Mayor Kevin Johnson announced Tuesday that Sacramento has been selected as one of only two cities in the country to participate in a privately funded program for energy efficiency retrofits of commercial buildings. English businessman and Virgin Records owner, Sir Richard Branson, and a consortium of businesses selected Sacramento and Miami for a private investment of $100 million for each city to retrofit city buildings with renewable energy, energy efficiency and water conservation improvements. “This is a real game-changer for our city in terms of fulfilling out goal of reducing our environmental footprint,” Johnson said Tuesday. The commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) p

The Sacramento Police Department and the City of Sacramento Department of Utilities are warning residents and businesses about a man, claiming to be a City employee approaching homes in a recent water meter retrofit area and trying gain access. Residents and businesses are warned that the City does not need to get into a home to test the water or conduct further plumbing work inside the home after a meter retrofit. Typically, City utilities employees do not need to enter into homes and if they do, they will schedule an appointment in advance. City employees wear City of Sacramento uniforms, ID badges and drive City vehicles. Residents or businesses with questions regarding whether someon