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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…

A look inside San Juan High School’s Culinary Arts program

Brent Boultinghouse serves as an instructor in San Juan High School’s Culinary Arts career pathway program, where dozens of students each year gain hands-on experience and training in the food service and hospitality industry.

Planning Commission votes in favor of proposed new Dutch Bros in Citrus Heights

Citrus Heights will be getting a second Dutch Bros coffee drive-thru, after the proposal was unanimously approved by the city’s planning commission on Wednesday…

Citrus Heights police logs. // CH Sentinel

Citrus Heights Police Logs: Veterans Day, rooster mask, stolen truck

Police were kept busy on Veterans Day in Citrus Heights, responding to reports of a female with a “rooster mask” in a suspicious vehicle, more trouble with juveniles, and a man’s ex-girlfriend smashing up his car with a…

Sue Frost, supervisor

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.

Wild turkeys, Citrus Heights. Photo credit: Luke Otterstad

LETTERS: About those wild turkeys in Citrus Heights…

Latest letters from Citrus Heights Sentinel readers include varying perspectives on wild turkeys in the city.

Cats, kittens

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.

Citrus Heights secures $2M grant for San Juan Ave. improvements

The City of Citrus Heights has secured $2 million in grant funds to aid with roadway improvements planned for a section of San Juan Avenue, but the funds may not go very far.

Citrus Heights city hall

The Civic Minute: what’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall (Nov. 14)

The Citrus Heights City Council will hold a closed session meeting on Thursday night to discuss labor negotiations, followed by a public study session regarding an update to fees charged by the city. The city’s regular council meeting…