Citrus Heights News Briefs: red light cams, garbage fire, city council, leadership
Latest news briefs include trash catching fire in a garbage truck on Greenback Lane, Citrus Heights’ red light camera controversy hitting the evening news, upcoming public hearings at city hall, and an update on a police-sponsored Youth Leadership…
Hot August Bites in Citrus Heights is revving things up for 2017 event
The annual Hot August Bites event at Rusch Park is changing things up a bit this year with a different time and layout — although live music, free swimming, a beer garden, food trucks, and a car show…
Q&A: why isn’t roadwork on Sunrise Blvd done at night?
With the city’s announcement that one lane of Sunrise Boulevard near Sayonara Drive will be closed on weekday’s from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to allow for drainage improvements, some residents have questioned why the work wasn’t scheduled…
National Night Out brings police, neighbors together in Citrus Heights
More than a dozen neighborhoods in Citrus Heights celebrated National Night Out on Tuesday, with barbecues, ice cream socials, and even a small parade. The annual event is held around the country on the first Tuesday in August,…
Letters: red light cameras, jaywalking, pedestrian barrier fence
Latest letters and comments from readers focused on varying perspectives on pedestrian safety as well as the city’s move to add more red light cameras in Citrus Heights, with some claiming the cameras enhance safety and others claiming…
Neighborhoods, police prep for National Night Out events in town
Police and neighborhood groups across Citrus Heights are once again preparing for National Night Out, an annual crime-fighting effort held around the country on the first Tuesday in August. Billed as “America’s night out against crime,” the effort…
Tiny theatre in Citrus Heights offers comedy, drama in unlikely place
Citrus Heights residents no longer have to go downtown to see a quality show — as long as they don’t mind the size of the theatre, that is. Tucked away next to a barber shop in the Aquarium…
Supervisor Frost: county reserve funds are shockingly small
Guest opinion column by County Supervisor Sue Frost– I would like to pose a hypothetical to readers of the Citrus Heights Sentinel. If you have a yearly income of $40,000, a bank account with $600 in savings, and…
Drain work to close one lane of Sunrise Blvd from Aug. 2 to Sept. 15
The City of Citrus Heights’ General Services Department announced on Thursday that upcoming storm drainage improvement work will result in the closure of one southbound lane of Sunrise Boulevard on a short section of roadway between Sayonara Drive…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: new court, police protest, BBQ turtle, garage sale trouble
Latest local news briefs include a new basketball court unveiled at Madera Park, complaints of a “never-ending” garage sale outside a Citrus Heights home, a local man hospitalized with a rare and deadly virus, protesters outside the Citrus…
New Summer Jam event at Citrus Heights skate park to draw youth, families
A brand new “summer jam” event at the Rusch Park Skate Park on July 29 is promising hours of activities for youth and families, with a scooter competition, two-lane slip-and-slide, live local bands, and pizza-by-the-slice all on schedule…
Like local events? Here’s 20 top annual events in Citrus Heights
Looking for some local events to attend in Citrus Heights? With crab feeds kicking off each year at the community center, followed by outdoor events in the summer and the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony at city hall in…
