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SacRT to discontinue SmaRT Ride due to high costs, plans rideshare voucher program
Sacramento Regional Transit District recently announced its on demand SmaRT Ride program will be ending due to a lack of funding, high costs of operation, and low ridership…
Underground Clothing store celebrates grand reopening at Sunrise Mall
Volunteers, along with community and regional leaders gathers at Sunrise Mall on Thursday to celebrate the grand reopening of a clothing closet for students and families…
Beautification Crew praised for tackling blight in Citrus Heights
The city’s Beautification Crew has addressed over 5,000 service requests since the two-person crew began addressing blight on the streets in December 2022, but one council member warned that funding will end in 2026…
How much rent is at those new low-income apartments in Citrus Heights?
By Mike Hazlip— Sunrise Pointe, which opened on Sunrise Boulevard near Oak Avenue this summer, is accepting tenants with varying rents calculated based on income as a percentage of the median income…
Police investigate armed assault on Sayonara Drive
By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights police are investigating an assault with a deadly weapon that reportedly occurred Tuesday night on Sayonara Drive…
Citrus Heights council meeting cancelled for Aug. 24
The Citrus Heights City Council will not meet for their regularly scheduled second council meeting in August, according to an announcement made earlier this month and also posted on the city’s website…
Why this Citrus Heights resident is moving out of California after 50 years
Scott Meyer is calling it quits after more than 50 years living in the Golden State…
What is SJUSD doing to increase safety at Citrus Heights schools?
By Sara Beth Williams– Hiring additional staff, updating surveillance systems, purchasing locking blocks for doors and installing new fencing are among plans being implemented to improve safety at Citrus Heights schools, according to a report from the San…
92-year-old Citrus Heights resident reflects on six decades with See’s Candies
Esther Pelkey started working for See’s Candies in the 1950s, long before the company’s now-shuttered location at Sunrise Mall ever opened…
Vice mayor urges funding for officers at Citrus Heights high schools
Citrus Heights Police presented findings earlier this month from a study that reviewed the feasibility and cost of placing a police officer on each of the high school campuses within the city, estimating a cost of more than…
Environmental report released for Sylvan Corners housing project
By Mike Hazlip— A 250-page environmental report released last month found that a development proposal to build nearly one hundred homes at Sylvan Corners would…
Sacramento Public Library seeks community input for strategic plan
Sentinel staff report– A new 30-question survey from the Sacramento Public Library seeks input from the public as the library system develops a five-year strategic plan…
