City of Auburn Government News

Auburn city officials gathered inside the City Council chambers November 19 for the first State of the City meeting. Read on to learn what they had to say.

Initial results for the General Election on Tuesday have been updated as of 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8. According to the online results published by the Placer County Elections Office, the results reflect 291,674 voters, bringing the total count of ballots to 182,129 (62.44 percent).

In their October 29 meeting, the Auburn City Council accepted the operational analysis for transit service and discussed different options for the future.

Auburn Trails Alliance, in collaboration with the city of Auburn, announced the installation of three new bike racks in Downtown Auburn.

The Auburn City Council on Monday approved a resolution supporting Proposition 36.

In homage to all things Auburn, Leadership Auburn unveiled a mural on the wall of the community center at Recreation Park on the evening of September 25.

Four Auburn City Council candidates met face to face in the council chambers on September 24 to debate “Important Issues Facing the City.”

The Auburn City Council approved an employment agreement with Interim Police Chief Ted Stec at its September 23 meeting.

Each year, the community selects nine honorees to highlight for their above-and-beyond service to the city through the Auburn Chamber of Commerce’s Celebrate the Community Awards. Parks Administrator Andy Fisher will be honored next month with the Placer County Award.

The Auburn City Council reviewed the city’s most recent branding efforts, capping a two-year journey the city has taken toward improving its messaging to visitors.

The city of Auburn announced Friday Police Chief Ryan Kinnan has accepted the Chief of Police position with the City of Woodland, effective Sept. 14. Kinnan has served as Auburn’s Chief of Police for just under six years.

Now that candidate filing periods have ended and the November ballot is beginning to take shape, it’s clear Auburn voters have several local races to pay attention to this election season.

Following a rate study regarding sewer rates in the city of Auburn, the city council this week officially adopted a raise in sewer rates starting in 2025.

A form-based code is a means of regulating land development to achieve a specific urban form. The zoning regulation focuses on the physical form and characteristics of a building or public space rather than land use and density.

Auburn has been working toward implementing a form-based code for a few years and the results of its work is now being brought before the public.

The community gathered in Old Town Auburn on Tuesday to meet with the city's law enforcement officials and have some fun at the annual National Night Out.

Nearly 100 people gathered at the Armed Forces Pavilion and Community Garden on August 4 to celebrate the official launch of the Auburn Quail Trail.

The Auburn community will come together next week to honor its partnerships with local law enforcement as it celebrates National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 6, in Old Town Auburn.

Buyer hopes to turn former Placer Savings and Loan into 'positive influence' in heart of Downtown Auburn

The Auburn City Council had a first reading of its amended Fire Inspection Ordinance last week, taking a step to pivot away from enforcement and enhance education of property owners instead.

Don’t expect to see workers at the intersection of Lincoln Way and Borland Avenue in Auburn anytime soon. Caltrans announced delays in its roundabout construction, potentially through late fall

The Auburn City Council unanimously adopted its 2024-2025 fiscal-year budget last week, revealing the structural deficit has dropped slightly.

Firefighters extinguished a vegetation fire in the afternoon of July 2 on Sisson Lane, off Lone Star Road and Highway 49, in North Auburn.

The Auburn City Council voted June 24 to place a transient occupancy tax (TOT) on the Nov. 5 ballot.

In a coordinated effort to plan for the future of transit in western Placer County, the city of Auburn has teamed up with the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency and Roseville Transit to draft a regional transit analysis.

Building on the county’s Government Center Master Plan, the county utilized Community Development Block Grant funds to create potential future plans for private development opportunities for housing and an indoor/outdoor marketplace that aims to celebrate Placer County’s home-grown goods and services.

The Auburn City Council voted to declare a fiscal emergency and cancel all salary increases in their June 17 meeting, as the city faces an ongoing $825,000 annual budget deficit.

In their June 10 meeting, the Auburn City Council directed staff to draft a potential November ballot measure which may increase taxes collected from tourists of hotels and short-term rental operators.

At the June 10 meeting, council members approved the 2024-25 sewer rates for residents without an increase for the seventh year in a row but also had a discussion about the need for potential future rate increases.