David Warren
Guest Opinion: Imposing fines for shopping cart theft will be futile
By David Warren– The Citrus Heights City Council is considering an ordinance to institute fines and misdemeanor penalties for individuals who remove shopping carts from business premises as well as civil penalties for businesses whose shopping carts are…
Guest Opinion: Pay attention to who’s running for local school board
By David Warren– “Coloured people don’t like Little Black Sambo. Burn it. White people don’t feel good about Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Burn it. Someone’s written a book on tobacco and cancer of the lungs? The cigarette people are…
Guest Column: More transparency needed in city manager selection
By David Warren– The main difference between nepotism, the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs, and cronyism, the appointment of friends and associates to positions of authority,…
Guest Column: Citrus Heights is in trouble. The solution isn’t ‘juvenile name calling’
By David Warren– Michael Bullington’s recent opinion piece heaped praise upon the departing city manager and three of the city council members, while criticizing “Lone Ranger Bret [Daniels] and Proud Tim [Schaefer]” for their public dissent…
LETTERS: Sylvan Corners, mayor, defunding police
Latest letters to the editor include perspectives on development at Sylvan Corners, police department funding, and the City Council…
GUEST COLUMN: Citrus Heights doesn’t have to cut essential police services. Here’s how.
By David Warren– City Manager Christopher Boyd at the Jan. 28 special City Council meeting presented a doomsday scenario for municipal services, with the most draconian service reductions directed at the Citrus Heights Police Department. Boyd blamed the…
Guest Opinion: City should ban Halloween events in light of ongoing pandemic
Halloween, or All-Hollows-Eve, is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows’ Day which…
Guest Opinion: Prop 15 is a better solution than Measure M
As the city places Measure M to increase the municipal sales and use tax in the amount of 1% on the ballot, The Sentinel has published guest opinions in support and opposition to the proposal.
GUEST OPINION: Three concerns with COVID-19 response in Citrus Heights
Guest Opinion by David Warren– Data from the Sacramento County Public Health department shows the number of deaths associated with COVID-19 is among the highest in Citrus Heights, only surpassed by the City and County of Sacramento.
Guest Opinion: city shouldn’t live on a credit card to be paid by future residents
Last month, the City Council approved a contract to obtain a $12 million line of credit, i.e., a loan, secured by the Citrus Heights Community Center if the city defaults. For years, the City Council’s mantra was the…
