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Annual winter shelter for homeless seeks volunteers
The Winter Sanctuary program operates annually with the help of hundreds of volunteers and area churches that agree to serve as host sites for a week at a time before the lodging rotates to another host site…
What’s coming to Citrus Heights in 2025? Six businesses to watch for
Multiple businesses are already preparing to take up residence in Citrus Heights or relocate to another building in the city…
Citrus Heights residents to be fined $166 for piles set out too early
Republic Services announced in a Jan. 1 mailer to residents that setting out piles more than 48 hours in advance of…
New thrift store to fill former Dollar N More storefront in Citrus Heights
Another new thrift store plans to open in August in the space formerly filled by Dollar N More…
What to know about SJUSD’s new dress code: what’s allowed, what’s not?
The San Juan Unified School District School Board last month approved revisions to its dress and grooming policy and…
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…
$2.19M construction contract approved for Dewey Drive, Van Maren Lane project
The Citrus Heights City Council on Wednesday awarded a construction contract for an enhancement project on Dewey Drive and Van Maren Lane…
Crews extinguish multiple fires in Citrus Heights, amid extreme heat wave
Several fires broke out in Citrus Heights on Thursday and Friday, in the midst of extreme temperatures that reached past 110 degrees…
Citrus Heights awarded more than $100k from Cannabis Tax Fund
Citrus Heights council members voted unanimously during a July 10 City Council meeting to accept $112,770 in grant funds from the California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund grant program…
County health inspection flags Citrus Heights buffet for ‘major’ violations
Health inspectors from Sacramento County recently identified multiple violations at a local restaurant in Citrus Heights, leading to the issuance of a yellow placard…
Fire damages private school on Citrus Heights-Roseville border
A fire on Wednesday night destroyed a classroom on the campus of Valley Christian Academy…
Want to run for Citrus Heights City Council? Filing opens July 15
With two seats up for election this year on the City Council, the city announced last week that the filing period to run for a seat on the Citrus Heights City Council will open July 15…
