City of Auburn Government News

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.

The city of Auburn is facing a growing budget deficit after the new finance director discovered a $2 million error in prior financial reporting.

By recent City Council proclamation, May is officially Bike Month here in Auburn, and there are terrific events scheduled and prize-winning month-long challenges for everyone in town to enjoy.

A potential half-cent sales tax is closer to reaching the November ballot in Placer County, as the City of Auburn was last to approve an expenditure plan for Placer County Transportation Planning Agency’s potential sales tax measure in their April 22 meeting.

Auburn’s annual Community Service Day is scheduled Sunday, April 28, and the city is looking for volunteers to beautify some of its spaces.

A recall may be on the horizon for the Auburn Union School District as 35 community members filed Intent to Recall paperwork this week against Trustees Greg Holt and Jayson Wedge.

Auburn is on its way to adding three pickleball courts and a multiuse space at School Park Preserve. Construction has officially begun on the space, a cement pad which formerly housed school facilities.

Auburn PD's 2023 report also notes a 45-percent increase in DUI arrests

The city of Auburn is going through a General Plan update and the team behind the work has spent the past several weeks collecting input from the community through workshops and stakeholder meetings. The team is now looking toward the community to provide input through an online survey.