We visited the EGPD this time for registration of our house alarm which needs renewal every 3…read moreyears. My wife hates it with a passion when it gets to where you could pay a penalty if not registered by a certain date which is in March. That happened to us 6 years ago. Like they sent us an email but my wife accidentally deleted all her emails by mistake. Aw go figure. She was really into decluttering big time lately. She said that's a gift! Heehee. She wants less screen time anyway. Aw what a silly lady. This past visit the patient police employee assisted us with the alarm registration as my wife went online at home but could not figure out how to renew that darn alarm system & she didn't want to wait any longer than necessary or pay the 50 dollar fine in March like six years before. If you observe what she did online you would understand what I mean! So my wife filled out the form/application at the nearby table & chairs. The lady whom I didn't get her name said it would be taken care of now. Yay! Got one thing done & out of the way! My wife checked it today online & confirmed it was renewed until 2029! My wife received the confirmation email in her spam folder too. Like what? Normally we use their EGPD Volunteers for house vacation watch & drop off donations when appropriate. This visit was absolutely necessary & my wife was thrilled it was taken care of!!! I'm sure we would return again in three years again to renew in person than do it online which was not apparent to do. Like why don't they make it clearer? Almost like another computer task we did recently online for our travels which was another drawn out story. Aw so annoying my wife says! & the Mercury wasn't in Retrograde yet. Well I know better next time too! Bottom line visit the EGPD!!!

Elk Grove Police is relatively responsive. As the city has become more developed and pretty…read morepopulated, the number of crimes and incidents have increased as expected, so sometimes response time might be a bit longer, probably due to traffic! We attended a BBQ on the Beat event recently, a public outreach event where egpd puts on a great BBQ for residents and kids (and kids at heart) can see cool police vehicles to include the specialty ones like the Incidence Response vehicle (it's fully bullet proof) and the Mobile Command Center. It's a good opportunity for the community to connect with the law enforcement officers and staff. It was a friendly and fun event that kids and adults alike enjoyed.

We moved to Citrus Heights in 2000 from the Bay Area. It was recommended to us by three different…read morepeople, on three separate occasions, who knew the Sacramento area. So, we found a beautiful, wide and quiet street in Citrus Heights, conveniently located a couple of miles from I-80 for a 13 mile commute into Sacramento, surrounded by convenience, such as grocery stores and the Sunrise Mall, along with Bird Cage, a decent school district, parks with swimming pools, Little League, and nicely maintained middle class neighborhoods. At the time we bought, Citrus Heights had just incorporated three years before. Our real estate agent told us that it was improving. Improve it has! In the eleven years we've lived here, there has been many beautification projects along the main through ways like Greenback Lane, sculptural art established on the main corridors of Auburn and Greenback, as well as roads widened, parks installed, a new community center that is state of the art, lots of lovely trees and pretty red roses have been planted, and new businesses established, like Costco, and Sam's Club, and soon, Sprouts Farmers' Market, among others. Citrus Heights now has its own police department, too, as one reviewer noted. The things I personally like about Citrus Heights, however, is that the best restaurant in the Sacramento region is here, Bamiyan, an Afghan restaurant that is as delicious as it is unique. The Farmers' Market behind Sears at the Sunrise Mall on Saturday mornings is the happiest hour I spend all week buying my produce. They have everything, including eggs and meats, and of course, a wonderful smorgasbord of yummy homegrown organic and non-organic produce, and it seems we have more varied vendors every time I go. I also love the fact that I came across some graffiti in the park near our house and called a hot-line, and it was gone within 24 hours. Things like that are taken seriously here. Additionally, the City government is fiscally responsible. Citrus Heights is in great shape, and it has improved and gotten better every year we've been here. Now they're redoing San Juan High School. I want to congratulate Citrus Heights for all the good things I've seen happening here in the past decade. I am proud of Citrus Heights and I applaud all the people who are making it happen.

