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
Rebuilding Montecito Community Meeting
Global Citizens Club Meeting Explores Grid Resiliency in Montecito The Academy’s February 20th Global Citizens Club…
Academy Establishes Global Citizens Club
New Global Citizens Club Engages Donors and Supports Local Non-Profits Now in our 30th year,…
Climate Change in our Backyard
Santa Barbara has been the home of the World Business Academy for more than a…
Belmond El Encanto to Offer Discounts to Montecito Flood and Mudslide Evacuees
Belmond El Encanto Hotel in Santa Barbara Offers Huge Room Discounts to Montecito-area Evacuees Fleeing…
2017: A Year in Review
A letter from the Academy team on the clean energy progress we’ve made this year:…
First Santa Barbara UN Association Peace Prize awarded to Rinaldo S. Brutoco
The Board of Directors, Staff, and family at the Academy would like to congratulate the…
CPUC Rejects Ellwood Proposal in Favor of Renewable Energy
As we celebrate a victory for the families who live and work near the Ellwood…
The Academy’s 2017 Gala was a Huge Success
All of us at the World Business Academy wish to thank our friends and supporters…