Citrus Heights Sentinel

Citrus Heights News Briefs: House fire, award, Daniels, GSK update
Latest local news briefs include Councilman Bret Daniels responding publicly to his being censured, a Citrus Heights police officer being awarded for making 30 DUI arrests, an early morning fire destroying a home, and latest news reports on…

June 19: Citrus Heights ‘Chamber U’ seminar to focus on health
The Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce is hosting an upcoming seminar at city hall on the topic of “how to get and stay healthy,” featuring three local presenters with expertise in fitness, meal preparation and wellness.

Jury finds burglar guilty of attempted murder of Citrus Heights woman
Sentinel staff report– A 24-year-old man was convicted by a jury of burglarizing a Citrus Heights home last August and brutally stabbing a 47-year-old woman in the neck and side, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday.…

Citrus Heights-based footwear company acquires Flip Flop Shops
Sentinel staff report– Bearpaw Holdings LLC, a global footwear company headquartered in Citrus Heights, announced its acquisition of Flip Flop Shops last week. The acquisition marks another step in Bearpaw’s expansion, with the company announcing its move into…

Guest Opinion: The political lynching of Bret Daniels
Guest opinion submitted by David Warren– Last Thursday night, there was a political lynching at the Citrus Heights City Hall. Four City Councilmembers acting as police, prosecutor, judge, jury and executioner of Councilmember Bret Daniels’ reputation, relying upon…

The Civic Minute: what’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall? (June 14)
Eminent domain action. Public hearings. New security cameras. Those are some of the topics on the agenda for tonight’s council meeting in Citrus Heights, which includes a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. with a closed-session discussion and a…

Citrus Heights Police Logs: Beer bottle, transient trouble, assault
Latest police logs include reports of a woman spending the night outside McDonald’s, stolen surveillance cameras, and a group of transients reportedly cornering a woman near Sylvan Road.

Citrus Heights council votes 4-1 to censure one of its own
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights Councilman Bret Daniels was officially censured by his fellow council members during a special meeting held at city hall on June 7. Daniels was the lone “no” vote in opposing the motion to…

Church outgrows historic Citrus Heights building; plans new campus on Auburn Blvd
Hayden Le Pore contributed to this story– Pioneer Baptist Church currently meets inside one of the oldest buildings in Citrus Heights, a nearly 100-year-old church on Old Auburn Road. But with recent growth in the congregation, plans are…

Citrus Heights has a new burger joint in town: Hamre’s Giant Orange
By Stacey Hanks– The name Hamre’s Giant Orange doesn’t exactly scream hamburgers, but don’t let that fool you, hamburgers are what they do and they do a lot of them. Located at the intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and…