Drive through the Salinas Valley in almost any season and you’ll see it: mile after mile of lettuce, strawberries and broccoli, tended by crews working before sunrise to keep the...
MBEP NEWS
A Q&A with Hollister Municipal Airport Director Jeff Crechriou
Understanding the Big Impact of a Small Airport on the Regional Economy (July 31, 2026 — Marina, CA) — The recently released Hollister Municipal Airport Economic Impact Study...
Economy Matters: Monterey Bay’s next harvest isn’t in the fields. It’s in the data.
Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant, futuristic idea — it is already reshaping agriculture, healthcare, education, and local business across our region. From precision...
CAAMCI Chronicles | Vol. 2: What If the Biggest Challenge Facing Advanced Aviation Isn’t Certification?
One question surfaces repeatedly when people ask me about CAAMCI: When will the aircraft be certified? The short answer is: we don’t know. That is a question only the FAA and the...
California Public Utilities Commission Approves $33.2 Million to Expand Broadband Access Across the Central Coast
Surfnet Communications’ Central Coast Fiber Broadband and Santa Barbara Fiber projects will connect nearly 1,300 unserved locations across five counties (July 16, 2026 — Marina,...
Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) Celebrates Groundbreaking for CHISPA’s Affordable Housing Development Targeting Farmworkers
Monterey Bay Housing Trust provided early financing to help launch development (July 15, 2026 — Marina, CA) — Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) joins with leaders from...
Housing is Economic Infrastructure
Housing has become one of the defining economic challenges of our time
Economy Matters: Housing isn’t just a social issue — it’s economic infrastructure
Housing is too often treated as a social issue when it is, in fact, essential economic infrastructure.
Housing Is Economic Infrastructure: How the Monterey Bay Region Is Building a Stronger Future
By Monterey Bay Economic Partnership President & CEO Tahra Goraya & Housing Trust Silicon Valley Chief Executive Officer Noni Ramos (June 26, 2026 — Marina, CA) — When...