Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant, futuristic idea — it is already reshaping agriculture, healthcare, education, and local business across our region. From precision...
MBEP NEWS
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
Monterey Herald 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...
MBEP in the News
In an era of information overload, economic data can often feel abstract
Monterey Herald Economy Matters: Understanding our economy starts with understanding each other
In an era of information overload, economic data can often feel abstract, inaccessible, or disconnected from everyday life.