All electric new building construction is now the future of Santa Barbara! We are excited to share that last week, Santa Barbara City Council and Mayor Cathy Murillo voted unanimously to enact a new building ordinance prohibiting natural gas infrastructure in newly constructed buildings (with a few exceptions where there isn’t yet a viable electric … Continue Reading
PSPS Outages Expected in Santa Barbara This Week (including Montecito)
Southern California Edison (SCE) has recently announced that a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) is…
Urban Housing Development in Santa Barbara: A symposium presented by the local UC Berkeley Community
On July 10th, 2019, the World Business Academy hosted a Global Citizens Club meeting focusing…
Resiliency Through Repurposing
By Robert Perry, Director of Research In facing our climate crisis, a lot of emphasis…
Rebuild with Resilience: Montecito Community Microgrid Initiative
In partnership with the Clean Coalition, the World Business Academy has engaged the Montecito community…
Downtown Santa Barbara Retail Discussion Moves Forward With New Consultant’s Report
When it comes to the issue of revitalizing Downtown Santa Barbara and bringing back some…
WATCH: Video of Global Citizens Club July 2019 Event “Housing Solutions for a Vibrant Santa Barbara”
Please enjoy this video recording of the July 10, 2019 GCC Public event “Housing Solutions…
Global Citizens Club Meeting: Housing Solutions for a Vibrant Santa Barbara
On July 10th, 2019, we enjoyed the company of over 100 Santa Barbara community members…
Housing Solutions for a Vibrant Santa Barbara
Like most of California, Santa Barbara is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis.…