Working with students, educators, and employers our Workforce Development Initiative seeks to create positive change through collaborative approaches that bring new resources and programs to the region, amplify the impact of best practices, and support work-based learning to ease the transition of students to the workforce, to develop a strong workforce for our region.

Since the launch of our Broadband initiative in 2015, we have been working with our members and partners to explore how we can facilitate high-speed broadband coverage for all residents in the Monterey Bay region. MBEP works closely with the Central Coast Broadband Consortium on our broadband initiative, and we are in constant contact with the Governor’s office and the CPUC to advocate for coverage in our region. MBEP is uniquely positioned as a convener in the region to bring the city and county governments, County Offices of Education, and ISPs together to take action and improve broadband coverage.

The evidence that the climate is changing is undeniable. As evidence mounts, the scientific record only becomes more definitive, and makes clear the need to take additional action now. Our planet’s climate is increasingly affected by human activities. Observed greenhouse gas emissions have increased by more than 130 parts per million from 1970 to 2017. Hard to ignore are increasingly extreme climatic conditions — hotter, wetter, colder, drier — and sea-level rise, as well as more intense and frequent storms, droughts, and wildfires.