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California Mayors Partner with OhmConnect to Prevent Blackouts This Summer Major Cities Across California Compete to Be an "Energy Saving Superhero" with $50,000 in Scholarship Awards News provided by Share this article OAKLAND, Calif., May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  OhmConnect, the leading customer-response program for residential energy use, today announced a neighborly competition, dubbed the OhmConnect City Energy Challenge, where California residents compete against other cities for the coveted title of "Energy Saving Superhero." The winning city will be awarded a total of $50,000 in ed...

Petersburg names new city manager Stuart Turille, Jr (Source: Petersburg Government) By NBC12 Newsroom | May 18, 2021 at 4:56 PM EDT - Updated May 18 at 4:56 PM PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - The City of Petersburg has named a new city manager. Petersburg City Council unanimously the appointment of Stuart Turille, Jr. during a May 18 meeting. Turille is the current Deputy County Administrator with Essex County, where he has served since Oct. 2018. “Our city council is excited to welcome Mr. Turille to Petersburg,” said Mayor Sam Parham. “With the progress of our community in mind, we...

The Progress-Index PETERSBURG – City leaders are asking the state for an exception that would allow the owners of now closed Tri-City Regional Landfill to offer a “community service” to the city, and assist in the demolition of the Old Ramada Inn on E. Washington Street.  The state Department of Environmental Quality revoked the landfill’s operating permit in October 2019 for violating numerous environmental regulations. Petersburg is now asking that DEQ allow the landfill’s owner, Meridian Waste to help transport debris from a Ramada demolition in lieu of some or all fines...

Petersburg leaders address plan to rid city of former Ramada Inn Hotel Petersburg leaders address plan to rid city of former Ramada Inn Hotel By NBC12 Newsroom | April 28, 2021 at 6:41 PM EDT - Updated April 28 at 7:17 PM PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - Petersburg city leaders announcing a game plan to deal with the old, dilapidated Ramada Inn Hotel that stands crumbling near I-95. According to the city, the hotel - constructed in 1973 - was once one of the City’s premier hotel properties. In 2010, it was transformed into Fort Lee Regency before it closed in 2013. “This property was sold to...

Former Silicon Valley Leadership Group CEO Carl Guardino is pictured in this file photo. Two weeks before San Jose passed a landmark ban on natural gas for new commercial buildings, city officials introduced an exemption that benefited a local energy company, Bloom Energy, whose vice president is a personal friend to the mayor. And the way they did it shows the stark difference in access granted to political insiders — as well as the extent to which city policy is swayed by special interests. “It’s politics… We want everybody to have an opportunity to chime in, especially if you’re ...