I attended dispatcher training at this location and was highly disappointed in the supervisors as…read morewell as one of the instructors. The Supervisor I Diana Bahlman came in and yelled at the new class of dispatchers. When asked why they were yelling when their directions was confusing - the supervisor made up a story and had me written up. Their motto is Courage, Honesty, Professionalism , Principals Respect, Integrity, Dedication , Esprit de Corps but that's a lie. It's no wonder the retention rate is extremely low!!

This review is for the Academy as a testing facility which I visited last Saturday…read more The location is easy to find; take the Reed Ave exit off the highway and you will almost run right into it! Arrive extra early, my test started at 8:30am and there was a line going out of the Academy and down the street just to get into the parking lot! There is an Officer at the entrance to the Academy so not everyone can drive in. I got into the parking lot, parking is clearly marked and available right in front. Yes! Once parked, there are four buildings arranged in a square with a courtyard in the middle dedicated to fallen CHP officers. One of the buildings is the dining room so off I went! The buildings all look the same and aren't clearly marked. The only way I knew what building was the right one, was from the line of other test takers out front! Inside the dining room is very clean. There are a ton of tables and chairs with plenty of windows and skylights. Kind of a cool place, but has that "school" feeling so not very comfy. Overall, great place for testing/meetings because the space is nice and easily accessible.

I had the best experience here. I recently had a baby and I had no idea what to do to file for…read moredisability/maternity leave. It was nice and empty in the office and the ladies behind the counter were super friendly and helpful! One of the ladies that helped me was named Cheryl and I can't remember the other ladies name. But both were amazing and very pleasant to work with. You always dread going into a government office but these ladies gave me a better feeling and told me what I needed to do. This is my first time going through this and usually people are unpleasant and rude and don't want to help. Good to know there's good people like these ladies that if you have a question they will help answer it for you and point you in the right direction. Couldn't have asked for a better experience.

My friend attended CACEO for training to become a Certified Code Enforcement Officer. She…read morecompleted all the required modules. After completion, she was sent her certificate in the mail. She was then informed that the certificate was sent in error. She was informed you have to work as a Code Enforcement Officer for 1 year before you can become "CERTIFIED". She was informed that the dates on her certificate as a " Certified Code Enforcement Officer will have to be changed until she completes that 1 year on the job training. No one informed my friend, nor did any of the guest speakers mention that as a requirement to obtain your certificate. My friend was very disappointed. Most employers don't want to hire you unless you have one year of experience anyway. So it's a catch-22. You can't obtain a certificate unless you have one year of experience and you won't be hired as a Code Officer unless you have 1 year experience. Keep in mind that all the money was paid in advance. I'm very disappointed in CACEO!!!

I had an appointment at 1pm and came in a bit early and to my surprise, I was checked in and on my…read moreway ahead of schedule! Now, I wish State government was this efficient! Double thumbs up for the speedy gonzales service!!

This place was very clean and easy to find. We came 15 minutes early for an appt. to check in and…read moreget a seat. We were done about 1/2 after appt time. The staff was friendly. They seem a bit short handed but they were fast. It was not what I expected out of a government facility, it was better than most.

Want some St Patrick's Day fun? Go gran the Elk Grove City puzzles which are back in stock in 500…read moreand 1000 pc sizes...all for $25! If you come down today (on St Patrick's Day 2026), you also can score a free limited edition Elk Grove 25th anniversary t shirt (while supplies last)! Great city promo to showcase a coty that takes pride in it's parks, diversity, neighborhoods, and businesses!

l Love going to get a permit For my Elk Grove's Customers…read moreFor their Duralum Patio Cover In Elk Grove. The employees are so so Nice!!!! In and out, most of the time. Free parking!!! Is a plus with shade trees To shade your car. - very nice!!!!! I Roy Wassner Approve This 5 Star Review!!! Have a Great Amazing Powerful Beautiful Day!!!!

Thank you for all the things that you do for Cal Fire to keep us safe the men and women with Cal…read moreFire outstanding very good Training and very nice people and they do a great great job of keeping our community and our outer area is clean preventing fires from happening thank you thank you thank you