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Citrus Heights District 4 candidates remain separated by fewer than 500 votes

Sara Beth Williams

The latest voting results for Sacramento County, released Tuesday evening, show a slight increase in Citrus Heights City Council District 4 candidate Jayna Karpinski-Costa’s lead over candidate Susan Powers….

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

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Guest Column: Reserves are not a ‘rainy day fund’

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Coffee with a Cop coming to Citrus Heights

Upcoming Veterans Day events in Citrus Heights

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Six teens trespassed from Sunrise Mall after breaking into vacant Macy’s building

Sara Beth Williams–November 12, 2026

Six more juveniles were trespassed from the Sunrise Mall property for one year after police caught the teens breaking into the vacant Macy’s Men’s building Thursday afternoon…

Citrus Heights FlashVote survey on blight launched Thursday

Sara Beth Williams–November 12, 2026

The City of Citrus Heights issued a new survey Thursday, asking residents about blight and homelessness…

Citrus Heights Police Chief separates from city, Interim Chief appointed

Sara Beth Williams–November 12, 2026

Citrus Heights Police Chief Alex Turcotte has separated from employment with the Citrus Heights Police Department, effective Nov. 12, the City of Citrus Heights announced Thursday…

Three adults, four juveniles trespassed after attempted Elephant Bar break-in ‘Tik Tok challenge’

Sara Beth Williams–November 11, 2026

Three adults and four juveniles were detained by Citrus Heights Police after midnight Wednesday morning in connection with a large group who was attempting to break into the old Elephant…

Citrus Heights District 4 candidates remain separated by fewer than 500 votes

Sara Beth Williams–November 11, 2026

The latest voting results for Sacramento County, released Tuesday evening, show a slight increase in Citrus Heights City Council District 4 candidate Jayna Karpinski-Costa’s lead over candidate Susan Powers….

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

Sara Beth Williams–November 10, 2026

The Citrus Heights City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday to consider a temporary ground lease for a proposed hockey rink at the former Sylvan Middle School property, review changes…

Guest Column: Reserves are not a ‘rainy day fund’

Sara Beth Williams–November 10, 2026

I often remind myself that the City’s money comes from you—from the hard work of Citrus Heights residents. We as your City Council can never forget that we are trusted…

Coffee with a Cop coming to Citrus Heights

Sara Beth Williams–November 10, 2026

The Citrus Heights Police Department is inviting community members to stop by for its “Coffee with a Cop” event, this Thursday morning, Nov. 12….

Upcoming Veterans Day events in Citrus Heights

Sara Beth Williams–November 10, 2026

Each year organizations in the city host annual Veterans Day events to celebrate and honor veterans for their service and sacrifice during the national holiday. Below is a list of…

Latest local election results show tight race in City Council District 2, with school board, assembly leads widening

Sara Beth Williams–November 7, 2026

The latest voting results for Sacramento County, released Friday evening, show a tight race for Citrus Heights City Council District 2, while many other local candidates’ leads have widened since…

Future of independent toy store in Sunrise Mall uncertain

Sara Beth Williams–November 7, 2026

A toy store at Sunrise Mall appears to have paused operations, with some inventory removed, though neighboring businesses say it could reopen for the holiday season…

Some fencing along median on Greenback Lane to be removed, city says

Sara Beth Williams–November 7, 2026

The city plans to remove some of the brown fencing installed in the median on a portion of Greenback Lane following the approval of an $11-$12M drainage and accessibility project…

West Coast replica Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall project seeks $3M more in funding

Sara Beth Williams–November 7, 2026

As Veterans Day approaches, the Veterans Memorial project, an effort to bring the first 95 percent replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall to the west coast, is still seeking…

San Juan School Board results: One appointed, two newly elected, two reelected unopposed

Sara Beth Williams–November 7, 2026

Next year the San Juan Unified School District School Board of Trustees will look both familiar and different in 2027 as two incumbents ran for reelection unopposed, and two newly…

2026 Citrus Heights Police Logs Spotlight: Oct. 29-Nov. 4

Sara Beth Williams–November 7, 2026

Latest police log incident reports show a decrease in animal control calls, while showing an increase in disturbances. Below are the reported incidents from Oct. 29-Nov. 4…

Citrus Heights restaurant briefly closes, reopens, after driver crashes through front entrance

Sara Beth Williams–November 7, 2026

Updated 6 p.m., Nov. 6— An Asian restaurant in Citrus Heights was forced to close briefly while they repaired damage following an accidental collision through their front door. In an…

Midterms 2026: Vote gaps widen in two Citrus Heights City Council races

Sara Beth Williams–November 7, 2026

Two Citrus Heights City Council incumbent candidates in Districts 2 and 4 have widened their lead against challengers…

Midterms 2026:: Incumbents Niello, Hoover, in tight races for State Senate, Assembly seats

Sara Beth Williams–November 6, 2026

Assembly District 7 incumbent and moderate Republican candidate Josh Hoover continues to battle from behind in a tight race with Democratic challenger Amy Slavensky..

Sunrise Mall men’s clothing store hangs on, scales back hours

Sara Beth Williams–November 5, 2026

A men’s clothing store at Sunrise Mall has scaled back its hours to evenings only, according to employees The Sentinel spoke with both Thursday and in September…

Midterms 2026: latest local election results

Sara Beth Williams–November 5, 2026

See local election results specifically impacting or relating to Citrus Heights, as well as voting results from other county and state-wide elections…

Midterms 2026: City Council incumbents leading polls in early voting results

Sara Beth Williams–November 5, 2026

The Citrus Heights City Council has three seats up for reelection with one candidate running unopposed, and according to early voting results, the two incumbent candidates are leading…

Citrus Heights approves spending plan for $600K in annual federal funding

Sara Beth Williams–November 5, 2026

The funding is allocated toward multiple nonprofits, infrastructure improvement projects, and regional housing-related programs….

Midterms 2026: Voter turnout in Citrus Heights

Sara Beth Williams–November 3, 2026

Voter turnout was slower over the weekend in Citrus Heights, voting center inspectors say, but has already shown to be steady all morning long this election season and inspectors expect…

Driver extricated after crashing into median on Sunrise Boulevard

Sara Beth Williams–November 3, 2026

A solo-vehicle accident on Sunrise Boulevard snarled traffic on a rainy Tuesday afternoon after a driver hit the center divide south of Woodmore Oaks Drive…

Citrus Heights City Council meeting rescheduled to Nov. 10

Sara Beth Williams–November 2, 2026

The Nov. 11 Citrus Heights City Council meeting has been rescheduled for Nov. 10, the city confirmed, due to the initial date for the meeting landing on Veterans Day….