Citrus Heights Sentinel
Filing deadline extended for Citrus Heights Water District election
Sentinel staff report– Those seeking a seat on the Citrus Heights Water District’s three-member governing board now has until Aug. 15 to file to run for the Division 3 position, Sacramento County elections officials announced late Friday. Although…
Man who shot Citrus Heights teen in head sentenced to 50 years to life
Sentinel staff report– Mario Andreas Contreras was sentenced on Wednesday to serve 50 years to life in prison for fatally shooting a Citrus Heights teen in the head, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office announced in a news…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: Hot August Bites, obituary, housing prices, spraying
Latest local news briefs include a report on Hot August Bites at Rusch Park, an update on aerial and ground spraying efforts to curb the threat of West Nile virus activity, the passing of a longtime Citrus Heights…
Pedestrian, 22, killed after being hit by truck on Antelope Road
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police blocked off a section of Antelope Road between Sunrise Boulevard and Mariposa Avenue Thursday night after a truck fatally hit a pedestrian who was “kneeling in the roadway.” In a news release…
Only two have filed so far in Citrus Heights Water District election
Sentinel staff report– The race for two seats on the Citrus Heights Water District’s governing board may not end up on the ballot this November, if no one else files to run. With a quickly approaching deadline to…
‘Hot August Bites’ coming to Rusch Park again this weekend
Sentinel staff report– The annual Hot August Bites event in Citrus Heights will again take place at Rusch Park this Saturday, promising live music, free swimming, a beer garden, food trucks, and a car show. The free event…
Guest Opinion: Citrus Heights shouldn’t punish reputable rental owners with more fees
Guest opinion column submitted by Martin Gravenstein– I am writing as a rental property owner of 8 single-family properties, which are all in Sacramento County and 7 of which are in the City of Citrus Heights. I am…
Citrus Heights residents, police hit the streets for National Night Out
By Stacey Hanks– Despite smoky skies from Northern California wildfires and temperatures in the 90s, Citrus Heights neighborhood groups along with police officers and city officials came out Tuesday evening to celebrate National Night Out. Held every year…
The Civic Minute: what’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall? (Aug. 9)
Proposed mandatory rental inspections. Public hearings. Grant funding increase. $416,000 contract. Infrastructure project. Those are some of the topics on schedule for the Citrus Heights City Council’s Aug. 9 meeting. Here’s a brief summary of what’s included in…
Citrus Heights considering $500k proposal for mandatory rental inspections
Alec Pronk contributed to this report– Nearly 15,000 rental homes and apartments in Citrus Heights may soon be subject to a new rental inspection ordinance, in a move officials say is needed to prevent blight and ensure rental…
