LETTER: Charter schools are not the answer
By Kimberly Montgomery–[RE: SJUSD shoots down proposed charter school in Citrus Heights; appeal planned; Nov. 17th] I live in Citrus Heights and am teaching in Roseville, in the elementary district — a K-8 school district — and have…
LETTER: Water district execs should try living on my salary of $520/wk
By Citrus Heights resident Katherine Sterrett–[RE: Citrus Heights Water District to vote on new double-digit rate increase; Nov. 21st] It makes me so very angry and sad that our water company wants to, yet again, raise customer water…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: Hoarders, Thanksgiving, lawsuit
Latest local news briefs include an episode of the reality show “Hoarders” being filmed in Citrus Heights, a lawsuit against local police being settled for $1.2 million, and confusion over an incorrect date for Thanksgiving listed on the…
Co-owner of popular Citrus Heights kayak shop dies at 56
Carl Frederick Haussmann, co-owner of Adventure Sports – Kayak City in Citrus Heights, passed away on Oct. 28 after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 56…
Laser light show returning to Citrus Heights as part of ‘Magical Moments’ holiday events
Magical Moments is returning to Sunrise Marketplace with a series of three family-friendly activities, beginning with a Holiday Laser Light Show this Friday, Nov. 22, and a “Frozen” themed Winter Festival the following weekend…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: newspaper, elections, playground
Latest local news briefs include the filing period opening for local elections, stocks plummeting for the Sacramento Bee’s parent company and a new playground opening at Northwoods Park…
Guest Column: Why I voted against ban on ‘no-fault’ evictions
I voted against the proposed emergency ordinance that would have blocked landlords from legally evicting tenants — and I wanted you to know why.
LETTERS: About those wild turkeys in Citrus Heights…
Latest letters from Citrus Heights Sentinel readers include varying perspectives on wild turkeys in the city.
SPCA book sale fundraiser going on at Sunrise Mall thru Nov. 17
The Sacramento Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is hosting its annual fall book sale at Sunrise Mall through Sunday, Nov. 17, in order to raise funds for the animals they shelter.
Guest Opinion: How much more debt will taxpayers in Citrus Heights incur without a vote?
I find it disconcerting that after 20 years of being debt free, the city cavalierly took on debt without doing much in the way of fiscal belt tightening.
