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The Civic Minute: What’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall?

Citrus Heights council members will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. to hold several public hearings, vote on a proposal related to Sunrise Mall and conclude with a closed-session meeting to discuss “price and terms of payment” for a…

Want to run for Citrus Heights City Council? Here’s what you should know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMLW9EXGtrs By Phillip Pesola– With the majority of seats on the five-member Citrus Heights City Council up for election this year, the city held a public workshop last month to provide potential candidates with information about what’s involved…

The Civic Minute: What’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall?

Citrus Heights council members will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. to hold several public hearings, vote on a proposal related to Sunrise Mall and conclude with a closed-session meeting to discuss “price and terms of payment” for a…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: obituary, arrest, stolen van, tree removal

Latest local news briefs include an obituary for a 20-year-old Citrus Heights resident, the arrest of a local woman for being under the influence in public, a tree removal project set to begin Monday, and the theft of…

LETTERS: ‘Do Not Block’ needed near Costco gas station

By Dee Sherman– Once again, it took nearly half-an-hour attempting to exit the Applebee’s parking lot on Auburn Boulevard in Citrus Heights.

Pioneer Baptist moves from historic Citrus Heights church building

Sentinel staff report– Pioneer Baptist Church, which had been meeting for years at a century-old church building on Old Auburn Road, has officially moved to a new location in Carmichael.

Meet David Levis, the new principal of San Juan High School

By Dick Cowan– David Levis is having a busy time this spring, making a transition from Principal for the District’s alternate high schools to San Juan.

Citrus Heights family shares struggle to find housing after apartment fire

By Sara Beth Williams– Three months ago, the Sandoval Garcia family lost everything in a fire at their Citrus Heights apartment, leaving them homeless while in search of housing.

Longtime Citrus Heights resident and SJHS grad passes away at age 99

By Mike Hazlip— Born August 24, 1922, Minnie Arlene Smith Oldham was just seven years old when the Great Depression was starting, 14 when she moved to Citrus Heights, 19 when the U.S. entered the second World War,…

Collision with bicyclist shuts down Sunrise Blvd near Antelope Road

Sentinel staff report– Southbound lanes on Sunrise Boulevard near Antelope Road were shut down for several hours Friday evening as police investigated the scene of a collision involving a bicyclist who was transported to an area hospital in…