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Hey there, Citrus Heights! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What's planned for the long-empty Auburn Boulevard anchor store?
  • What we know about the two greenbelt fires behind Sylvan Oaks
  • How could a Citrus Heights sports complex reshape our city's future?

Also on today's calendar: 2027 Medicare Information and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 51.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 75 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Prominent real estate mogul buys vacant Auburn Boulevard property (citrusheightssentinel.com) — A long-vacant former Smart & Final building on Auburn Boulevard in Citrus Heights has been bought by Ethan Conrad Properties, with plans to remodel the exterior and refresh the site. The sale follows new streetscape upgrades, a "Welcome to Citrus Heights" archway, and other tenants like FunCity and a planned E-bike outlet that are helping revive the Citrus Grove Shopping Center corridor.
   

• Greenbelt behind local library catches fire twice in one day (citrusheightssentinel.com) — Two separate fires broke out about 12 hours apart in the greenbelt behind Sylvan Oaks Library and Crosswoods Community Park in Citrus Heights, scorching about half an acre but sparing nearby homes and buildings. Police first discovered an unoccupied homeless camp just before the morning blaze and later ruled out encampment activity in the smaller nighttime fire; investigators still don't know what caused either incident.
   

• Sacramento's Sports Boom Raises Big Questions About Growth and Investment (iheart.com) — Citrus Heights is being floated as a possible site for a new regional sports complex, part of a broader Sacramento-area push for stadiums and arenas that could total billions in investment. Local leaders are weighing whether the region can sustain so many projects and how a new state law allowing property-tax-based financing might help pay for them.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • She's been found !!
    Well that was quick and I'm so happy for my sister. A neighbor had her gave her a bath and then was driving around to see if she could find anyone… (Nextdoor Sunrise Ranch)
  • HELLO NEIGHBORS, PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR MY CAT.
    HIS NAME IS HAM. I LIVE ON GREENBACK BY SAMS CLUB. THIS IS WHY I DONT LET HIM OUT. ITS DANGEROUS. HE HAS NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE HOUSE OR BACKYARD… (Nextdoor Park Oaks)
  • Burger King - Ghai Management Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Citrus Heights. Apply here.
  • City of Citrus Heights California posted a job opening for Police Officer - Lateral in Citrus Heights. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Citrus Heights here.

🗞 Nearby News

Orangevale

  • Plan effectively to build a carwash (carwash.com)
  • Industrial rock roars into The Boardwalk with Luxt, Damn Liars and Zeromind (folsomtimes.com)

Fair Oaks

  • Sac-Joaquin Section 2026 flag football playoff projections - Oct. 8 (maxpreps.com)

Folsom

  • Weekly Coffee News: Good Food Awards Open + California Chain Expands (dailycoffeenews.com)
  • Heartstoppers returns for 19th season of Halloween scares (folsomtimes.com)
  • Sacramento-area employer pledges $250 million to Trump savings accounts for kids (sacbee.com)

Ok Citrus Heights! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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