turn lane on Sunrise Blvd nearing completion

A new left turn lane being constructed on Sunrise Boulevard between Sayonara Drive and Arcadia Drive has caused traffic delays for drivers passing by along one of the city’s busiest corridors…

Several members of the Rotary Club of Citrus Heights stand beneath a newly unveiled Historic Lincoln Highway Memorial Placard at San Juan High School, Aug. 15, 2025.

Historic Lincoln Highway sign unveiled at local Citrus Heights high school

A host of city leaders, school personnel, alumni, and community members gathered together to celebrate the unveiling of an Historic Lincoln Highway Memorial Placard…

The interior of Sunrise Mall // File Photo CH Sentinel

Sunrise Mall majority owner has long history of neglected properties

The long list of code violations at Sunrise Mall is nothing new for Namdar Realty Group or its partner company, Mason Asset Management, and neither are…

Ron Root (L) and Nick Kennedy (R) with one of the pumpkins the team grew in the 2023 season. A larger pumpkin than the one pictured here broke the state record for largest pumpkin in California, and placed second worldwide.

Citrus Heights pumpkin-growing legend dies

A Citrus Heights man who became legendary for growing the state’s largest pumpkin in 2023, has died.

A vacant parcel on Twin Oaks Ave. and Auburn Blvd.

Construction underway on Citrus Heights food truck plaza

The site of an approved food truck plaza is now being demolished, and the owner said construction could be complete within the next several months.

Area 11 board members stand with Kingswood K-8 VP with a cart of school supplies donated by Area 11 on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. From left to right, Area 11 president Jodi Ash, treasurer/secretary Kathy Wright, Kingswood K-8 VP Eric Roesser. // SB Williams

‘It takes a village.’ Citrus Heights Neighborhood Area 11 delivers school supplies to elementary, K-8

For at least a decade, Neighborhood Area 11 has been donating school supplies to schools within the neighborhood, including Skycrest Elementary and Kingswood K-8. 

A mattress store is planned to fill the space formerly home to Skechers in the Citrus Town Center. // SB Williams

New mattress store in Citrus Heights sets ribbon cutting date

A new mattress store coming to the Citrus Town Center has set an opening date, according to the Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce…

Still shot of a video of drone footage shared by the Citrus Heights Police Department during the Aug. 13 City Council meeting, showing July 4, 2025 illegal fireworks footage. // SB Williams

Citrus Heights Police: 49 illegal fireworks citations issued with the help of drones

Citrus Heights Police have issued nearly 50 illegal fireworks citations, the Chief of Police reported…

Rally's Burger drive thru on Auburn Blvd. and Grand Oaks Ave. still sits abandoned after closing abruptly in January.

New drive-thru coffee shop approved in Citrus Heights

Dutch Bros Coffee’s application proposing a drive-thru-format coffee shop on the corner of…