Where the People Own the Water and the Power

The City of Biggs is a full-service, general law city with a population of 1,707 located in the fertile farmlands of the Sacramento Valley about an hour north of Sacramento.  Known as the "heart of rice country," Biggs is approximately 25 miles south of the City of Chico and 25 miles north of Yuba City, just off State Route 99, at an elevation of 93 feet. Biggs is approximately four miles north of the City of Gridley. View map.

In addition to providing municipal police, fire and public works services, the city also operates its own electric utility. Biggs partners with the City of Gridley for police, animal control and electric utility maintenance services and with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) for fire services. The current annual budget is $3 million, with a full-time workforce of 9 positions.  View more.

System Server RFP

The City of Biggs seeks a vendor to provide installation of a replacement computer server system. Click here to view Request for Proposal.

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Resources to Help You Keep Your Home

There are many ways to get help in keeping your home when you are having difficulty keeping up the mortgage payments. Homeowners Call Toll Free 888-954-KEEP(5337). More information can be found at www.KeepYourHomeCalifornia.org

City of Biggs Newsletter

Read the latest City Newsletter. Topics in the January 2011 newsletter include:

• Garbage pick-up rate increase
• Local business videos on the web
• Historian researching Biggs

New Community Activity Center in Biggs

Opening June 16th. Call 868-5864 for more info. Read More

Police Contract Extended thru June 2014

An extension to the agreement for law enforcement services was agreed to by both Gridley and Biggs at their respective council meetings June 6th. Read More

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